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The Blue Beetle Companion (Christopher Irving)
The Blue Beetle Companion By Christopher Irving – Published by Two Morrow Publishing – ISBN 978-1-893905-70-2 – 128 pages The Blue Beetle Companion is as odd a book as the characters it documents. You never lose the sense that its really a collection of magazine articles that have been reformatted and reworked as a book. [...]
Superman vs. Hollywood (Jack Rossen)
Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon By Jake Rossen – Published by Cappella Books – ISBN 1556527314 – 353 pages Jake Rossen’s book, Superman Vs. Hollywood, chronicles Superman’s exploitation outside of his traditional comic book home. Superman has always been a character who has spanned different [...]
The Essential Batman Encyclopedia (Bob Greenberger)
Back in the 1970s Michael Fleisher wrote a series of encyclopedias themed around the DC trinity of characters. As part of the Showcase reprint line the Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman volumes were recently re-released. Each of the encyclopedias contained detailed notes on pretty much every character and fact mentioned in the comics. Everything was [...]
Justice League Companion (Michael Eury)
I often find it hard to review reference material about the Justice League. While I would never count myself as being in the same “League” as older pro fans, I do often find myself using the “well it’s not how I’d have done it” line. JUSTICE LEAGUE COMPANION (Vol. 1); $24.95 By Michael Eury – [...]
Men Of Tomorrow (Gerard Jones)
Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book By Gerard Jones – Published by Basic Books – ISBN 0465036562 – 384 pages The first few decades of the 20th century saw mass migration of persecuted European Jews out of their traditional homes and their relocation to the United States. Many settled [...]
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
You’ve got to love Amazon – 33% off the cover price, free delivery, half the shipping time they said later and one becomes the proud owner of the latest DK and DC Comics collaboration. I thought I’d post up a guide review of the new DC Comics Encyclopedia for people who were wondering how it [...]
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