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    • The Popular Politics of Peanuts
    • By: Blake Scott Ball
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • Charlie Brown's America is a historical journey through the tumultuous decades of the Cold War as seen through the eyes of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang....

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    • More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition
    • By: James Kakalios
    • Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
    • Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 09-18-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Since 2001, James Kakalios has taught "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books", a hugely popular university course that generated coast-to-coast media attention for its unique method of explaining complex physics concepts....

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    • The Untold Story
    • By: Sean Howe
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 01-22-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,897 ratings
    • The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history: Marvel Comics....

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    • The Felonious History of a Feline Fatale
    • By: Tim Hanley
    • Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • For more than 75 years, Catwoman has forged her own path in a clear-cut world of stalwart heroes, diabolical villains, and damsels in distress....

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    • The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
    • By: David Hajdu
    • Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
    • Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-18-08
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 883 ratings
    • In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the bold, pulpy pages of comic books....

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    • A History of Key Elements, Creators, Events and Controversies
    • By: Alex Grand
    • Narrated by: Alex Grand
    • Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 06-17-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them.

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    • The World Inside Your Head
    • By: Eliot Borenstein
    • Narrated by: Todd Menesses
    • Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 05-15-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form....

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    • A Cultural History of American Comic Books
    • By: Jean-Paul Gabilliet
    • Narrated by: Scot Wilcox
    • Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 06-15-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • Originally published in France and long sought in English translation....

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    • Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture
    • By: Laurence Maslon, Michael Kantor
    • Narrated by: Laurence Maslon
    • Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 300 ratings
    • Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more....

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    • The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip
    • By: Nevin Martell
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
    • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 11-25-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 ratings
    • In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, Nevin Martell sets out on a very personal odyssey to understand the life and career of the intensely private man behind Calvin and Hobbes....

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    • The Evolution of the American Comic Book
    • By: Paul Lopes
    • Narrated by: Robert A K Gonyo
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 03-29-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • How is it that comic books - the once-reviled form of lowbrow popular culture - are now the rage for Hollywood blockbusters....

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    • A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country
    • By: Jason Inman
    • Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 06-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and former host of All Access, DC Comics' web show, Jason Inman, discusses the influence war has had on some of the most memorable superheroes in comics....

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    • Characters, Creators, and Culture in the Golden Age
    • By: Peyton Brunet, Blair Davis, Trina Robbins - foreword
    • Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney
    • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 02-28-22
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Comic Book Women offers a feminist history of the golden age of comics, revising our understanding of how numerous genres emerged and upending narratives of how male auteurs built their careers....

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    • How a Generation of Brits Reinvented Pop Culture
    • By: Karl Stock
    • Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
    • Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 11-21-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion, and determination that helped, hindered, and saw the reinvention of comics....

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    • By: Patrick Kinney
    • Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
    • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • Even when he was a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college his comic strip, Igdoof, was so popular it spread to other universities....

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    • Life Writing in Pictures
    • By: Elisabeth El Refaie
    • Narrated by: Katie Mitchell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 07-31-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Over the last 40 years, the comic book has become an increasingly popular way of telling personal stories of considerable complexity and depth....

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    • The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary
    • By: Bill Schelly, Richard A. Lupoff - foreword
    • Narrated by: Derek Botten
    • Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary chronicles the career of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl and Superman comics....

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    • What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society
    • By: Danny Fingeroth
    • Narrated by: Danny Fingeroth
    • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 06-28-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively exploration of the reasons why the superhero is such a potent myth for our times and culture....

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    • What the World's Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment
    • By: Rob Salkowitz
    • Narrated by: Colby Elliott
    • Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Rob Salkowitz explores how the humble art form of comics ended up at the center of the 21st-century media universe....

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    • What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication
    • By: Sheena C. Howard PhD - editor
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Why Wakanda Matters gives Black Panther the in-depth analysis it deserves under the lens of the latest psychological concepts - as well as delving into the lasting cultural impact of this unforgettable story....

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