Amundsen, Roald, The South Pole, Cooper Square Press, 2001.

This book gives a first-hand account of Amundsen's 1911 expedition to the South Pole.

Chabon, Michael, and others, Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Vol. 1-3, Dark Horse Comics, 2004-2006.

This series of graphic novels reprint the Escapist comic books along with original content. Dark Horse Comics launched The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist following the popularity of Chabon's novel.

McCloud, Scott, Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form, Harper, 2000.

This book, told in McCloud's boldly black and white comic style, examines the Internet as the next frontier for the comic book industry.

———, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Kitchen Sink Press, 1993.

McCloud examines comics as art and as communication media. Although his arguments are rigorous, the content is laid out as a black and white comic book.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis, The...