books by Checker Book Publishing Group     books:     Checker Book Publi...      Theodor Seuss Geisel: The Early Works, Vol. 1 (The Early Works of Dr. Seuss) Theodor Seuss Geisel Checker Book Publishing Group, 2005 His early works - before kids' books! THE EARLY WORKS OF DR. SEUSS V. 1 by Theodore Seuss Geisel launches a new series of collections which returns to print his earliest works before his children's books became so famous. THE EARLY WORKS OF DR. SEUSS V. ONE could have been featured in our children's issued ...             Beetle Bailey "The First Years: 1950-1952" Mort Walker Checker Book Publishing Group, 2008 overwhelmingly funny What a wonderful book of one of the greatest comic strips!* Beautifully produced on great stock, the book is a gem! Besides the tremendous early strips there is much info on Mort Walker's life. You can't go wrong, especially at Amazon's great price. And like the ...             Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1947 (Steve Canyon Series) (Steve Canyon Series) Milton Caniff Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004 Caniff was such a master! For years, I have been more familiar with Caniff's "Terry & the Pirates" than with "Steve Canyon". Having bought this volume, though, I can't wait to get more. Milt knew how to tell a story and was an incredible artist. As a cartoonist myself (I draw the strip ...             Little Nemo In Slumberland HC Volume 2 Limited Edition (Little Nemo in Slumberland) Winsor McCay Checker Book Publishing Group, 2007 Chasing Dreams Give Checker Book Publishing their due: they have mined the Winsor McCay motherload with great diligence. The physical dimensions of their books have often resulted in reprints that are of academic value only, but even that is better than all the gaps that have existed ...             Little Nemo In Slumberland HC Volume 1 Limited Edition Winsor McCay Checker Book Publishing Group, 2007 Throughout the 20th century, newspaper comic strips have been a staple of American popular culture. Throughout the 20th century, newspaper comic strips have been a staple of American popular culture. Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo In Slumberland" was a color comic strip that debuted in the New York 'Hearld' on October 15, 1905 and achieved an immense popularity almost ...             Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 2 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) Alex Raymond Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004 More classic adventure! The adventure strip on the comics page has not yet quite gone the way of the dodo, but it is definitely in spotted owl territory: rare and threatened constantly by outside forces (such as newspaper economics). Certainly, the few that are left are bland. None can ...             Flash Gordon Volume 6 Alex Raymond Checker Book Publishing Group, 2006 This premium quality book features works by the legand of cartooning: Alex Raymond, who is credited with inspiring generations of artists to try their hand at comic strips, including greats such as Frank Frazette and Al Williamson. Flash Gordon: Volume 6 is presented in stunning full-color in a horizontal page-format that does much to highlight ...             Growingold With BC: A Celebration Of Johnny Hart Johnny Hart Checker Book Publishing Group, 2007 These are classic and classy cartoons! I love cartoons. Johnny Hart is amoung the best of the modern cartoonist and B.C. is one of the best strips. The history and comments accompanying the cartoons are just a bonus.             Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 1 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) Alex Raymond Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004 Classic adventure The plots are ridiculous and the characters are thin, but that is all inconsequential. Flash Gordon is FUN. It's hard to read Alex Raymond's comic strips without the Queen soundtrack running through my head from the early 1980s movie. And all the principals from ...             Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 4 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) Alex Raymond Checker Book Publishing Group, 2006 Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol.4 I purchased Vol.3 and Vol.4 as gifts for my son, who is a professional animator. He was thrilled with both books! He already owned Vol.1 and Vol.2 and stated that the artist's technique and style development was clearly visible as one progresses through the volumes ...             Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles, Vol. 1 (Dick Tracy: the Collins Casefiles (Graphic Novels)) (Dick Tracy: ... Max Allan Collins, Chester Gould, ... Checker Book Publishing Group, 2003 not a collins fan, but I totally recommend this book I am not a fan of much of Max Allan Collins' work, but this book is a great exception. The reprints of the first three storylines that Collins wrote are very entertaining and make for an enjoyable read. The first storyline features Angeltop, the popular Flattop's ...             Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 5 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) Alex Raymond Checker Book Publishing Group, 2005 Volume five of Flash Gordon includes the stories ?The Ice Kingdom of Mongo?, ?Power Men of Mongo?, and ?The Fall of Ming?, all originally appearing from 1940 to 1941. This quintessential science fiction title has all the trappings of what has now become the standard for modern-day sci-fi. Alex Raymond helped shape the landscape of this genre, and ...             Dream Of The Rarebit Fiend: The Saturdays Winsor McCay Checker Book Publishing Group, 2006 In 1904 he created what became a landmark newspaper comic strip series called 'Dream of the Rarebit Fiend' Winsor McCay began his career as a professional artist and illustrator in the late 1800s. In 1904 he created what became a landmark newspaper comic strip series called 'Dream of the Rarebit Fiend' which ran until 1911 and was based on a one knock joke about consuming a ...             Negation Volume 4 (Negation) (Negation) Tony Bedard, Paul Pelletier Checker Book Publishing Group, 2008 Trapped in a twisted universe, Javi used to hang with Kaine's crew, but now the ex-surgeon has his own super powered team he is going to use them to destroy his former friends.             Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1948 (Steve Canyon Series) Milton Caniff Checker Book Publishing Group, 2003 Excellence 2.0 There are five, not four, adventures in this issue. The first of these begins in the 1947 edition and is about one month old when this issue begins. I've been reading several series in parallel lately: Canyon, Cerebus, Sandman, Krazy Kat. Apart from Sandman, they're ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1950-1952, casefiles, celebration, growingold, saturdays, slumberland      toavi.com    web we recommend Caniff was such a master! randomly chosen camera & photo: Celestron 44300 HandHeld Digital Microscope