Vigilantes comic books issue 1

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Cover by Jeff Dee. "A Charge of Mayhem!", script by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee (co-plot), pencils by Jeff Dee, inks by Patrick Zircher; Condor and Shatterman have an appointment with the Crusaders to apply for membership; Unfortunately, the villainous Crushers have taken over Crusader Citadel before the two new heroes arrive. Adapted from the role-playing game. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi. Art and cover by Betten Court. Original Concept by Kohei Horikoshi. Translated and Adapted by Caleb Cook.

Koichi Haimawari couldn't make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they're doing, but they've got the courage-or foolishness-to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W.

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1st printing. "Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City!" Edited by Dennis O'Neil. Compiled by veteran comic book writer Dennis O'Neil, this collection of essays explores Batman's motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman Unauthorized covers both the silly and the solemn, asking questions like "Why is the Joker so good at pushing Batman's buttons?" "What does Batman's technology say about the times?" "Why are Batman's villains crazier than average?" and "Why is Batman the perfect, iconic American hero?" Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 220 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. By Ezra Claverie. COPYRIGHT VIGILANTES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE HOLLYWOOD SUPERHERO, 1998-2018 explains superhero blockbusters as allegories of intellectual property relations. In movies based on characters owned by the comics duopoly of DC and Marvel, no narrative recurs more often than a villain's attempt to copy the superhero's unique powers. Since the 1930s, the dominant American comics publishers have treated the creations of artists and writers as work for hire, such that stories and characters become company property. Thus, publishers avoided sharing the profits both from magazine sales and from licensing characters into other media. For decades, creators have challenged this regime, demanding either shares of profits or outright ownership of their creations. Now that the duopoly rents, licenses, and adapts superheroes for increasingly expensive franchises, and for growing international audiences, any challenge to intellectual property relations threatens a production regime worth billions of dollars. Weaving together legal analysis, Marxist political economy, and close readings of movies, COPYRIGHT VIGILANTES explains the preoccupations of Hollywood's leading genre. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text Only. Cover price $30.00.