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3) Cartoonists
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Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses the lives and achievements of seven cartoonists who have made a major impact on society through their art and wit: Mort Walker, Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Matt Groening, and Scott Adams.
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Take a magic carpet ride through the hidden worlds of comics storytelling; witness a history more than 3,000 years old; explore the secrets between the panels; feel the energy of line and color; tap into the power of symbols, get a ring-side seat for the battle for words and pictures; and most of all, see why comics can be as vital and important as film prose or any other art form, through the fascinating process that leads to really understanding...
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"The face of comic books began to change in the twenty-first century as artists and creators moved beyond typical superhero themes. A new generation of comics creators focused on nontraditional characters including females, ethnic and religious minorities, and LGBTQ figures. Whatever the fears, hopes, and dreams of people in a changing world, comic book artists will be there to illustrate the good and the bad, using panels on a page to reimagine the...
11) Ultimate X-men
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Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Identifies the mutant heroes featured in the "X-Men" comic book and describes their super powers.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Publisher Annotation: Spider-Man’s web of stories began far before the first drawing of nerdy teenager Peter Parker. They started with Steve Ditko, a kid who loved comics so much that he would brave blizzards to get new issues. Steve was strange—he was introverted, his art was shadowy, and his characters didn’t fit the mold of handsome heroes like those crafted by Marvel legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. But it's not so strange that the traits...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Provides background on Tony Stark, a scientific genius and creator of the armor-clad suit that made him the superhero Iron Man, and looks at Tony and Iron Man's friends, enemies, loves, death and rebirth, and related topics.