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Marvel Illustrated on MySpace

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 1, 2009

Why not show your appreciation of the series by being its friend on the popular social networking site? There are links and basic information there for you to consume. I like to see the friends on this page to get a feel for the diverse range of people who enjoy this work and also the [...]

Download Teacher’s Guides for Marvel Illustrated Books

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 1, 2009

I enjoyed the Last of the Mohicans guide but I am a historian so I am unable to really use it. It is geared towards an American audience. clipped from marvel.com Download these teachers guides to use in your classrooms with the Marvel Illustrated line of titles. Man in the Iron Mask Last of the [...]

Pride HC to launch in Oct

Posted by: pspteacher on: July 23, 2009

This will make my girlfriend happy! clipped from www.newsarama.com PRIDE & PREJUDICE PREMIERE HC Written by NANCY BUTLER Penciled by HUGO PETRUS Cover by SONNY LIEW “This project has been like a dream come true for me as a writer and as a former graphic designer—not only am I adapting a book I love, I [...]

Free Preview: Wizard of Oz #8

Posted by: pspteacher on: July 17, 2009

The writer behind the Age of Bronze and the innovative Skottie Young continue their interpretation of the classic tale. Great series! clipped from www.comicbookresources.com The search for Glinda, Good Witch of the South, is full of danger—a giant spider-monster that eats whole animals like a spider does flies. It’s full of strangeness—a whole village of [...]

Free Preview: Pride and Prejudice #3

Posted by: pspteacher on: June 5, 2009

Marvel are at it again. Here is another Classic draw in a realistic and attractive style. Enjoy the preview clipped from www.comicbookresources.com The grand adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece continues! The Bennet girls are going boy-crazy in a sea of officers and wealthy businessmen. What’s a lady got to do to find a good man? [...]

Free Preview: Marvel Illustraded: Kidnapped! #5

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 27, 2009

Follow the link below for a six page preview of this great Marvel Illustrated series. clipped from www.comicbookresources.com Having escaped from the ship he was kidnapped on, David Balfour reaches Scotland with the man he aided, Alan Breck Stewart. But their troubles are just beginning as the duo is pursued by a troop of English [...]

FREE COMIC: Frakenstein

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 22, 2009

English Teachers -you might want to recommend this comic.Follow the clipped link to read it online onlyPerhaps it could be put opnto an interactive whiteboard. clipped from www.wowio.com Frankenstein Martin Powell and Pat Olliffe92 pages (September 2002); 60.2MB downloadMoonstone; ISBN: 0971293791 Mary Shelley’s classic novel of science gone mad is brought to life in this critically [...]

More Classics Now from IDW

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 18, 2009

Follow the link for more information clipped from www.newsarama.com Comics have long been home to adaptations of classic literary works all the way back to the fondly remembered Classics Illustrated series of books, and the trend is back on an upswing in recent years. California-based IDW Publishing is one of the publishers getting in on [...]

Lesson Plans for Marvel Illustrated

Posted by: pspteacher on: February 6, 2009

Follow the link for a min-interview and tyhe link within the story for the website with the lesson plans. Great idea. I will hopefully get an English teacher to comment on them in the future. clipped from www.diamondbookshelf.com Marvel Comics has posted comprehensive lesson plans to support several titles from Marvel Illustrated, Marvel’s graphic novel [...]

Free Preview: Marvel Illustrated: Kidnapped #2

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 7, 2008

Follow the link below for a 7 page preview of Kidnapped #2. I would give this title a 12/PG-13. clipped from www.comicbookresources.com At the order of his fiendish uncle, David Balfour has been kidnapped aboard The Covenant. Having no other options, David accepts the meager life of a cabin boy. When a stranger, Alan Stewart, [...]


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