Product Description: It's the greatest heroes on the left coast! Hawkeye! Mockingbird! Tigra! The Thing! Wonder Man! Iron Man! Hank Pym! Firebird! See these unlikely allies take on the quirky and deadly threats of Graviton, Headlok, the Griffin, Razorfist, Zzzax, Master Pandemonium, Whirlwind and more! Guest-starring Nick Fury and the Cat People...read more

Product Description: Face front, true believers! The Stan Lee Universe is the ultimate repository of interviews with and mementos about Marvel Comics' fearless leader! From his Soapbox to the box office, the Smilin' One literally changed the face of comic books and pop culture, and this tome presents in his own words - and those of the illustrious folks he's worked with - the co-creation of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Silver Surfer, and so many other super-characters! Presented are numerous rare and unpublished interviews with Stan, discussing how he made Marvel Comics the household name it is today...read more

Product Description: It's an all-new series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Swinging through town in his sleek black suit, Spidey faces new threats - including Magma, the Vulturions, Chance, Future Max and the Smithville Thunderbolt - as well as classic foes like the Kingpin, Dr...read more

Product Description: No matter how well she handles the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants, Moonstone and Blackout, the Tatterdemalion, and other villains, Alison Blaire never set out to be a super hero - just a superstar! But her big film break shatters that dream when she's outed to the public as a mutant, and not even the Beyonder can mend her stricken soul! After a series of adventures with bounty hunters, cults, and family secrets, she's ready to start a new life - but with the stage, the big screen, and the fashion runway all closed to her, what success will she find...read more

Product Description: "I am from Beyond! Slay your enemies and all you desire shall be yours! Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!" With those words began an era of change rarely rivaled before or since as an awesome entity set heroes and villains against each other, only to learn that the difference between the two was not so clear-cut as it seemed! Loyalties, loves, and lineups change in the mini-series where one world's battles shook a universe! Plus: new looks for Spider-Man, the Thing, and more! Starring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, and villains of all kinds! Introducing Spider-Woman, later Arachne of Omega Flight! Collecting Secret Wars #1-12, Thor #383, and She-Hulk (2004) #10...read more

Product Description: "Fingeroth's book is an easy, intriguing read, exploring the histories of superheroes and their creators. This is clearly a topic in which Fingeroth is eminently well-versed." —Jewish Book World "Like a Yiddish theater play on the old Jewish Second Avenue, or like a really good comic book, Danny will make you laugh, cry and, best of all, he'll make you think...read more

Product Description: The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the “literary comic book”. Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, it includes the mediums history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings...read more

Product Description: The limited edition of The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the “literary comic book”. This special collector’s edition includes a unique number, elegant slip-case and fold-out cover with panoramic artwork from graphic novels star illustrator: Kyle Baker...read more

Product Description: It's the past, it's the future, it's an alternate Earth - when it's down to fighting cyborg dictators and displaced dinosaurs, who has time to figure out where they are?! It's another Simonson odyssey for the Fantastic Four and company, plus personal crises for the Human Torch and Ms...read more

Product Description: Irreverent cartoon illustrations bring key social studies concepts to life in this delightful series. Fun text and humorous artwork make learning a breeze, whether it's about American institutions or crucial concepts in American life...read more

Product Description: The ultimate backstage pass to a movie set, newscast, music video, play and an animated series. Reluctant readers go behind the scenes and experience how their favourite forms of entertainment are created.

Product Description: Neither KGB nor CIA was a match for the power of PSI in the New Universe! Gathered together by the mysterious Emmett Proudhawk, five paranormal teenagers struggled against government operatives, renegade superhumans and, most importantly, each other! Telepathy, astral projection, telekinesis, psychic empathy, and psionic detonation merge to form something even greater: the Psi-Hawk! But who he is - and isn't - may be a secret that makes or breaks the team! It's intrigue and action, eighties-style! Collects Psi-Force #1-9...read more

Product Description: Whether you re looking to break into the world of comics writing, or missed key issues of Danny Fingeroth s Write Now the premier magazine about writing for comics and related fields this is the book for you! The Best of Write Now features highlights from the acclaimed magazine, including in-depth interviews about writing from top talents, including: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, WILL EISNER, JEPH LOEB, STAN LEE, J...read more

When Harry Osborn learns that Peter Parker is Spider-Man and believing Spider-Man killed his father, Harry can't forgive or forget, driving Harry to take on his father's villainous legacy as the Goblin. Original.

Product Description: Learn from the pros, as Write Now! Magazine editor (and Spider-Man scripter) Danny Fingeroth and Draw! Magazine editor (and Batman artist) Mike Manley join forces for the ultimate “How-to” book on creating comics! Begun as the groundbreaking Write Now #8/Draw! #9 crossover, Danny and Mike show step-by-step how to create a new comic from scratch; developing a new character, then going from script and roughs to pencils, inks, and colors—even lettering! There’s also a section that guides you through the process of getting your comic printed and distributed, and the finished 8-page full-color comic is included, so you can see the final product! This redesigned and expanded version also features over 30 new pages of all-new material, including: The script written in the two most popular formats (“Full-script”, in which art and script is described for each panel, and “Marvel style,” where the artist works form a plot outline and the text is added later)! A critique of! the character and comic from an editor’s point of view! New tips on coloring! New and expanded writing lessons! Plus listings of important resources, insights into the world of webcomics, and more...read more

In the midst of an uneasy peace between humans and mutants, a human scientist discovers a cure that can transform mutants back into humans, but one dangerous mutant sees the process as a clear threat to the mutants' continuing survival and threatens to take deadly action against all humankind. Original.

Aging inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin participates in the debate surrounding the American colonies' potential break from Great Britain, ultimately helping to write and signing the Declaration of Independence. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? What makes some superhuman figures "good" and others "evil"? Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male? How has the superhero evolved over the course of the 20th and early 21st centuries? And how might the myths be changing? Why is it that the key superhero archetypes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the X-Men - touch primal needs and experiences in everyone? Why has the superhero moved beyond the pages of comics into other media? All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively and original exploration of the reasons why the superhero - in comic books, films, and TV - is such a potent myth for our times and culture...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Presents a profile of the actress who has appeared in such films as 'Armageddon' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'

Profiles Elijah Wood, the actor who stars as Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings films.

Comic book-loving teen Tyler Franklin is astonished to discover that his own father is the revered super-hero, Planet Man, and when his father is mortally injured, Tyler must take his place in order to save him. Original.