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What is DC Comics?
What is WildStorm Productions?
What is Vertigo?
What is Paradox Press?
What is the Will Eisner Library?
Why don't America's Best Comics, Homage and Cliffhanger
have their own list pages?
When did WildStorm become part of DC?
Did Will Eisner always create books for DC?
Does this list encompass all the DC collected books
titles?
How do I purchase the titles on this CD?
Are any of these titles rare or out of print?
How were these titles chosen for this list?
Can I print the covers of the books included here?
Can I print the interior pages of the books?
Why do the images look fuzzy when I print them?
Can I use the information here on my own personal Web
site or newsletter?
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to go for answers?
What are the software requirements for this CD?
The files on this CD are designed for use with a Web browser, such
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What is DC Comics?
Since 1935, DC Comics has been a pivotal creative force in comics, from
the introduction of Superman--the character credited with launching
the fledging industry--through such modern classics as THE DARK KNIGHT,
WATCHMEN, and KINGDOM COME. Its roster of heroes--including Batman and
Robin, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern--are as familiar to today's
readers as they were to past generations.
What is WildStorm Productions?
WildStorm Productions was created in 1992 and acquired by DC Comics
in 1998. Creator Jim Lee's WildStorm is home to a wide variety of cutting
edge superhero comics, including THE AUTHORITY and GEN13. Imprints under
the WildStorm banner include Homage Comics, Cliffhanger, and America's
Best Comics (featuring a line of comics created by Alan Moore).
What is Vertigo?
Vertigo was launched in 1993 to advance DC's growing line of comics
for mature readers. At that time, the publishing line included HELLBLAZER,
SWAMP THING, and THE DOOM PATROL. Vertigo remains on the cutting edge
of the graphic storytelling arts with such award-winning titles as TRANSMETROPOLITAN,
100 BULLETS, and AMERICAN CENTURY.
What is Paradox Press?
Paradox Press was created in 1994 as a showcase for experimental formats
and genres, including a line of digest-sized graphic novels, Howard
Cruse's acclaimed coming-of-age story STUCK RUBBER BABY, the BIG BOOK
series, and Scott McCloud's explorations of the art of comics, UNDERSTANDING
COMICS and REINVENTING COMICS.
What is the Will Eisner Library?
In 2000 DC Comics launched the Will Eisner Library imprint to celebrate
and keep in print this master storyteller's work. Will Eisner’s
acclaimed graphic novels and the first complete chronological collection
of THE SPIRIT newspaper sections are among the Eisner treasures DC Comics
has published.
Why don't America's Best Comics, Homage and Cliffhanger
have their own list pages?
These are imprints published by WildStorm Productions, and as such are
in the WildStorm category.
When did WildStorm become part of DC?
WildStorm was created in 1992 and was acquired by DC Comics in 1998.
Did Will Eisner always create books for DC?
No, Will Eisner began his career in comics books in the 1930s creating
comics features for a short-lived magazine and then partnering with
friend Jerry Iger to form Eisner-Iger studio. When the partnership ended
in 1939, Eisner joined the Quality Comics Group and created a syndicated
newspaper supplement featuring The Spirit. The supplement would be renamed
The Spirit Section due to the popularity of character. By the 1970s
Eisner wanted to use the comics medium for mature subject matter, so
he published his first graphic novel A CONTRACT WITH GOD with Baronet
Books in 1978. He followed this successful endeavor with several more
innovative graphic novels published through alternative comics publisher
Kitchen Sink Press. The Will Eisner Library was launched by DC Comics
in 2000.
Does this list encompass all the DC collected books
titles?
By no means. There are hundreds of titles available amongst all of our
imprints. This is merely a collection of some of our most popular backlist
titles. It also does not included books published after the CD was made.
For more information about our backlist and upcoming titles, visit the
DC Comics Web site at http://www.dccomics.com.
Be sure to visit your local bookstore or comics shop for a wide variety
of our titles.
How do I purchase the titles on this CD?
To find the graphic novels and collections listed, call 1-888-COMIC
BOOK to find the comic shop near you or visit the Comic
Shop Locator Service online. Also, most of the larger bookstore
chains and many smaller independent bookstores carry our books.
Are any of these titles rare or out of print?
All of the titles listed here are in print and available for purchase.
None of them would be considered "rare".
How were these titles chosen for this list?
These titles were chosen for their popularity among DC Comics' readership.
Can I print the covers of the books included here?
Yes. Use the print function of your browser.
Can I print the interior pages of the books?
Yes. Use the print function of your browser.
Why do the images look fuzzy when I print them?
All the pages and covers are saved as 72dpi JPEGs, a low resolution
file optimized for the screen, and not intended for print.
Can I use the information here on my own personal
Web site or newsletter?
Please read the legal information
for an answer.
My question isn't answered here. Is there another
place to go for answers?
Additional information is available in the graphic novels area of the
DC web site, http://www.dccomics.com.