ExplodingPages Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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I'm Still Alive
Roberto Saviano
I ❤️ Asaf Hanuka's use of wordless panels and negative space on these two pages from I'M STILL ALIVE, journalist Roberto Saviano's account of living under police protection. https://t.co/cNAAMGXsjE
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fantastic Four: Full Circle: A Graphic Novel
Alex Ross
One thing that prevents Alex Ross’s very enjoyable Fantastic Four: Full Circle from being the instant modern classic that many want it to be is Reed Richards: Exposition Machine. Show, don’t tell. And it’s not okay just because it's in character for Reed to Reedsplain things. https://t.co/isL37FEvJO
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Do a Powerbomb
Daniel Warren Johnson
I don't care about wrestling, but I'll read anything by Daniel Warren Johnson. 🏆 DO A POWERBOMB is out today on Hoopla: https://t.co/XLCJk2lTl7
Paperback, 2023
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow
Chip Zdarsky
I like Spider-Man to be a little scary sometimes. Sources: 📷 Spectacular Spider-Man #120 (art by Keith Giffen) 📷 Spectacular Spider-Man #310 (art by Chip Zdarsky) Gotta stay true to the origin in "Amazing" "Fantasy" "#15"! ;) https://t.co/J7AzSjaxej
Paperback, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Daredevil: Woman Without Fear
Chip Zdarsky
Visual allusion to Amazing Spider-Man #50 in Daredevil #4 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto & co. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZVix5oKzS7
Paperback, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
Pénélope Bagieu
Favorite badass lady in comics... 🤔 How about Thérèse Clerc from Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by @PenelopeB? https://t.co/TyYQvbq2kQ https://t.co/EFhrw8T4hK
Paperback, 2018
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean
Douglas Wolk
🦇 The latest episode of @CTropes puts the spotlight on Tomb of Dracula* artist Gene Colan! (*and Iron Man, and Daredevil, and Night Force, and...) 🦇 Below is a page @douglaswolk celebrates in his book, Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. https://t.co/bLRuuCrPBv
Paperback, 2008
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heroes in Crisis
Tom King
Gnarrk reconciles Hobbes and Rousseau on the Page of the Day, from Heroes in Crisis 6 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Clayton Cowles. https://t.co/mBz3hYmAdR https://t.co/WBctK0Zodw
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Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1
Matthew Rosenberg
I don't know if DC should be flooding the market with Bat-content. Having said that, there's a lot of good stuff available: Batman by Chip Zdarsky & Jorge Jimenez, Detective Comics by Ram V & co., Catwoman: Lonely City by Cliff Chiang...
Paperback, 2021
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton
#howcomixwork2022 👁️ Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton (@DandQ) 👁️ At times in Ducks, @beatonna engages in wordless journalistic scene-setting rendered with a flair for detail and verisimilitude. https://t.co/3UrrAnwSx0
Hardcover, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book