FFF Results Post #228— Books

On Friday, CR readers were asked to "Name Five Books You've Enjoyed About Comics." This is how they responded.

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Tom Spurgeon

1. The Great Comic Book Heroes, Jules Feiffer
2. Reading The Funnies, Donald Phelps
3. Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers And Pirates, Bob Levin
4. The Pirates And The Mouse, Bob Levin
5. Forty Cartoon Books Of Interest, Seth

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Eric Newsom

1. The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin by Goddin (as translated by Farr)
2. Encyclopedia Of Comicbook Heroes Volume One: Batman (or, really, the version my public library had in the early 90s when I was a kid -- can't find what it was called) by Fleischer
3. Comic Books and Other Necessities of Life by Evanier
4. The Golden Age of Comic Fandom by Schelly
5. Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics edited by Blackbeard

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Gary Usher

1. Focus On Jack Cole, Ron Goulart
2. The New Comics, Gary Groth/Robert Fiore
3. The Comic Book Makers, Joe Simon/Jim Simon
4. The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia, Phil Jimenez/John Wells
5. Reading The Funnies, Donald Phelps

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Tom Bondurant

1. The Comic Book Heroes, Gerard Jones and Will Jacobs
2. The Comics Journal Library: Jack Kirby, edited by Milo George
3. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
4. Reading Comics, Douglas Wolk
5. Man Of Rock: A Biography Of Joe Kubert, Bill Schelly

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Des Devlin

* Comix (A History of Comic Books in America), by Les Daniels
* The MAD World of William M. Gaines, by Frank Jacobs
* The Ungentlemanly Art (A History of American Political Cartoons), by Stephen Hess & Milton Kaplan
* All in Color for a Dime, by Dick Lupoff & Don Thompson
* Tintin and the World of Herge, by Benoit Peeters

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Tom Mason

* Men of Tomorrow, Gerard Jones
* All In Color For A Dime, Richard Lupoff and Don Thompson
* The Steranko History of Comics 1 & 2, Jim Steranko
* The Adventurous Decade, Ron Goulart
* Backstage At The Strips, Mort Walker

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Joe Schwind

1. Classics Illustrated, A Cultural History with Illustrations, William Jones, Jr.
2. Foul Play! The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!, Grant Geissman
3. The Imp: The Holy Book of CHICK with Apocrypha and Dictionary-Concordance, Daniel Raeburn
4. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, Gerard Jones
5. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud

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Michael Grabowski

* Comics: The Complete Collection, Brian Walker
* The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 4, Winter 2004 (Four Generations of Cartoonists)
* Mostly Outrageous, Bob Levin
* Comic Books As History, Joseph Witek
* Collected Letters, Vol. 1, Dave Sim

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Michael Buntag

1. Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga, Frederik L. Schodt
2. The First One Hundred Years of Philippine Komiks and Cartoons, John A. Lent
3. Adult Comics: An Introduction, Roger Sabin
4. The Art of The Comic Book, An Aesthetic History, Robert C. Harvey
5. Men of Tomorrow, Gerard Jones

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Sean Kleefeld

1. How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way, Stan Lee & John Buscema
2. The Great Comic Book Artists, Ron Goulart
3. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
4. Comic Creators on the Fantastic Four, Tom DeFalco
5. Kirby: King of Comics, Mark Evanier

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Ryan Kirk

1. Innocence and Seduction -- The Art of Dan DeCarlo by Bill Morrison
2. Brush with Passion: The Art & Life of Dave Stevens edited by Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner
3. Most Outrageous: The Trials and Trespasses of Dwaine Tinsley and Chester the Molester by Bob Levin
4. Hal Foster: Prince of Illustrators by Brian M. Kane
5. Was Superman a Spy? And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed! by Brian Cronin

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Art Baxter

1. The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art, Jerry Robinson
2. Backstage at the Strips. Mort Walker
3. Comix: A History of Comic Books in America, Les Daniels
4. All in Color for a Dime, Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson
5. Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, Frederik L. Schodt

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Andrew Mansell

1. Meanwhile... A Biography of Milt Caniff by R.C. Harvey
2. Steve Rude: Artist in Motion
3. Winsor McCay His Life and Art by Jonathan Canemaker
4. Kirby King of Comics by Mark Evanier
5. B. Krigstein Vol. 1 by Sadowski

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Isaac Cates

* Charles Hatfield, Alternative Comics: an Emerging Literature
* Todd Hignite, In the Studio
* Dan Raeburn, Chris Ware (also his Imp work; are those "books"?)
* Ball & Kuhlman, The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking
* Dylan Horrocks, Hicksville

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Randall Kirby

1. All in Color for a Dime -- Dick Lupoff, Don Thompson
2. Women in the Comics -- Maurice Horn
3. Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art -- Roger Sabin
4. The Steranko History of Comics -- Jim Steranko
5. Collecting Comic Books -- Marcia Leiter

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Paul Stock

1) Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Strips (OK, not comic books per se, but still...)
2) All In Color For A Dime (Richard Lupoff?)
3) Comix: A History of Comics in America (undergrounds)
4) The Great Comic Book Heroes (Jules Feiffer)
5) I've forgotten the title -- it was by Gerard Jones, around 1995 -- short bios of just about everyone in the business

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Chris Duffy

1. Men of Tomorrow -- Gerard Jones
2. Steranko History of Comics -- Steranko
3. Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman -- McDonnell, O'Connell, DeHavenon
4. Focus on Jack Cole -- Ron Goulart
5. Funny Papers -- Tom DeHaven (you didn't say it had to be non-fiction)

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John Platt

1. Steranko's History of Comics
2. Men of Tomorrow, Gerard Jones
3. Underground Classics, Denis Kitchen & James Danky
4. Comic Book Rebels, Stanley Wiater & Stephen Bissette
5. The Super Comics, Dennis O'Neil

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Jamie Coville

1. 10 Cent Plague by David Hajdu. A fantastic look at the comic book censorship.
2. Men of Tomorrow by Gerard Jones. A riveting examination of the birth of the comic book newsstand industry.
3. Seal of Approval by Amy Kiste Nyborg. Another great look at comic book censorship, from a slightly different angle.
4. Comic Wars by Dan Raviv. An entertainingly written chronicle of Marvel Boardroom battles of the 90s.
5. Comics: Between the Panels by Steve Duin and Mike Richardson. A Comics Encyclopedia with many 'take it with a grain of salt' shocking, behind the scenes stories. It's not always good history, but it's fun reading.

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Kiel Phegley

1. How to Read Superhero Comics and Why, Geoff Klock
2. Carl Barks: Conversations, Donald Ault (editor)
3. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, Douglas Wolk
4. DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes, Les Daniels
5. Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975, Patrick Rosenkranz

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John Vest

1. Comix: A History of Comic Books in America, Les Daniels
2. Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers!: Writers on Comics, edited by Sean Howe
3. In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, Todd Hignite
4. The Steranko History of Comics, Volume 1, Jim Steranko
5. Origins of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee

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Johnny Bacardi

1. From Shadow to Light: The Life and Art of Mort Meskin -- Steven Brower with Philip and Peter Meskin
2. Fire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics -- Blake Bell
3. The Warren Companion -- Jon B. Cooke, David A. Roach
4. Understanding Comics -- Scott McCloud
5. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay -- Michael Chabon

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Domingos Isabelinho

1. Avanies et Mascarade, Bruno Lecigne
2. Fac simile, Bruno Lecigne, Jean-Pierre Tamine
3. El domicilio de la aventurav, Juan Sasturain
4. Case, planche, recit, Benoit Peeters
5. Reading Bande Dessinee, Ann Miller

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Jeffrey A. Goodman

* Seduction of The Innocent -- Fred Wertham
* Parade Of Pleasure -- Geoffrey Wagner
* Sex In Comics Vols. 1-4 -- Donald Gilmore PhD.
* Rebel Visions -- Patrick Rosenkranz
* The Art Of Richard W. Sprang -- Bob Koppany

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Robert Stanley Martin

* R.C. Harvey, The Art of the Funnies
* Blake Bell, Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
* Pierre Couperie & Maurice Horn, A History of the Comic Strip
* Eddie Campbell, How to Be an Artist
* Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts: A Golden Celebration

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Danny Ceballos

1. All In Color For A Dime, Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson, eds.
2. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
3. The New Comics, Gary Groth & R. Fiore, eds.
4. McSweeney's Issue #13, Chris Ware, ed.
5. Cartooning Philosophy and Practice, Ivan Brunetti

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Ben Ostrander

1. The Ten-Cent Plague -- David Hadju
2. Comic Books as History -- Joseph Witek
3. Shop Talk -- Will Eisner
4. Understanding Comics -- Scott McCloud
5. Of Comics and Men -- Jean-Paul Gabilliet

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Brian Fies

1. The Comics: An Illustrated History by Jerry Robinson
2. Backstage at the Strips by Mort Walker
3. Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by Bill Blackbeard
4. The Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer
5. The Penguin Book of Comics by George Perry

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Buzz Dixon

1. All In Color For A Dime, Richard Lupoff
2. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
3. Manga!, Fred Schodt
4. Men Of Tomorrow, Gerard Jones
5. The Great Comic Book Heroes, Jules Feiffer

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Jeet Heer

* Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book by Mike Barrier
* The Adventurous Decade by Ronald Goulart
* In the Studio by Todd Hignite
* Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature by Charles Hatfield
* Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel by Annalisa Di Liddo.

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James Langdell

1. Comix: A History of Comics In America, Les Daniels & John "The Mad Peck" Peck
2. Men of Tomorrow, Gerard Jones
3. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
4. Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Comics
5. Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz, Rheta Grimsley Johnson

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Ali T. Kokmen

1. The Comic Book Heroes Gerard Jones & Will Jacobs
2. Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know (a.k.a. Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life) by Paul Gravett
3. All in Color for a Dime, Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson
4. The Ten-Cent Plague, David Hajdu
5. Foul Play: The Art & Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics, Grant Geissman

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Roger Langrdige

1. All in Color For a Dime (various) -- mainly because of the Bill Blackbeard piece on Thimble Theatre
2. The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History (R.C. Harvey)
3. A Very Funny Business (Leo Baxendale)
4. The Funnies: 100 Years of American Comic Strips (Ron Goulart)
5. Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book (Michael Barrier)

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Joe Keatinge

1. Swimini Purpose, Brendan McCarthy
2. Kaba, Katsuhiro Otomo
3. The Studio, Jeff Jones, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta & Barry Windsor-Smith
4. Toth by Design, Alex Toth and Darrell McNeil
5. The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, Bill Blackbeard

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