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I got this for my son who is currently on a Marvel kick. He really likes non-fiction books, so he reads this one like it is a biography/history book, memorizing facts and being fascinated by the back-story stuff. A lot of fun for an early reader book and plenty of info/fun.

In one very special way, I had a wonderful childhood. My parents shopped at a small grocery store that had an extensive rack of comics. The owners were very nice people who allowed me to read the comics while my parents bought groceries. Since my father also bought his mother's groceries, I had plenty of time to read (devour) them all. Therefore, I was able to read the original issues of most of the superheroes that erupted from the fertile mind of Stan Lee at Marvel Comics. When I opened this book, I recognized the cover of the first issue of the X-Men series.
The early sixties were a time of great political uncertainty and scientific advancement. Lee used both of them to great advantage in developing the idea of the mutant with great powers. By developing the character of Professor X who gathered together many mutants at his school, a crime fighting team known as the X-Men was developed. The group has changed a great deal over the years, both in appearance and in membership. This is a history of that group and young readers can also learn something about the world. For example, it is noted that the bones of the winged X-Man Angel are hollow, just like those of real birds. Other relevant science facts, such as details about water freezing in the section about Ice-Man relate the powers of the X-Men to the physical laws of the universe.
I strongly recommend this as a book for young readers. The topic is one that they will find of great interest, it is very well written at the appropriate level and they can learn something about the world. Perfect for the young mind.

This easy to read book aimed at young readers serves as a perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with the original X-Men team: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, the Beast, Iceman, and Angel all studying under the tutelage of Charles Xavier, aka Professor X. The book also talks about Magneto and the first adventure that the X-Men took part in. The classic team has taken many changes over the years, but few teams will rival the original. Great introduction to the original X-Men team.

This is a great book for any X-Men fan or someone who just became interested in them. It tells how Professor Xavier, Magneto,Cyclops (Scott Summers), Marvel Girl (Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix, Beast (Hank McCoy), Angel (Warren Worthington III, also known as Archangle) and Iceman (Bobby Drake) came to become the first X-Men. It also gives some info about other X-Men like WOlverine and some of their recent and former enimes like Juggernaut, and Quicksilver. One thing I enjoyed about this book is it had a lot of pics. from old and recent comics. Overall this is a pretty good book!

I used to be a huge fan of dbz back when I was younger, but it is only now that i actually buy the manga. At first, I was unsure of buying any: most of the reviews are done by kids. So is this a kiddy manga? should I have bought this way back when I was 12 years old watching the edited tv show on cartoon network? Never fear. this volume (and all the other volumes) is well written, entertaining, and actually quite violent. I enjoy it whole heartedly.

it was all cool when goku turned super saiyan and was beating frezia pretty bad. It was all great until I got to the end of the book and frezia was still alive!! I had to read volume 12 to see the end of frezia. That cost me another 7.95.

As the Genki dama is used as a desperation maneuver, hope is almost lost in Kuririn, Gohan, and Piccolo. Vegeta's corpse lies on the surface of Namek. The Genki Dama is unleashed, and it seems that Freeza has been defeated. Unfortunately, Freeza is still alive. As Freeza lifts Kurirn into the air, a power starts awakening in Goku. Kuririn is killed by Freeza. BRMMM. GRUMMMMMM. HAAAAAAA. BOOM. Goku has become a Super Saiyan. The one thing Freeza feared has just become reality. Will his tyranny come to an end? When you have a Super Saiyan on your side, lets just say "YOU'VE GOT ODDS"

Goku hits Frieza with the Genki Dama, but he's still alive, and then he kills Kuririn. This causes Goku to lose it, transforming into a super saiyan! Frieza is dead meat now, even when he powers up he gets thrashed. It's pretty much SSJGoku beating up Frieza for most of the book, but it's still pretty cool. It ends in the next volume(which begins the Anroids/Cell saga, and introduces Trunks). It's an awesome finish to the Goku vs. Frieza fight.

This Book Is Awsome. Its so Easy to read AndI think u should buy it Its just like the show! If u read #1 its the Series. And theres Some parts Are NOt for kids... I Say not to let anybody under 10 read it.

The Dragon Ball Z manga is a piece of art and should be in every collector's hands. This DBZ #2 is actually Dragon Ball #18 of 42, but this part of the story is fine to begin with; backstory is not a problem if you have read DBZ Vol. 1, and since DBZ is a different stage of the lives of the characters. It is 190 pages of fun and wonder. Besides, for only (...) why would anyone pass up this opportunity? I guarantee this story will have you hooked. (...)

This is the best DBZ yet (although, DB is better than DBZ)!!!! The Saiyans are coming to Earth and everyone is training! You get to see some fighting too. I reccomend buying it!!!!!!!!!

Whoa!!I bought this book with #3 at a Borders in Maine and when I read it at home-WOO-HOO!!!Now I've only read volumes 1-4[which I own,they rock!],but I think this is the best DBZ volume ever!!!(At least 'til Gotenks comes out)=)BY the way,there will be 26 DBZ volumes total.

it is a very exciting book and i cant wait to read the next it is like no book i have ever read it is my best and my most liked in all my other dragon ball books

This Volume marked the completion of my Dragon Ball Magna. This Volume has many twists and i'm completely satisfied.

this is way better than dbz. just like the song by jet:hey roll over dj.

A must have for any true Dragonball Z fan. This manga includes the original artwork and continues the amazing story of Dragonball. A must have for an Akira Toriyama fan (author of Dragonball & Dr. Slump) his work continues to inspire Manga and Anime alike all over the world.

A must have for any true Dragonball Z fan. This manga includes the original artwork and continues the amazing story of Dragonball. A must have for an Akira Toriyama fan (author of Dragonball & Dr. Slump) his work continues to inspire Manga and Anime alike all over the world.

this dragonball rocks in it are some great macthes like goku vs. kuririn, goku vs. tenshinhan, and jackie chun vs. tenshinhan. im really mad at viz comics for ending it right at comic 132 the arms race. but here is whats going on goku is fighting tenshinhan for champion they are both using really cool moves and tenshinhan was a bout to use an extremely powerful move.

This book is totally awesome!!!! In it Goku and Tenshinhan fight to win the world tournament! You should buy it!!!!!!!!!!!

The manga magazine SHONEN JUMP brings a never-before-seen volume of Dragon Ball to America. This one begins in the midst of the 22nd "Tenkaichi Budokai" fighting tournament. At the start, cool bald-headed Kuririn is fighting the single-haired, doll-like Chaozu. Kuririn defeats him with an unusual method, but you'll have to read the book to find out what it is.
Later, the three-eyed Tenshinhan goes up against the impostor Jackie Chun (no relation to Jackie Chan). After Chun's stunning defeat, the half-monkey main character, Goku, must fight Tenshinhan.
The next fight is surprising. The "two best friends being forced to fight each other" theme is common in manga, but this time around, it's more interesting.
This book combines astounding battle action with a dollop of humor...Not only that, but this is probably the most clean book of the entire Dragon Ball series...DB Volume 11 is an excellent book for anyone who loves manga.

Kids like to duplicate what they know, it helps them to connect to popular art. So this drawing book has 50 characters from popular cartoons for them to copy. They did a great job with the final art and the choice of characters from comic strips and comic books. You may need some basic skills before you try some of these. If you don't have these yet that's OK, we all have to startt somewhere. I might suggest you try Ed Emberly's books (like "the Big Green Drawing Book") or Mark Kistler's books or videos, the best places to start learning to draw. A book like this is more useful when you have some very basic drawing skills, then use a book like this to practice and hone your skills with.

I am 9 years old and love to draw. This book tells you how to draw a lot of famous cartoons. Some of the ones I like the best are PopEye, Flintstones and Scooby Doo. If you like to draw, you will enjoy this book.

I like this book because it has almost all those famous cartoons that you can barely get off the web.

The Lee Ames series of books are good if you already have the basics of drawing down and some minor artist skills. They show how to take your basic skills and make some neat stuff. But this book is basically 1 page to a cartoon star, and about 6 drawings on the page to get a completed look. For some simple ones it works but on others it gets a little tricky. No text instructions here, just the drawings which you are just copying. If you want to LEARN how to draw and get the basic skills first whether you are kid or an adult, the books by Jack Hamm and Ed Emberly are the best place to start. They can make anyone an artist. Then come back to books like Ames.

I loved this book. I bought it for my children and was amazed to discover that it is a great and valuable book for adults too! It is entertaining, insightful and fun! Alexa is a natural born teacher. I hope she writes more books! The title of the book is just wonderful and the drawings really cute and amusing!

A 7 year old wrote this book to teach other children how to draw, but her lessons will be of help to artists of any age. Alexia reminds us, on every page, the importance of honesty, simplicity, and perseverance. She does not lecture the reader on the importance of doing anything her way, she simply invites us to learn from her art work. She makes no assumptions that anyone should follow in her steps. Yet her techniques are fabulous! Her work is successful because of her obvious love of drawing and her talent. She passes on to us her advice and experience thus inviting us into her world and welcoming that we try it too (shading: scribble, cross hatch, and pure dark shading, and light sources: sunset colors). Her book is honest, ego-less and impressively mature for a girl of her age. Her priceless spelling resembles Winney the Pooh ( try different feelings: expressions: frightened, embarrassed, devil invaded) and made this book even more fun to read. It's nice to know that an adult publisher did not censor or correct her voice. Beginner artist, young and old, will get true pleasure and lots of laughter from reading this humorous and wonderful book.

Drawing Comics is Easy (except when it's hard) by Alexa Kitchen

I bought this book as a gift because I presumed that if a 7 year old
girl had written it, it would be perfect for my daughter, also age 7,
who loves to draw. Little did I know that I would be so enthralled
that I'd keep it for myself. To say that Alexa is talented and
imaginative is an understatement. It's uncanny how sharp and artistic
she is. Her simplistic yet remarkable drawings convey great messages
and humor. The reader experiences an invitation to enter Alexa's
world of fantasy and free expression. Her book is full of sketches
of her cat, Denis. This is how she teaches us to freely experiment
with drawing. She shares much wisdom ("Never be scared to make a
mistake, that's why they invented erasers!) Mark Schultz wrote the
introduction and Robert Crumb is one of the raving reviewers. I hope
that Alexa will be able to publish another book when she has free
time after completing her third grade homework. This book will not
disappoint.

five stars

This is a truly remarkable book for a 7 year-old! Not only can Alexa Kitchen draw in a remarkably sophisticated style for her age, she has genuine insights into the creative process and can articulate it quite well, in spite of charming misspellings and a somewhat disjointed narrative. I was especially struck by her characters' facial expressions and her slightly naïve but earnest "philosophy" of art. I think any creative grade school child will benefit from this book, as will any adult, like me, who appreciates the process of creation. I can't wait to see what Alexa is doing in a few short years, if she continues to develop her skills.

This Doonesbury book takes us back a bit.It starts around May of 1999 and ends with the strip of May 13,2000.What a year it was. Events were a little unfocused ,then we see Thudpucker reviving his career with Net Aid, the gay marriage of Mark and Chase,Mike enters the business world of a Dot Com company,Zip goes to college ; but things all get focused when Duke decides to enter politics with his own Reform party ,with a platform of
Compassionate Fascism;and starts a campaign to run for President.
It's hard to believe that this was 6 years ago. Can you believe it;Dubya with the help of Scull and Crossbones beat out the Duke despite the backing of Mr. Butts and the tobacco industry . With all the other wannabees really never in contention. If there was anything that might have produced a different outcome; all I can think is that Duke erred when he passed up Honey for his "Arm Candy".
What I really enjoy about these books is reading them several years after the stripts; boy,don't they bring back the memories.
I have only one complaint,though,the use of black and white just doesn't do the artwork justice.
This book really emphazises how unpredictible even 6 years can be. Who could ever have imagined 9/11,The War on Terror,Dubya getting re-elected over Kerry ,who wasn't even on the radar screen.Then the demise of the great HST ,his blast off into space .And now ,the biggest issue of all;how to deal with 12 million illegal immigrants. Heck,6 years ago,that issue couldn't even get a dozen lines in some border weekly newspaper.
The pundits are all talking about Condi vs Hillary;n but it could very well be someone like Al Sharpton vs some Mex.American from
Cain's great State of Arizona and with the right running mate,wake up ,Ms.Huan is still available. And this time no Campaign Headquarters in Coon Rapids MN; put it anywhere on the border with Mexico.Keep it moving and if its on a river bed,just keep an eye out for flash floods.
Hey,if you think this is crazy,take a stab at it. I got a feeling "You ain't seen nothing yet."...Keep tuned!

Trudeau draws his (real-life) politicians as invisible men. Except for a whaffle (Clinton) or a cowboy hat (George W.). Now in case of Duke (who is fiction) one can see his political message speaking from the man's brain: Mini-D brings us a message of compassionate fascism. Does this mean that we can see fiction clearer that the real people in political life?

The campaign 2000 was so much of a (life) cartoon itself that any (drawn) cartoon can only pale beside it. Anyway, this newest book in the "Doonesbury"-saga is only part one of things to come in Duke's presidental quest. The strip has become very bitter compared to its heydays in the70s and 80s. But still - it's the best!

This book is excellent for anyone who loves Zonker's uncle Duke. The former ambassador runs for president in this hillarious book. Its worth the money.

Err... I mean Uncle Duke for President. This time -- why not the worst? Compassionate fascism!?!? Isn't that, more or less, what we got in the last election? It almost seems like Uncle Duke was elected -- a former drug abusing wack job.

What a country.

This book is the best of the post-1980 Doonesbury books. It is good to see that Trudeau hasn't grown tired of his HST knockoff. He is a true American Orginal... and the Trudeau take on Raoul Duke is classic.

This is the latest edition of Alsion's series of "cartoonoramas"(her phrase)following the lives and loves of a series of lesbians who live in a place that looks suspisciously like upsatate New York. The stories are evolutionary-as are lives and focus around "Mo", a woman who resembles Ms. Bechtel herself. Most imprtantly however, the series and this edition especially are laced with sharp wit and warm humor as well as the "zeitgeist' as the reviewer above noted.
When historians review our time 100 years from now, they will find these books and Doonesberry as primary sources.
Buy this book and-the whole series-and you will not regret it.

Fun and wacky, as usual. I have her entire collection and can't wait for the next book. If any of you dykes out there want to find a storybook with strong Latino girl characters (could be dykes when they grow up) check out, DRUM, CHAVI, DRUM!/ TOCA, CHAVI, TOCA! Add this book to your Dykes to Watch out For collection or buy it for the children in your family. The feisty little girl isn't allowed to play Congas in the Miami Cuban Calle Ocho Festival because drumming is for boys! She struts her stuff and won't take "no" for an answer... i think this book is a first of its kind with an all Latino cast, written by a Cuban, illustrated by a Cuban and set in a Cuban community. Another super FUN book for all you lesbos out there!

Anyhow, I highly recommend the entire collection of DYKES...

Hilarious, true-to-life comic strips for any human, not just dykes or feminists or liberals: Clarice and Toni are trying to raise their six-year-old son and find their sex life again; Ginger's dog is nearing the end of her life; English lit professor Sydney does what she can to try to get tenure; Jezanna is struggling with her independent bookstore Madwimmin and with menopause and with her elderly father; and Mo wonders if her life shouldn't be more than clerking at a bookstore that could go out of business any day.

Go to your favorite indie bookstore, read a few panels, and try to not laugh too loud, then buy it.Or trust me and the editorial reviews and buy it here! Buy 'em all (this is #10, but there are good introductions so you don't have to read them in order). After you're done smirking and giggling, they'll give you plenty to think about. Alison Bechdel is a goddess.

Kimberly Borrowdale
Under the Covers Book Reviews

Watching a cartoonist mature over the course of a career can be a real joy, and that's certainly been my experience with Alison Bechdel's most recent "Dykes to Watch Out For" collection. To my mind, it's a real shame that her work isn't syndicated on the comics page of general-circulation newspapers. Calling her work only of interest to the GLBT community means that a lot of folks are missing out on her real-life characters, fascinating plot twists, deft artwork, and wry interpretation of current affairs.

This straightbag het housewife says, Alison forever!

Ever wonder what fairies do whither they're on the job or just by themselves? If you do then you'll love the second book to The New Bondage Fairies by the infamous Kondom. Warning this book is not meant for anyone under 18 and contains adult situations! The New Bondage Fairies book is a hilarious installation to the already famous, and well-known writer of the first installation to the fairy world. The book fallows the adventures, and bizarre situations of two forest fairies that help defined the forest along with the animals. Their names are Pfil and Pamila, who are both female fairies in love and worriers to the fairy race. Anyone who loves fantasy stories and amusing ending will enjoy this book.

I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS THE MOST NATURAL LOOKING BLK/WHT COMIC BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY REALLY GET ONTO THE DRAWINGS SO YOU "FEEL" AS IF YOU ARE THERE. I DO NOT LIKE COMIC BOOKS, BUT EVEN SO....I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS ONE A COMIC BOOK. IT IS LIKE NOTHING i'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.

BUT ONE THING, THE STORIES ARE ABOUT THE SAME 2 FEMININE FAIRIES, WITH DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT FAIRIES AND MAYBE EVEN SOME HUMANS.

ONLY FOR ADULTS OVER 18

Ever wonder what fairies do whither they're on the job or just by themselves? If you do then you'll love the second book to The New Bondage Fairies by the infamous Kondom. Warning this book is not meant for anyone under 18 and contains adult situations! The New Bondage Fairies book is a hilarious installation to the already famous, and well-known writer of the first installation to the fairy world. The book fallows the adventures, and bizarre situations of two forest fairies that help defined the forest along with the animals. Their names are Pfil and Pamila, who are both female fairies in love and worriers to the fairy race. Anyone who loves fantasy stories and amusing ending will enjoy this book.

Bondage Fairies is up there with Secret Plot and Slut Girl in the best hentai (erotic) manga. And this one takes the prize story-wise. The scripts are very funny and hot, never getting boring or repetitive. And the sex is hot! The two main fairies do it anywhere, anyway, with anything. If you're tired of seeing the girls do always the same plain stuff, in this series you'll be aroused. The flying beauties get it stuffed from behind and front, with not only the male genitalia but with all kinds of crazy things. Cockroaches, praying mantis, monsters, the grossest stuff... They do it and they like it. It's here, and you will love it.