American Flagg #1 – 50

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
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    American Flagg Vol. 1 #1 – 50 + Vol. 2 #1 – 12 (1983-1989) : American Flagg! is an American comic book series created by writer-artist Howard Chaykin, published by First Comics from 1983 to 1989. A science fiction series and political satire, it was set in the U.S., particularly Chicago, Illinois, in the early 2030s. Writers besides Chaykin included Steven Grant, J.M. DeMatteis, and Alan Moore.

    Edge of Chaos #1 – 3

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
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    Edge of Chaos #1 – 3 (1983-1984).

    Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book #1

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
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    The book is broken down into sections on coloring, inking, lettering, scripting, pencilling, and plotting. Plenty of examples in blue line for inking, coloring, etc. It is printed on very heavy paper just like the real artists use. This is an informative look at what goes into the making of a comic book and a nice collectible to boot.

    Star Slammers – The Complete Collection

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
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    Before Walter Simonson’s work with Marvel and DC, there was Star Slammers, a series first devised by Simonson during his college days. The Slammers would later be resurrected as a Marvel graphic novel, and then a miniseries. Simonson describes it thus: “Once upon a time, there was a race of men who could out-shoot, out-fight, and out-kill anybody. They were paid fabulous sums to act as mercenaries. The practice became so lucrative, they decided to go into business. They became the most successful businessmen in history, and they called themselves… The Star Slammers!” The collected Star Slammers also features—published here for the very first time—Simonson’s earliest version of the Slammers created for his college thesis at the Rhode Island School of Design. These stories predate his first professional comics work but strongly show the artist’s keen sense of composition and design.

    The Story of Music in Cartoon (1983)

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
    Cast
    In vivid color, this history of music presents the salient moments of one of mankind’s most exalting ventures. The first use of simple work songs, the severity of the Gregorian chant and the carefree tunes of the minstrels, the polyphony of Medieval times and the great musical diversity of the Renaissance, the fruitfulness of Handel and the unmatched perfectionism of Beethoven, the patriotic impetus of Verdi and the touching lyricism of Puccini, the primordial rhythms of Stravinsky and the unorthodox, experimental compositions of Cage. These and other highlights of musical history are represented in striking cartoon drawings that amuse as well as inform. The protagonists of this history have not built skyscrapers or founded kingdoms. They have not crossed tempestuous oceans or boldly set foot on the moon. With much devotion, they have simply revealed to our minds and hearts the purest and most beautiful of universes.

    Whisper Vol. 1 #1 – 2 (1983)

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    other-comics
    Year
    1983
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    Whisper Vol. 1 #1 – 2 (1983).