The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion.
This book closely examines the ways in which many popular, internationally-published Japanese young adult manga graphic novel titles frame instances of K-12 school-situated violence and bullying.
This book offers a theoretical framework and numerous cases studies - from early comic books to contemporary graphic novels - to understand the uses of genres in comics.
Winner: North American Society for Sport History Book AwardIn the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple, Felix and Oscar argue over a racing greyhound that Oscar won in a bet.
Created in 1941 by the psychologist William Marston, Wonder Woman would go on to have one of the longest continuous runs of published comic book adventures in the history of the industry.
In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics.
It's a rare comic character who can make audiences laugh for well over half a century--but then again, it's a pretty rare cartoon hero who can boast of forearms thicker than his waist, who can down a can of spinach in a single gulp, or who generally faces the world with one eye squinted completely shut.
Responding to a strangely specific job advertisement, a distinctly ordinary twenty-something suburban slacker named Alan Blake finds himself in the middle of an inter-dimensional task force staffed entirely by superhuman alternate versions of himself.
In the first book of the series, THEY, Jess and Jace Grisham survived a harrowing adventure to find their father and expose the truth that aliens have been visiting Earth for years.
When Sophie's family moves from New York City to West Virginia, she not only has to leave her friends and the city and library she loves so much, but she has to figure out what will happen when she discovers that there is no library in her new town.
In the 23rd Century, a beautiful prostitute, Valerie Belmont, teams up with Frank Morris, a cop falsely accused of murder, as they uncover a criminal plot while investigating the case of a stolen hallucinogenic drug that threatens the future of the planet.
An ordinary man is ripped from his family and life time after time and thrust into the multiverse to learn the skills and abilities he needs to save not just our world, but our entire universe from an impossible invading force.
When Khalek, a teenager from an underground city discovers a disease inflicting the roots penetrating from above ground, his mind merges with that of Laura - a vehicle designer.
On the run from their former masters in the Department of Extra-Human Affairs, the Alpha Gods are forced to face the consequences of their actions as a series of revelations threatens to tear the team apart.
When an arrogant occultist resurrects the monster named the Pariah, Nicodemus Flynn, who has for years stood against malevolent forces, sets out to stop it.
As an enigmatic serial killer targets superheroes, Detective Shelly Martinez is charged with bringing him to justice and must fight against those she wishes to save, including Earth's greatest hero.
'No Romance' follows 30-something best friends, Matt, Jon and David, as they embark on relationship mishaps and turn to each other, in their beloved local pub, for often-disastrous advice.
This collection of comic strips from 2013 to 2014 by Vicky Stonebridge weave an honest and personal tale of coming down with a life changing illness, of managing transition, stress, worry and more importantly, the little moments in life that make it worth living no matter what 'stuff happens'.
When a freak accident turns him from cutesy lab mascot to the world's first feline superhero, Chrono-Cat must travel time and space to save the world, his friends and himself.
When 'Little Miss Popular' Ruby Kaye lands a pair of super-tech glasses (invented by brainiac college geek Trevor Goldstein) in a game of Strip Poker, she's granted flight, super-strength, and - due to a flaw in the glasses' programming - super-klutziness!
Khalek is a teenage boy who lives in an underground city, the denizens of which derive all of their food from roots that penetrate downwards from above ground.
Chris wakes up in his bedroom crime scene and quickly realizes that he is now a walking-talking corpse as well as a ghost who can't touch anything or be seen by anyone!
