The Spirit: an 80th Anniversary Celebration

The Spirit: an 80th Anniversary Celebration
Author: Will Eisner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781951038052

Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Will Eisner's The Spirit with this all-new collection from Clover. Acknowledged by everyone from Alan Moore to Michael Chabon as one the of the most important comic book creators of all time, this collection features 10 stories, five of them with all-new coloring by Eisner Award winning colorist, Laura Martin. After you read these stories, you'll understand why the most important award in comics is named for him.

Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020-) #1

Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020-) #1
Author: Mariko Tamaki
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

DC celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Emerald Knight with this new hardcover collection of the best Green Lantern tales across the decades! This new hardcover celebrates the legacy of Green Lantern, from the debut of Alan Scott in 1940, to the character’s rebirth in 1959 as test pilot Hal Jordan-part of a vast Green Lantern Corps that serves justice across the galaxy-to John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Jessica Cruz, and beyond. Included in this title are some of the greatest Green Lantern tales ever, featuring stories and art by comics’ top talents.

Will Eisner's the Spirit - Returns

Will Eisner's the Spirit - Returns
Author: Matt Wagner
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781606908419

"The headline screams on Central City newspapers: "Who Killed The Spirit?" Commissioner Dolan, his daughter Ellen, and former sidekicks Ebony White and Sammy Strunk attempt to discover why The Spirit has been missing and presumed dead for the past two years. Has the famous blue-masked hero finally fallen victim to one of the malicious felons or beautiful femme fatales from his lengthy rogues' gallery of enemies?"--

Will Eisner's The Spirit

Will Eisner's The Spirit
Author: Will Eisner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781401259457

Universally celebrated as one of comics' most influential creators, Will Eisner broke new ground with nearly every project he undertook during his long and extraordinary career. But no creation was more ambitious, innovative, or ahead of its time than the weekly serial he launched in 1940 - The Spirit! Over the twelve years of its initial publication, this legendary strip revolutionized the cartooning medium, establishing new methods of storytelling, developing new depths of characterization, and demonstrating to readers everywhere that comics could truly be an art form. In the years that followed, fans and professionals alike regularly revisited The Spirit to rediscover the feature's timeless appeal. To honor the 75th anniversary of Eisner's historic achievement, DC Comics is proud to present this deluxe edition collecting more than four hundred pages of the Spirit's four-color adventures. Beginning with his very first appearance in print, WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS follows the indefatigable criminologist Denny Colt across the decades to his most recent re-imaginings by some of contemporary comics' greatest talents - including Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell and Darwyn Cooke.

Lady Luck Omnibus

Lady Luck Omnibus
Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: Tacet Comics
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2019-12-22
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 8577776417

Created by the comic book genius, Will Eisner (The Spirit), this omnibus edition of Lady Luck contains all the stories published during her original run with over 300 pages! Nobody suspected that Lady Luck was actually Brenda Banks, a "debutante crime buster bored with social life" who decided to become a "modern lady Robin Hood." She solved blackmail cases, spy cases, kidnappings, and any other cases that came her way. As Brenda Banks, she was in love with Police Chief Hardy Moore, whose job was (hardly surprisingly) to find and arrest Lady Luck. Lady Luck was ranked 84th in Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. Tacet Comics remasters comics books from the Golden Age of Comic Books with vivid colors and optimize them for reading on modern devices. Check our collection of Golden Age comics for more awesome, page-turning and amazing comic books!

The Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo: 80th Anniversary Celebration

The Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo: 80th Anniversary Celebration
Author: Gabriele Gionti, S. J.
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2018-01-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319672053

This book presents contributions from an internal symposium organized to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Specola Vaticana, or Vatican Observatory, in the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo. The aim is to provide an overview of the scientific and cultural work being undertaken at the Observatory today and to describe the outcomes of important recent investigations. The contents cover interesting topics in a variety of areas, including planetary science and instrumentation, stellar evolution and stars, galaxies, cosmology, quantum gravity, the history of astronomy, and interactions between science, philosophy, and theology. On September 29, 1935, Pope Pius XI officially inaugurated the new headquarters of the Specola Vaticana at Castel Gandolfo. With new telescopes, a new astrophysical laboratory for spectrochemical analysis, and a young staff comprising Jesuit scientists, this inauguration marked the beginning of an intense period of scientific achievements at the Observatory. This anniversary book, featuring contributions from members of the current Observatory staff and adjunct scholars, will appeal to all with an interest in the history of the Specola Vaticana and its significance for astronomy.

Captain America

Captain America
Author: Ed Brubaker
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2020-03-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1302520059

Collects Captain America (2004) #1-9, 11-14. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal story lines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! The instant-classic saga that brought Bucky Barnes back from the dead! The shocking murder of the Red Skull leaves an unfinished Cosmic Cube at large! Adding to the imminent danger, a cadre of the Skull’s followers sets in motion a plan to ignite bombs in the hearts of Paris, London and Manhattan! Racing against the rapidly ticking clock, the Star-Spangled Avenger must not only solve the mystery of his nemesis’ murder, but also find the Cube before it can be used to rewrite reality! But who is the Winter Soldier — a lethal killer with an all-too-familiar face? The questions plaguing Captain America’s dreams are answered in the most brutal way possible, tearing open old wounds and threatening to carve new scars that will never heal!

Last Day in Vietnam

Last Day in Vietnam
Author: Will Eisner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2013
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616551208

Last Day in Vietnam is Will Eisner's memoir of stories about soldiers who are engaged not only in the daily hostilities of war but also in larger, more personal combat. During Eisner's years in the military, and particularly during the many field trips he made for P.S. Magazine, he observed camp life at close range.

The Spirit

The Spirit
Author: Darwyn Cooke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Batman (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9781401214616

Follows the efforts of Denny Colt, a private detective who survived death to continue his fight against crime as The Spirit, as he fights Octagon, a network of criminals, and other villains.

Wonder Woman (2016-) #750

Wonder Woman (2016-) #750
Author: Steve Orlando
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

An all-star 96-page celebration of the Amazon Princess by longtime favorites and acclaimed new voices! In the lead story, Wonder Woman’s epic “Year of the Villain” battle comes to a close, leading the way to new challenges ahead. Additionally, this oversized gem tells tales from Diana’s past, present and future by some of the greatest storytellers in the business- including Colleen Doran, Mariko Tamaki, the Teen Titans: Raven team of writer Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo, and legendary Wonder Woman creators returning to the character, including Gail Simone and Greg Rucka!