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Book Cover for: I'm Still Alive, Roberto Saviano

I'm Still Alive

Roberto Saviano
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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
Book Cover for: Fantastic Four: Full Circle: A Graphic Novel, Alex Ross

Fantastic Four: Full Circle: A Graphic Novel

Alex Ross
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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
Book Cover for: Do a Powerbomb, Daniel Warren Johnson

Do a Powerbomb

Daniel Warren Johnson
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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
Book Cover for: Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow, Chip Zdarsky

Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow

Chip Zdarsky
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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
Book Cover for: Daredevil: Woman Without Fear, Chip Zdarsky

Daredevil: Woman Without Fear

Chip Zdarsky
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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
Book Cover for: Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, Pénélope Bagieu

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

Pénélope Bagieu
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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
Book Cover for: Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, Douglas Wolk

Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean

Douglas Wolk
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🦇 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
Book Cover for: Heroes in Crisis, Tom King

Heroes in Crisis

Tom King
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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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Book Cover for: Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1, Matthew Rosenberg

Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1

Matthew Rosenberg
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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
Book Cover for: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Kate Beaton

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton
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#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