The Photo-journal Guide to Comic Books: Photo-journal guide to Marvel Comics
Author: Ernst Gerber
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780962332845
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The Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books
Author: Ernst Gerber
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780962332807
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"21,000 color illustrations. $20,000,000.00 of collectible comic books. Complete cataloging system for comic books, 1935-1965. Relative value index for 50,000 comic books. Scarcity index; relative rarity of collector's comics, many illustrations in this book are of the only copy left in existence."--Dust jacket.
The Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books
Author: Ernst Gerber
Publisher: Diamond Comic Distributors
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780962332821
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"21,000 color illustrations. $20,000,000.00 of collectible comic books. Complete cataloging system for comic books, 1935-1965. Relative value index for 50,000 comic books. Scarcity index; relative rarity of collector's comics, many illustrations in this book are of the only copy left in existence."--Dust jacket.
The Photo-journal Guide to Marvel Comics
Author: Ernst Gerber
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuper Graphic
Author: Tim Leong
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2013-09-24
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1452135274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe comic book universe is adventurous, mystifying, and filled with heroes, villains, and cosplaying Comic-Con attendees. This book by one of Wired magazine's art directors traverses the graphic world through a collection of pie charts, bar graphs, timelines, scatter plots, and more. Super Graphic offers readers a unique look at the intricate and sometimes contradictory storylines that weave their way through comic books, and shares advice for navigating the pages of some of the most popular, longest-running, and best-loved comics and graphic novels out there. From a colorful breakdown of the DC Comics reader demographic to a witty Venn diagram of superhero comic tropes and a Chris Ware sadness scale, this book charts the most arbitrary and monumental characters, moments, and equipment of the wide world of comics. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which includes high-resolution images.
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
Published: 2021-11-23
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781603602853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe highly collectible world of lost universes gets a brand-new specially focused edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide that also serves as a Photo-Journal of all the books listed. From in-depth looks at the original Milestone and Valiant to Tower's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Charlton's superheroes, and from Topp's Kirbyverse and the MLJ/Archie heroes to Malibu's Ultraverse and Marvel's New Universe, this full-color book dives deep into Atlas-Seaboard, Comics Greatest World, Continuity, Defiant, Future Comics, Triumphant and more. Not only is packed with images and prices, but it also includes creator and collector interviews and insights.
Heroes of the Comics
Author: Drew Friedman
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 2014-09-10
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1606997319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and artists from the industry’s birth in the ’30s, through the brilliant artists and writers of behind EC Comics in the ’50s. All lovingly rendered and chosen by Drew Friedman, a cartooning legend in his own right. Featuring subjects popular and obscure, men and women, as well as several pioneering African-American artists. Each subject features a short essay by Friedman, who grew up knowing many of the subjects included (as the son of writer Bruce Jay Friedman), including Stan Lee, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Bill Gaines. More names you might recognize: Barks, Crumb, Wood, Wolverton, Frazetta, Siegel & Shuster, Kirby, Cole, Ditko, Werthem… it’s a Hall of Fame of comic book history from the man BoingBoing.com call “America’s greatest living portrait artist!”
Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses
Author: Buddy Scalera
Publisher: IMPACT
Published: 2006-05-24
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781581807585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSupercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference! Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library. In this book, you get over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos—500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM—all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist. Inside you'll find: Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting and more Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists Unless you have a team of superheroes willing to pose for you, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses will be the most important tool in your photo reference library. Get started today drawing the pictures that will launch or advance your comic book career!
Comic Book Encyclopedia
Author: Ron Goulart
Publisher: It Books
Published: 2004-10-26
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780060538163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 4–colour, illustrated best–of–the–best of the comic book world – with writers/creators who launched an industry (Jack Kirby, Stan Lee), amazing graphic novels (Preacher, The Watcher), legendary artists (Jim Lee) and characters as wide–ranging as Archie, The Gay Ghost, Batman, Blue Devil and the Fantastic Four. Never before has there been a single volume of superheroes, graphic novels, strange comic icons, legendary writers and artists of the comic world. Comic Book Encyclopedia is the multiverse of comic legend and lore for every comic–book fan, and for everyone who wants to understand the characters, history, and universal appeal of this world. Collected into a single volume, this is the best–of–the–best of comics. From the 1930s to today, it includes everything a young, budding comic reader – or an experienced pro – needs to know and/or read.
The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books
Author: Ernst Gerber
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780962332838
DOWNLOAD EBOOK22,000 vivid color photographs of 20 million dollars worth of rare comic books; 1933-1965. Spend 1 minute looking at each illustration, 8 hours per day, Monday-Friday, it will take 9 weeks to view the entire two volumes. Comic books in the 1940's & 1950's dominated the American scene until television took over in the 1960's. Most comics were thrown away & forgotten. Truely a lost & underappreciated artform - until now! Superman, Batman, Captain America are blazing paths across the silver screen to remind us of the Golden Past. THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE is the most comprehensive reference book ever published. In addition to 22,000 photographs there are 40,000 comics listed by catalog number, value, scarcity, issue dates & contributing artists. There are comprehensive indexes by title, artists & character appearances. Also there are informative chapters on Social & Historical Impact, Restoration, Preservation & Storage, Collecting, Value, & Grading. $1,000,000 retail sets of THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE sold during the first 4 months of availability - without wholesalers! William Harroff, Book Collector: "It is truly one of the most beautiful books I possess in a sizable collection. Librarians & collectors who miss this reference work will be kicking themselves for years."
