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Joseph Darowski Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Host of The Protagonist Podcast. Editor of The Ages of Superheroes essay collections. Co-author of Cheers: A Cultural History. PhD in American Studies.

9 books
Book Cover for: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, Deborah Howe

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

Deborah Howe
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Each week on The Protagonist Podcast we discuss great characters in great stories. This week, we're talking about James and Rebecca Howe's Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery https://t.co/aHBpUf53AR https://t.co/aaIhxFrezv

Paperback, 2006

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books, Joseph J. Darowski

X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books

Joseph J. Darowski
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Me: *checks to see why #xmen is trending* So, I wrote a book called X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books. It's based on my doctoral dissertation. If anyone wants to talk, I know some stuff.

Hardcover, 2014

$111.00$86.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus, Stan Lee

Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus

Stan Lee
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel

Hardcover, 2021

$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Class ACT: A Graphic Novel, Jerry Craft

Class ACT: A Graphic Novel

Jerry Craft
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Is spite-purchasing a thing? Because after reading this article I purchased these books so fast https://www.comicsbeat.com/jerry-craft-new-kid-class-act-pulled-texas-school-libraries/

Paperback, 2020

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, Douglas Wolk

All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

Douglas Wolk
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

In our newest episode of The Protagonist Podcast, author Douglas Wolk (@douglaswolk) joins us to discuss his recent book All of the Marvels! Wolk read more than 27,000 Marvel comics and wrote about the sprawling narrative Marvel has published for decades https://t.co/qozJWlDPV2 https://t.co/clPEePQFXi

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes!, Howard Chaykin

Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes!

Howard Chaykin
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel

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Book Cover for: Marvel-Verse: She-Hulk, Stan Lee

Marvel-Verse: She-Hulk

Stan Lee
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Some facts about She-Hulk, who has a decades long legacy in comics and also other media appearances 1) She first appeared 42 years ago in 1980's Savage She-Hulk #1 2) She was a co-creation of Stan Lee and John Buscema, and one of the last characters Lee co-created for Marvel

Out of stock

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Book Cover for: A Tip for the Hangman, Allison Epstein

A Tip for the Hangman

Allison Epstein
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Each week on The Protagonist Podcast we discuss a great character in a great story. This week, author Allison Epstein (@rapscallison) joined us to discuss Christopher Marlowe from her novel A Tip for the Hangman https://t.co/wxnCFrg87m https://t.co/o4AEK5rrNj

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: New Kid: A Graphic Novel, Jerry Craft

New Kid: A Graphic Novel

Jerry Craft
Joseph DarowskiJoseph Darowski

Is spite-purchasing a thing? Because after reading this article I purchased these books so fast https://www.comicsbeat.com/jerry-craft-new-kid-class-act-pulled-texas-school-libraries/

Paperback, 2019

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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