Understanding Comics Books

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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 133,579 ratings — published 1993
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Reading Comics Reading Comics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as understanding-comics)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,239 ratings — published 2007
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Comics and Sequential Art Comics and Sequential Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,305 ratings — published 1985
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Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,511 ratings — published 2013
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Keeping the World Strange:  A Planetary Guide Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 88 ratings — published 2011
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1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die: The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Manga 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die: The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Manga (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 339 ratings — published 2011
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Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 2,274 ratings — published 1996
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The Great Comic Book Heroes The Great Comic Book Heroes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 277 ratings — published 1965
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The Comic Book Heroes: The First History of Modern Comic Books - From the Silver Age to the Present The Comic Book Heroes: The First History of Modern Comic Books - From the Silver Age to the Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 73 ratings — published 1986
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Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 503 ratings — published 2001
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Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 258 ratings — published 1996
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Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 262 ratings — published 2004
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Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 7,570 ratings — published 2012
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Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 8,599 ratings — published 2011
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The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 3,719 ratings — published 2008
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Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,678 ratings — published 2004
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,870 ratings — published 2006
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Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 347 ratings — published 2005
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (Board book)
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avg rating 4.20 — 56,220 ratings — published 1991
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Scott McCloud
“Comics offers tremendous resources to all writers and artists:faithfulness, control, a chance to be heard far and wide without fear of compromise...it offers range and versatility with all the potential imagery of film and painting plus the intimacy of the written word. And all that's needed is the desire to be heard--the will to learn--and the ability to see.”
Scott McCloud