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Cool Japan Guide: Fun in the Land of Manga, Lucky Cats and Ramen
Travelling to Japan has never been so much fun--visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi! This full-color graphic novel Japan guidebook is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from a cartoonist's perspective. Cool Japan Guide takes you on a fun tour from the high-energy urban streets of Tokyo to the peaceful Zen gardens and Shinto shrines of Kyoto and introduces you to: the exciting world of Japanese food--from bento to sushi and everything in between. the otaku (geek) culture of Japan, including a manga market in Tokyo where artists display and sell their original artwork. the complete Japanese shopping experience, from combini (not your run-of-the-mill convenience stores!) to depato (department stores with everything). the world's biggest manga, anime and cosplay festivals. lots of other exciting places to go and things to do--like zen gardens, traditional Japanese arts, and a ride on a Japanese bullet train. Whether you're ready to hop a plane and travel to Japan tomorrow, or interested in Japanese pop culture, this fun and colorful travelogue by noted comic book artist and food blogger Abby Denson, husband Matt, friend Yuuko, and sidekick, Kitty Sweet Tooth, will present Japan in a unique and fascinating way.
Invincible Vol. 1: Family Matters
NOW A HIT ANIMATED SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO! Discover the superhero series unlikeanything else you've ever read! When Mark Grayson inherits superpowers atseventeen, it's a dream come true - until he learns that being a hero isn't asblack and white as the comic books he read as a kid. From visionary creatorRobert Kirman (The Walking Dead), along with acclaimed artists Cory Walker andRyan Ottley Collects Invincible #1-4.
Trickster: Native American Tales
2010 Maverick Award winner, 2011 Aesop Prize Winner - Children's folklore section, and a 2011 Eisner Award Nominee. All cultures have tales of the trickster - a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven. The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. In Trickster, 24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture.
Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
Best-selling Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis reveals the comic book writing secrets behind his work on The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, and more. Arguably the most popular writer in modern comics, Brian Michael Bendis shares the tools and techniques he uses to create some of the most popular comic book and graphic novel stories of all time. Words for Pictures provides a fantastic opportunity for readers to learn from a creator at the very top of his field. Bendis's step-by-step lessons teach comics writing hopefuls everything they'll need to take their ideas from script to dynamic sequential art. The book's complete coverage exposes the most effective methods for crafting comic scripts, showcases insights from Bendis's fellow creators, reveals business secrets all would-be comics writers must know, and challenges readers with exercises to jumpstart their own graphic novel writing success.
101 Outstanding Graphic Novels
Demanding Respect: The Evolution of the American Comic Book by 
Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Heroes and Superheroes
The Rough Guide to Manga
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Anime: a History
The Art of Captain America
The Art of Comic Book Writing
Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga
The Dark Knight Saga by 
The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
Japanese Visual Culture: explorations in the world of manga and anime
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Marvel Art of Mike Deodato by 
Stan Lee's How to Write Comics
Trickster