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The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural
and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best
of the original chapters but also includes images, new chapters and
new contributions from the Batman writers and editors. Spanning 75
years and multiple incarnations, this is the definitive history of
Batman.
Comics and the punk movement are powerfully and inextricably
linked. Each has a do-it-yourself ethos and a rebellious spirit to
defy authority that complements the other. Though this link seems
obvious, this collection of insightful and provocative works
provides for first time a thorough analysis of the intersections
between comics and punk. It also seeks to expand the discussion
beyond the standard US and UK punk scenes to include the influence
punk has had on comics produced in other countries, such as Spain
and Turkey. Exhaustively researched, this collection is an
invaluable work for scholars and fans of comics and punk.
Drawing Cartoons provides invaluable support for anyone who has
ever dreamed of drawing cartoons, but lacks the confidence. Taking
the approach that anyone can draw, the author leads the reader
through the steps of putting together cartoon figures, showing, for
example, how a simple box shape can be transformed into a cartoon
dog, or how a basic stick figure can convey a range of emotions.
The book contains interviews with professional cartoonists who are
household names, such as 'Mac' of The Daily Mail, 'Matt' of The
Telegraph and Gerald Scarfe.
Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of
American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has
Captain America's character. Because the comic book world fosters a
close fan-creator dialogue, creators must consider their
ever-changing readership. Comic book artists must carefully balance
storyline continuity with cultural relevance. Captain America's
seventy-year existence spans from World War II through the Cold War
to the American War on Terror; beginning as a soldier unopposed to
offensive attacks against foreign threats, he later becomes known
as a defender whose only weapon is his iconic shield. In this way,
Captain America reflects America's need to renegotiate its social
contract and reinvent its national myths and cultural identity, all
the while telling stories proclaiming an eternal and unchanging
spirit of America. In Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence,
Stevens reveals how the comic book hero has evolved to maintain
relevance to America's fluctuating ideas of masculinity,
patriotism, and violence. Stevens outlines the history of Captain
America's adventures and places the unfolding storyline in dialogue
with the comic book industry as well as America's varying political
culture. Stevens shows that Captain America represents the ultimate
American story: permanent enough to survive for nearly seventy
years with a history fluid enough to be constantly reinterpreted to
meet the needs of an ever-changing culture.
Across generations and genres, comics have imagined different views
of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias.
These presaging narratives can be read as reflections of their
authors' (and readers') hopes, fears and beliefs about the present.
This collection of new essays explores the creative processes in
comics production that bring plausible futures to the page. The
contributors investigate portrayals in different stylistic
traditions-manga, bande desinees-from a variety of theoretical
perspectives. The disparate yet coherent picture that emerges
documents the elaborate storylines and complex universes comics
creators have been crafting for decades.
Late for a meeting, lost your keys or having romance problems?
Sometimes we all need a little guidance, and this new series
pitches our favourite super-heroes against tricky situations we
will all recognise, from battles with body positivity to pacifying
office conflict - with often hilarious results. With official
Marvel comic-book artwork throughout, and a dynamic design, this is
the perfect book for Spider-Man fans who want to see the world
through the eyes of their hero.
Dealing with a dead phone, ordering a coffee or stuck with DIY
around the home? Sometimes we all need a little guidance, and this
new series pitches our favourite super-heroes against real-life
(and often tricky) situations we will all recognise, from pet
ownership to fashion tips - with often hilarious results. With
official Marvel comic-book artwork throughout, and a dynamic
design, this is the perfect gift book for Thor fans who want to see
the world through the eyes of their hero.
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Jim
(Hardcover)
Jim Woodring
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Frank is, as everyone knows, Jim Woodring s best-selling cartoon
character. Jim, on the other hand, is Woodring s cartoon alter ego,
the fictional doppelganger who has for 30 years inhabited Woodring
s alternate universe where shifting, phantasmagoric landscapes,
abrupt, hallucinatory visual revelations, and unexpected eruptions
of uninhibited verbal self-flagellation are commonplace. Jim is a
mind-bending collection of all of Woodring s best non-Frank
creative work comics stories, prose stories, drawings, and
paintings, with a new introduction and afterword by the man
himself. Abounding in metaphors if you choose to see them and naked
self-disclosure if you don t, this volume of comics, prose, and
images collected here for the first time is a bounty of Woodring s
inspired artistry."
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The Great Showdowns
(Hardcover)
Scott Campbell; Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris
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R271
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Han vs the green fellow. Chief Brody vs the very large shark. John
McClane vs broken glass, and many, many more...This is Scott
Campbell's acclaimed "Great Showdowns" series, showing strangely
good-natured confrontations between his favorite movie characters,
finally gets the book collection fans have been demanding! It comes
with a Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris.
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