Library Cataloging
Image via WikipediaA break from cataloging. I enjoy comics and the Digital Comics Museum has given me access to a great collection of out-of-copyright works. I've been enjoying books by Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Bob Powell, and many other outstanding sequential artists. I've also enjoyed reading the original Captain Marvel, Balckhawks, Crime Does Not Pay, early Archie stories in Pep Comics and other important titles. Along the way I've found a couple of eye-opening comic books.
The Challenger Comic from 1946 deals with race, pro-union, pro co-op, and still has a message for today sadly. The caracters in the stories are integrated, different colors work and play together. Something main stream media wouldn't depict for quite some time.
Another amazing old comic (1949) Young Romance # 60, deals with housing discrimination against Jews. This one is drawn by Jack Kirby, who was Jewish and so had personal experience with the attitudes in the story. Powerful stuff.
- Comics And Google
The Google Chrome comic is by Scott McCloud. Google was wise to choose him since he is a master of the nonfiction sequencial graphic format. His ground breaking work was using a comic to describe comics, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art...
- Archie Visits The Library
Reserve your copy of this Archie Comic now. They are sure to be hard to find.This October, Archie Comics is pleased to present a very special story in the pages of Archie #570. In the past, the cause of public libraries has been championed in several...
- Off Topic
This is somewhat of a golden age for comic books. It has been quite some time since I've found so many excellent comics being published. I don't like books, of any type, with too much sex or violence. Sin City and Pulp Fiction are not my cup of...
- Will Eisner
Will Eisner has passed away. During his life he was responsible for much of the art in sequential art (comic books). Aside from creating some outstanding examples in the genre, he also thought and wrote important works on the subject. Comics & Sequential...
- Free Comic Book Day
This year, Free Comic Book Day hits on July 3, the Saturday after Spider-Man 2 arrives in theaters. Publishers have once again gone above and beyond to create an amazing, diverse line-up of free comics, there truly is something for everyone! Check out...
Library Cataloging
Amazing Comics
Image via WikipediaA break from cataloging. I enjoy comics and the Digital Comics Museum has given me access to a great collection of out-of-copyright works. I've been enjoying books by Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Bob Powell, and many other outstanding sequential artists. I've also enjoyed reading the original Captain Marvel, Balckhawks, Crime Does Not Pay, early Archie stories in Pep Comics and other important titles. Along the way I've found a couple of eye-opening comic books.The Challenger Comic from 1946 deals with race, pro-union, pro co-op, and still has a message for today sadly. The caracters in the stories are integrated, different colors work and play together. Something main stream media wouldn't depict for quite some time.
Another amazing old comic (1949) Young Romance # 60, deals with housing discrimination against Jews. This one is drawn by Jack Kirby, who was Jewish and so had personal experience with the attitudes in the story. Powerful stuff.
- Comics And Google
The Google Chrome comic is by Scott McCloud. Google was wise to choose him since he is a master of the nonfiction sequencial graphic format. His ground breaking work was using a comic to describe comics, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art...
- Archie Visits The Library
Reserve your copy of this Archie Comic now. They are sure to be hard to find.This October, Archie Comics is pleased to present a very special story in the pages of Archie #570. In the past, the cause of public libraries has been championed in several...
- Off Topic
This is somewhat of a golden age for comic books. It has been quite some time since I've found so many excellent comics being published. I don't like books, of any type, with too much sex or violence. Sin City and Pulp Fiction are not my cup of...
- Will Eisner
Will Eisner has passed away. During his life he was responsible for much of the art in sequential art (comic books). Aside from creating some outstanding examples in the genre, he also thought and wrote important works on the subject. Comics & Sequential...
- Free Comic Book Day
This year, Free Comic Book Day hits on July 3, the Saturday after Spider-Man 2 arrives in theaters. Publishers have once again gone above and beyond to create an amazing, diverse line-up of free comics, there truly is something for everyone! Check out...