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Brian Cronin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Senior writer @CBR, comic writing @csbg and general pop culture writing @poprefs plus legends stuff @legendsreveal. Also sports at https://t.co/60MJb5Rlax & https://t.co/ToIH4X0yPa

33 books
Book Cover for: JLA, Grant Morrison

JLA

Grant Morrison
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new I've Been Here Before for @csbg at @cbr, I explore how Grant Morrison's Action Comics finale triumphantly evoked Morrison's JLA finale. https://t.co/kRAQlNMPlh

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Book Cover for: Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake, Milton Caniff

Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake

Milton Caniff
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

Cool Comic Strip Christmas for @csbg at @cbr continues with a spotlight on Milton Caniff's iconic Terry and the Pirates. https://t.co/FfuORY8lwp

Hardcover, 2022

$100.00$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Fantastic Four: Antithesis, Mark Waid

Fantastic Four: Antithesis

Mark Waid
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new Comic Book Legends Revealed for @csbg at @cbr, I show how a conflict over two fill-in issues led to Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo's Fantastic Four run continuing after it seemed poised to be over. https://t.co/XuvDhfuujr

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die!: A Mike Hammer Novel, Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die!: A Mike Hammer Novel

Mickey Spillane
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new Comic Book Legends Revealed for @csbg at @cbr, I discover whether Mickey Spillane's iconic private eye, Mike Hammer, was nearly a comic book character first. https://t.co/3KvPpDzQ2d

Paperback, Mass Market, 2013

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Smile: A Graphic Novel, Raina Telgemeier

Smile: A Graphic Novel

Raina Telgemeier
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

If I was Raina Telgemeier, I'd be so irked at a horror movie coming out called Smile. Luckily, she's not me, so I'm sure she's fine with it.

Paperback, 2020

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Emerald Twilight, Peggy Mosley

Emerald Twilight

Peggy Mosley
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new Comic Book Legends Revealed for @csbg at @cbr, I see whether Zero Hour messed with the original plans for Hal Jordan in the pages of Green Lantern post-Emerald Twilight. https://t.co/7X3oF2DArX

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Book Cover for: Snoopy: Cowabunga!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 1, Charles M. Schulz

Snoopy: Cowabunga!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 1

Charles M. Schulz
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new Knowledge Waits for @csbg at @cbr, I show how Charles Schulz used Snoopy to celebrate D-Day over the years. https://t.co/K5XRWzhr65

Paperback, 2013

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Jack: Straight from the Gut, Jack Welch

Jack: Straight from the Gut

Jack Welch
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

I loved John Byrne's Batman & Captain America, but boy, can you even imagine what a Jack Kirby Batman & Captain America would have been like?!? (Kirby art from the back cover of The Comics Reader #100) https://t.co/14dCaEAPUq

Paperback, 2003

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Secret Identity, Alex Segura

Secret Identity

Alex Segura
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

Great piece on all the work Alex Segura put in to make Secret Identity as accurate as possible. https://t.co/O6KBCaTM2P

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe (New Edition), Alan Moore

Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe (New Edition)

Alan Moore
Brian CroninBrian Cronin

In a brand-new Comic Book Legends Revealed for @csbg at @cbr, I look at Alan Moore's surprising first published Batman story. https://t.co/8Sas5lDYcy

Hardcover, 2019

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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