Geoff Spear Libros

The Eisner Award-winning, nationally best-selling mythology returns in an expanded paperback edition featuring 32 new pages. This edition showcases the iconic DC Comics characters—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and the Justice League—through the unparalleled artistry of Alex Ross. Entertainment Weekly praised Ross's ability to give weight to both super and mortal heroes, creating a unique spatial presence on the page. Acclaimed designer/writer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear have collaborated to produce a visually stunning book, with an introduction by renowned director M. Night Shyamalan. Often likened to Norman Rockwell, Ross's work reflects his deep affection for these classic superheroes. The book offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his creative process, showcasing dynamic art paired with Kidd’s innovative design. Readers will find memorable stories like Kingdom Come, Peace on Earth, War on Crime, and Uncle Sam come alive across more than 300 pages. The new material highlights Ross's latest comic series, Justice, featuring sketches, preliminary art, and prototype figures. Every page of this book bursts with the power of the icons it celebrates.

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world's most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys. This is The Dynamic Duo as you've never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won't stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview for our book. More than just a dazzling novelty, Bat-Manga is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics.