Book Review: Disney Comics: Around the World in One Hundred Years: Deluxe Edition
By Steve Geise |
While The Walt Disney Company has been around since 1923, the comics didn’t get their start until Mickey Mouse’s first ...
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Book Review: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by Caitlin McGurk
By Steve Geise |
Barbara Shermund was a pioneering female cartoonist and feminist in an era when both were exceedingly rare. Twice married but ...
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Book Review: Innocence and Seduction: The Art of Dan DeCarlo: Expanded Edition by Bill Morrison
By Steve Geise |
Dan DeCarlo is best known as the defining artist of Archie Comics, but he pursued other artistic endeavors throughout his ...
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Book Review: Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist by Eddie Campbell
By Steve Geise |
At the start of the 20th century, when female employment of any kind was a rarity, Kate Carew was an ...
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Book Review: Prince Valiant Vol. 28: 1991-1992 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Cullen Murphy
By Steve Geise |
Twenty years into his reign on Prince Valiant, replacement artist John Cullen Murphy and his son and writer Cullen Murphy ...
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Book Review: Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995
By Steve Geise |
For over two decades, cartoonist Stan Mack contributed weekly comic strips to the Village Voice recounting his overheard observations of ...
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Book Review: The Complete Peanuts 1989-1990: Wait — Charlie Brown Gets a Girlfriend?
By generaljabbo |
Charles M. Schulz wrote and illustrated nearly 18,000 of his beloved Peanuts (a name he was never fond of) comic ...
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Book Review: Prince Valiant Vol. 27: 1989-1990 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Cullen Murphy
By Steve Geise |
More than 50 years after its 1937 newspaper debut and years after the departure of its original creator, Prince Valiant ...
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Book Review: Macanudo: Optimism Is for the Brave by Liniers
By Steve Geise |
Fantagraphics continues their English-language collections of this Argentine comic strip with this charming second volume. If you haven’t stumbled across ...
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Book Review: Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comics
By Steve Geise |
After entering into a partnership last summer to distribute the back catalog of Sunday Press, Fantagraphics is now releasing the ...
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Book Review: The Complete Peanuts 1987-1988: A Lovingly Curated Collection of Charles M. Schulz’ Brilliant Strips
By generaljabbo |
For nearly 50 years, Charles M. Schulz captured the hearts and imaginations of readers with his beloved Peanuts characters. Charlie ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies 1932-1935: Starring Bucky Bug and Donald Duck
By Gordon S. Miller |
Previously available from IDW/The Library of American Comics in 2016, Fantagraphics has now released their edition of Walt Disney's Silly ...
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Book Review: The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1927
By Kent Conrad |
Krazy Kat is the kind of thing that doesn't happen. The comic strip ran for almost 30 years despite irritation ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Five (1993-1996) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski In 1995, I was a senior in high school and Michael Patterson was just starting college. ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Four (1990-1993) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written By Chad Derdowski IDW and the Library of American Comics continue their tradition of collecting some of the finest ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 26: 1970-1972 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume 26 presents the dailies ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Three (1986-1989) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski From 1979 to 2008, Lynn Johnston showcased the joy and strife of family life in her ...
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Book Review: Superman: The Golden Age Dailies 1947-1949 by Alvin Schwartz, Wayne Boring, et al.
By generaljabbo |
Superman remains one of the most beloved and collected superhero characters of all time. Some of the rarest Superman collectibles ...
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Book Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 5, 1985-1986 by Stan Lee, Floro Dery, and Dan Barry
By Steve Geise |
In its early years, the daily Spider-Man comic strip had typically followed a comfortable pattern of Spider-Man facing off against ...
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Book Review: The Complete Steve Canyon, Volume 9: 1963-1964 by Milton Caniff
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Library of American Comics continues publishing the adventures of Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon with Volume 9, which presents the ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 25: 1969-1970 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: Superman: The Silver Age Sundays, Volume 1 (1959-1963)
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Maybe that's a bit ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 24: 1967-1969 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Two (1982-1986) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski In 1978, after publishing a handful of humorous parenting books, Lynn Johnston was asked by Universal ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Treasury of Classic Tales, Volume Three
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in reviews of the previous volumes in the series, Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales was a Sunday ...
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Book Review: Superman: The Golden Age Newspaper Dailies (1944-1947)
By generaljabbo |
Superman's adventures have been written about for 80 years now — a remarkable number for any character. He has been ...
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Book Review: The Complete Steve Canyon, Volume 8: 1961-1962 by Milton Caniff
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Library of American Comics continues publishing the adventures of Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon with Volume 8, which presents the ...
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Book Review: Al Capp’s Li’l Abner, Volume Nine: Complete Sundays and Dailies 1951-1952
By generaljabbo |
Al Capp's Li'l Abner had the kind of success most comic strips only dream of. Running for 43 years, it ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 23: 1966-1967 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: Star Hawks, Volume Two: 1978-1979 by Gil Kane and Ron Goulart
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski I've never seen anything quite like Gil Kane and Ron Goulart's Star Hawks. And yeah, I ...
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Book Review: Disney’s Christmas Classics
By Gordon S. Miller |
Considering how beloved Disney characters and Christmas are by children, it was surprising to learn in Alberto Becattini's introductory essay ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Treasury of Classic Tales, Volume Two
By Gordon S. Miller |
While Disney had previously run newspaper comic strips before it, their Treasury of Classic Tales was a Sunday strip that ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume One (1979-1982) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski Since Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse launched in 1979, it has been syndicated in ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 22: 1964-1965 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 4, 1983-1984 by Stan Lee, Fred Kida, and Floro Dery
By Steve Geise |
With Fred Kida in control on daily art duties, Stan Lee started his writing chores in 1983 with nearly four ...
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Book Review: Star Wars: The Complete Classic Newspaper Comics, Vol. 1
By Gordon S. Miller |
Before The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980, Star Wars fans who wanted more stories from George Lucas' “galaxy ...
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Book Review: Red Barry: Undercover Man, Vol. 1 (1934-1935) by Will Gould
By Mat Brewster |
I adored newspaper comic strips as I was growing up. My parents took in the Tulsa World, which was a ...
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Book Review: Star Hawks, Volume One: 1977-1978 by Gil Kane and Ron Goulart
By Mat Brewster |
In early 1977, right at the start of the cultural science-fiction boom of the late '70s, the newspaper syndicate NEA ...
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Book Review: Superman: The Golden Age Newspaper Dailies (1942-1944)
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Tim Gebhart Imagine the conundrum. America recently entered World War II, a war the government pronounces a battle ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 21: 1962-1964 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics, Vol. 2: Where Some Fans May Never Have Gone Before
By Elizabeth Periale |
There are so many branches to the Star Trek universe: novelizations, movies, re-boot film series, animated series, magazines, television series, ...
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Book Review: LOAC Essentials Vol. 8: King Features Essentials 1: Krazy Kat 1934 by George Harriman: Rare Dailies of the Kraziest of Komics
By Kent Conrad |
It is ironic that, in the era of the Internet which has disrupted so much of modern publishing, it has ...
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Book Review: Batman: The Silver Age Newspaper Comics Vol. 3, 1969-1972
By Steve Geise |
Long before most of us were reading the funny pages, Batman was finishing up a six-year comic strip run fueled ...
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Book Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 3, 1981-1982 by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Fred Kida
By Steve Geise |
After taking over the art duties from comic strip originating artist John Romita Sr., Stan Lee's brother Larry Lieber continued ...
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Book Review: The Complete Steve Canyon, Volume 6: 1957-1958 by Milton Caniff
By Gordon S. Miller |
Since January 2012, the Library of American Comics, by way of IDW Publishing, has been releasing collections of Milton Caniff's ...
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Book Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 2, 1979-1981 by Stan Lee and John Romita
By Steve Geise |
st The trouble with a daily serialized story is how long it takes for anything to happen. Thanks to IDW's ...
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Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 19: 1959-1961 by Chester Gould
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...
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Book Review: Beyond Mars by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski If you've never heard of Beyond Mars, don't feel too bad; the strip was only featured ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics Volume 1 (1938-1940) by Al Taliaferro
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting out as a supporting character in the 1934 Walt Disney short “The Wise Little Hen,” Donald Duck went on ...
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Book Review: LOAC Essentials Vol. 7: Tarzan of the Apes
By Gordon S. Miller |
Volume 7 in the Library of American Comics Essentials series focuses on the comic strip starring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. ...
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