Comics : Industry Books : #100_GREATEST-#KIRBY_KING

This section lists various generally more serious books about the comics industry as a whole, and more specifically about Spider-Man and about Marvel.

The topics are various, covering things such as how to write comics, analysis of the techniques used in comics, and the social impact of comics. Other books here cover the history of Marvel, including specific episodes in Marvel's history such as their 80s/90s struggle with bankruptcy.

If you're looking to perform get help with an introduction into the more academic issues related to the history and social impact of the comic book genre, then these books represent our list of suggestions.

Section Name: Industry Material
Base Level: No Spidey

	100 Greatest Comic Books  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Includes AF #15 (at #12), ASM #1 (at #33), ASM #129 (at #85); Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  Whitman Publishing Writer:  Jerry Weist	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Apr 2004 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cover
	Comics Creators on Spider-Man  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Titan Books Writer:  Tom DeFalco	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Jul 2004 : NM ($15.00) : SM Article  Review by The Editor (4.5 Webs)
	Comic Book Encyclopedia  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man Entries
	Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers Senior Editor:  Josh Behar Writer:  Ron Goulart	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Oct 2004 : NM ($50.00) : SM Article  Review by The Editor (3.5 Webs)
	Mantlo: A Life in Comics  Summary: Spider-Man Reference: Reprints covers of ASM #181, MTU #40, 48, 53, 56, PPSSM #24, 29, others. Features on Mantlo's Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man/Hulk Team-Ups
	Publisher:  Sleeping Giant Comics Writers:  David Yurkovich, Michael Mantlo	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2007 : NM ($7.50) : SM Reference
	Webslinger  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Unauthorized Essays on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
	Publisher:  BenBella Books Editor:  Gerry Conway, Leah Wilson Writer:  Darren Hudson Dick, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Robert B. Taylor, Lou Anders, Richard Hanley, Matthew Pustz, Michael A. Burstein, Joseph McCabe, Robert Greenberger, Brett Chandler Patterson, J.R. Fettinger, Adam-Troy Castro, Paul Lytle, David Hopkins, Robert Burke Richardson, Michael Marano	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Mar 2007 : NM ($18.00) : SM Article  Review by The Editor (3 Webs)
	Brush Strokes With Greatness  Story: "The Life and Art of Joe Sinnott"  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Publishing Writer:  Tim Lasiuta Cover Artist:  Joe Sinnott	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Apr 2007 : NM ($18.00) : SM Cover
	John Romita...And All That Jazz!  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover and Throughout, reprints Spider-Man Strips of 11/17/79, 3/25/07, 4/17/07
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Publishing Writers:  Roy Thomas, Jim Amash Cover Artist:  John Romita, Sr. Spider-Man Strip Artists:  John Romita, Sr., Larry Leiber	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Jul 2007 : NM ($25.00) : SM Cover
	The Marvel Vault  Story: "A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles From the World of Marvel"  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover and Throughout
	Publisher:  Running Press Writers:  Roy Thomas, Peter Sanderson	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Oct 2007 : NM ($50.00) : SM Cover
	Kirby: King of Comics  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man References: Reprints cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, Daredevil #1, Toys for Tots Poster, Super-Hero Postage Stamps, Kirby Self-Portrait from Marvelmania International, Marvelmania International Production Art
	Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Writer:  Mark Evanier	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2008 : NM ($40.00) : SM Reference
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