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Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art
Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards,
blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with
our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our
greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in
biodegradable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars,
foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. This illustration
features the White Rabbit as Herald at the trial, after the design
by Sir John Tenniel for the first edition of Lewis Carroll's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll's novel remains one of
the best-loved fantasy tales, with his characters enjoying an
enduring legacy in popular imagination.
The Art of Ni no Kuni (TM)II: REVENANT KINGDOM is a lavish
full-color book showcasing the best art from the highly anticipated
roleplaying game. Developed by Level-5 and with collaboration from
legendary Studio Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose, Ni no Kuni
(TM)II: REVENANT KINGDOM is a beautiful, characterful and exciting
game. This book is the ultimate fan resource, showcasing the
development of the amazing characters, monsters, vehicles and
locations from initial concept sketches through to the finished
artworks.
In The Art of XCOM 2, readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the
incredible concept art created for the new game and hear from key
developers and artists about the challenges, secrets, and rewards
of creating this landmark series. Also covered in the stunning book
will be the game's five new classes of resistance fighters and
their dynamic weapons, powerful new alien species and their
vehicles, and the brave new world of XCOM 2.
Douglas covers all the great political and social issues of the interwar period. His greatest gift is for concise, clear explanation, setting each cartoon into its historical context. The scope is international.
This stunning book explores the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed,
featuring the art and history of the series from the first
groundbreaking game through the graphic novels to the DLCs.
Highlighting the lush and vibrant art that has become a hallmark of
the series, this luxury coffee-table book brings the game's famous
historical locations and figures to life and explores the evolution
of each iconic Assassin and Templar.
Charles 'Skipper' Lynam, the celebrated preparatory school
headmaster at the Dragon School, Oxford, during the First World
War, inspired a generation of his pupils as they found themselves
caught up in the conflict. This book tells the story of the
school's wartime years and the various fronts on which its boys
were involved. It traces the roots of a school founded by Oxford
dons for their children, its idiosyncratic ways and the
extraordinary relationship Skipper Lynam forged with his boys, some
of whom (in former pupil John Betjeman's words) 'lost their lives
for King and Country and the Dragon School'.
Marie Duval: maverick Victorian cartoonist offers the first
critical appraisal of the work of Marie Duval (Isabelle Emilie de
Tessier, 1847-1890), one of the most unusual, pioneering and
visionary cartoonists of the later nineteenth century. It discusses
key themes and practices of Duval's vision and production, relative
to the wider historic social, cultural and economic environments in
which her work was made, distributed and read, identifing Duval as
an exemplary radical practitioner. The book interrogates the
relationships between the practices and the forms of print,
story-telling, drawing and stage performance. It focuses on the
creation of new types of cultural work by women and highlights the
style of Duval's drawings relative to both the visual conventions
of theatre production and the significance of the visualisation of
amateurism and vulgarity. Marie Duval: maverick Victorian
cartoonist establishes Duval as a unique but exemplary figure in a
transformational period of the nineteenth century. -- .
From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a
gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and
depression-because sometimes even the simple things like getting
out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK
is the story of Debbie Tung's struggle with anxiety and her
experience with depression. She shares what it's like navigating
life, overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and
constantly feeling like all hope is lost. The book explores her
journey to understanding the importance of mental health in her
day-to-day life and how she learns to embrace the highs and lows
when things feel out of control. Debbie opens up about deeply
personal issues and the winding road to recovery, discovers the
value of self-love, and rebuilds a more mindful relationship with
her mental health. In this graphic memoir, Debbie aims to provide
positive and comforting messages to anyone who is facing similar
difficulties or is just trying to get through a tough time in life.
She hopes to encourage readers to be kinder to themselves, to know
that they are not alone, and that it's okay to be vulnerable
because they are not defined by their mental health struggles. The
dark clouds won't be there forever. Everything will turn out all
right.
Siobhan's blood has brought her victory and the throne, but it
contains its own kernel of evil... Time has passed in Eruin Dulea.
Siobhan reigns with wisdom and compassion. One day, during a trip
with her protector Seamus, she meets Kyle of Klanach, a minor
nobleman haunted by his family's dishonour, whose charm doesn't
leave her indifferent... Unfortunately, the evil Lady Gerfaut is
plotting to place her own son in power. And what better way to do
this than a marriage, even if it requires black magic to arrange?
An eye-opening exploration of the toxic masculinity and sexism that
pervades the superhero genre. Superheroes have been exciting and
inspirational cultural icons for decades, dating back to the debut
of Superman in the 1930s. The earliest tales have been held up as
cornerstones of the genre, looked upon with nostalgic reverence.
However, enshrining these tales also enshrines many outdated values
that have allowed sexist gender dynamics to thrive. In Not All
Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of
Superheroes, Tim Hanley examines how anger, aggression, and
violence became the norm in superhero comics, paired with a disdain
for women that the industry has yet to fully move beyond. The
sporadic addition of new female heroes over the years proved
largely ineffective, the characters often underused and
objectified. Hanley also reveals how the genre's sexism has had
real-world implications, with many creators being outed as sexual
harassers and bigots, while intolerant fan movements are awash with
misogynistic hate speech. Superheroes can be a force for good,
representing truth, justice, and courage, but the industry is laden
with excessive baggage. The future of the genre depends on what
elements of its past are celebrated and what is left behind. Not
All Supermen unravels this complex history and shows how
superheroes can become more relevant and inspiring for everyone.
A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine
high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift,
and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers,
travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of
well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published
throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted
covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped,
complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The
covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many
hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces
that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.
PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical
features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two
ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list
and robust ivory text paper. THE ARTIST. Born in Kent, William
Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an
architect, writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his
Kelmscott Press, an important figure of the Arts and Crafts
movement. HE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in
your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be
beautiful."
Part of a ten-volume bibliography series on comic art compiled by
John A. Lent during the past decade, this volume provides more
information on U.S. and Canadian comic art, animation, caricature,
and gag, political, illustrative, and magazine cartoons than any
other printed source in the world. Lent, founding editor of
International Journal of Comic Art and longtime scholar of
cartooning globally, takes great pains to be exhaustive,
representative, and accurate in providing 11,367 citations of
books, chapters, articles, and "fugitive" materials gleaned from a
variety of sources worldwide, including about 400 periodicals and
journals. Easy to use, incorporating a well-structured outline that
includes categories and sub-categories, Lent spans every
conceivable aspect of comic art. Other features include periodical
directories for both Canada and the United States with addresses,
typical contents, and inaugural dates of 101 comic art-related
journals, magazines, and fanzines, and citations to hundreds of
cartoonists and animators and their characters and works.
Undoubtedly, this volume and the other nine in the
Greenwood/Praeger series are unequalled as the definitive comic art
bibliographies.
Jane Austen's six novels are true classics, still immensely popular
some 200 years after their first publication. But although the
celebrated stories never change, the covers are always different.
"Jane Austen Cover to Cover" compiles two centuries of design, from
elegant Victorian hardcovers and the famed 1894 "Peacock" edition
to 1950s pulp, movie tie-in editions, graphic novels,
foreign-language translations, and many, many others. Filled with
beautiful artwork and insightful commentary, this fascinating and
visually intriguing collection is a must for Janeites, design
geeks, and book lovers of every stripe.
This gorgeous compendium showcases new content from summer 2017
onward, including the development process around fan-favorite
heroes, environments, and cinematics. Beyond new content, this
all-encompassing showcase dives deeper, expanding on the
construction of unique, event-driven game modes, NPC design, and
more. Don't miss this stunning collection, painstakingly produced
direct from the Overwatch game team!
Comic empires is a unique collection of new research exploring the
relationship between imperialism and political cartoons,
caricature, and satirical art. Edited by leading scholars across
both fields (and with contributions from contexts as diverse as
Egypt, Australia, the United States, and China, as well as Europe)
the volume provides new perspectives on well-known events, and
illuminates little-known players in the 'great game' of empire in
modern times. Some of the finest comic art of the period is
deployed as evidence, and examined seriously, in its own right, for
the first time. Accessible to students of history at all levels,
Comic empires is a major addition to the world-leading 'Studies in
Imperialism' series, as well as standing alone as an innovative and
significant contribution to the ever-growing international field of
comics studies. -- .
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