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From the late 1800s to the early 1960s, millions of bright and
colorful, attention-getting paper labels were used by fruit growers
to identify and advertise boxes of fresh produce. Today these true
works of art are avidly sought by designers, collectors, and
decorators. Over 1700 stunning color images of fruit labels are
presented here alphabetically: stock and private labels from
growers and associations ranging from Acme and All American to
Yakima Valley and Zirkle. Many decorative motifs, including fruit
still-lifes, anthropomorphized fruit, scenic vistas, and elaborate
portraitures, are featured. Today they are clearly incorporated
into interior design. The text includes histories of major fruit
companies and the rise of fruit labels, useful collecting hints,
values information and codes with every caption, and a detailed
bibliography. This book is a must for anyone with a passion for
beautiful graphic design.
Witness what the gods do after dark in the fifth volume of a stylish
and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek
mythology, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content from creator
Rachel Smythe.
"You want to know about The Bringer of Death."
It is Persephone's birthday, and she receives the ultimate gift: Hades
confesses his desire for her, leading to their first kiss. But that
doesn't necessarily make things easier for the goddess of spring, who
is still in over her head in gossip-driven Olympus. Persephone feels
intense guilt over the official breakup between Hades and Minthe, she
is struggling to find her footing in her fast-paced job, and - worst of
all - the shades of her past are slowly coming to light.
After an unexpected encounter with Apollo, Persephone flees into the
depths of the Underworld. Concerned for her safety and determined to
find her, Hades must team up with Artemis, Eros, and Hera, but they're
working against a ticking clock. Zeus knows about the bloody secret in
Persephone's past, and now the furious king of the gods will stop at
nothing to bring her to justice.
This edition of Smythe's original Eisner Award-winning webcomic Lore
Olympus features exclusive behind-the-scenes content and brings the
Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic
graphic novel.
This volume collects episodes 103-126 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore
Olympus.
Learn to create detailed female characters to include in your own
comic strip or graphic novel! Professional manga and anime artist
Kyachi offers aspiring artists an easy-to-follow approach to
drawing manga women. For beginners, it can be intimidating to know
where to start when drawing the human form. This book is meant to
dispel those fears and wipe away any hesitation, so you can begin
with a blank page or empty screen and start populating it with
people. Soon your simple forms will take on greater detail and your
characters will come to life before you! Kyachi has distilled her
specialized knowledge of the skeleton, muscles and physical
structures, explaining and analyzing the most difficult aspects of
figure drawing and presenting it to you in a clear and simple way.
With this all-in-one, how-to guide you'll: Create compelling
characters and eye-catching action poses Learn about contrapposto
(a specialized art term, meaning that most of the body's weight
rests on either the left or right leg, achieving an angular or
asymmetrical stance) Master traditional freehand, as well as
digital techniques Follow along with the step-by-step progressions,
before it's time to try it on your own Consult the cartoon guide
who pops up and chimes in when expert tips are needed most A series
of detailed lessons shows you how to draw the female form in every
possible position. Individual chapters cover standing, sitting,
reclining, walking, running and jumping. Essential details are then
added--such as realistic creases to clothing and colorizing with
brightness, contrast and saturation effects. Lovers of action manga
and those hoping to create original, complex female characters will
find this book absolutely indispensable! *Recommended for artists
16 & up*
This retrospective brings insight into hundreds of stunning rock
posters by Jim Phillips made over 40 years, from 1965 to 2005, and
counting. Phillips tells his life story and how the posters record
an evolution of Rock Age music. Containing iconic images that
advertise concerts featuring both emerging and established
musicians, this collection will delight and astound you. Jim's
original, ground-breaking computer painted posters, along with his
old-world style techniques are a real wonder sure to bring a smile.
A bonus section presents Phillips' son Jimbo's rock posters. Rock
musicians, fans, and hip audiences today all will pour over the
fabulous images and lettering that set this work apart.
"The Art of ALIEN: ISOLATION "is a high-end art book featuring over
300 images from the latest game in the critically and commercially
acclaimed Alien franchise. Taking players back to the survival
horror atmosphere of the first film, "ALIEN: ISOLATION" features
Amanda Ripley as the hero trying to survive on a decommissioned
space station. "The Art of ALIEN: ISOLATION" is the ultimate
gallery of the eagerly anticipated game, featuring extensive
concept and development art, and creator and artist commentary
throughout.
An artist’s record of the homes of 89 leading creatives from
interior designers to ceramicists, antiques dealers, florists and
chefs. SJ Axelby brings new life to interior portraiture, capturing
in paint the favourite rooms of 89 leading creatives from interior
designers to ceramicists and antiques dealers (and florists and
chefs). A sumptuously illustrated record of a home or special
project, each interior portrait is accompanied by a charming and
quirky interview with the owner, in which we discover invaluable
nuggets of design advice, cocktail choice, life hacks and so much
more – all illustrated in watercolour by SJ. There is a long
tradition of painting rooms to provide a record of grand homes,
giving a glimpse into the life and times of previous generations.
Today there is a resurgence of interest in our living spaces, but
there is no book in the tradition of illustrated room portraiture
to inspire you. SJ Axelby's Interior Portraits will take you into
multiple unique and colourful homes, seen through the artist’s
eye. Creating an authentic and characterful scheme is much like the
composition of a painting: the shape, form, contrast, colour,
pattern and texture all need to work in harmony. This pictorial
guide includes not only Sarah-Jane’s original watercolours but
scrapbook pages annotated with design wisdom from each room’s
owners, which will enthuse and empower the reader to try new ideas
in their own homes. It’s a creative who’s who of the
international design world featuring mouth-watering compositions
bursting with colour and pattern and displaying the true joy of a
home that reflects its owner’s personality. With a foreword by
Kit Kemp of Firmdale Hotels. Just a few of the creatives featured:
Alexandra Tolstoy Alice Stori Liechtenstein Anna Spiro Ashley Hicks
Ben Pentreath & Charlie McCormick Cath Kidston Padgham Erica
Davies Flora Soames Henry Holland Kit Kemp Lucinda Chambers Lulu
Lytle Luke Edward Hall & Duncan Campbell Matilda Goad Penny
Morrison Robert Kime Skye McAlpine Sophie Conran
Larry Hama (b. 1949) is the writer and cartoonist who helped
develop the 1980s G.I. Joe toyline and created a new generation of
comic book fans from the tie-in comic book. Through many interviews
with Hama, this volume reveals that G.I. Joe is far from his
greatest feat as an artist. At different points in his life and
career, Hama was mentored by comics' legends Bernard Krigstein,
Wallace Wood, and Neal Adams. Though their impact left an
impression on his work, Hama has created a unique brand of
storytelling that crosses various media. For example, he devised
the character Bucky O'Hare, a green rabbit in outer space that was
made into a comic book, toy line, video game, and television
cartoon-with each medium in mind. Hama also discusses his varied
career, from working at Neal Adams and Dick Giordano's legendary
Continuity to editing a humor magazine at Marvel, developing G.I.
Joe, and enjoying a long run as writer of Wolverine. This volume
also explores Hama's life outside of comics. He is an activist in
the Asian American community, a musician, and an actor in film and
stage. He has also appeared in minor roles on the television shows
M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live and on Broadway. Editor and
historian Christopher Irving compiles six of his own interviews
with Hama, some of which are unpublished, and compiled others that
range through Hama's illustrious career. The first academic volume
on the artist, this collection gives a snapshot of Hama's unique
character-driven and visual approach to comics' storytelling.
A new theoretical framework that critiques many of the assumptions
of comics studies It has become an axiom in comic studies that
"comics is a language, not a genre." But what exactly does that
mean, and how is discourse on the form both aided and hindered by
thinking of it in linguistic terms? In Comics and Language, Hannah
Miodrag challenges many of the key assumptions about the "grammar"
and formal characteristics of comics, and offers a more nuanced,
theoretical framework that she argues will better serve the field
by offering a consistent means for communicating critical theory in
the scholarship. Through engaging close readings and an accessible
use of theory, this book exposes the problems embedded in the ways
critics have used ideas of language, literature, structuralism, and
semiotics, and sets out a new and more theoretically sound way of
understanding how comics communicate. Comics and Language argues
against the critical tendency to flatten the distinctions between
language and images and to discuss literature purely in terms of
story content. It closely examines the original critical theories
that such arguments purport to draw on and shows how they in fact
point away from the conclusions they are commonly used to prove.
The book improves on the field's use of existing scholarly
disciplines and furthers the ongoing sophistication of the field.
It provides animated and insightful analyses of a range of
different texts and takes an interdisciplinary approach. Comics and
Language will appeal to the general comics reader and will prove
crucial for specialized scholars in the fields of comics,
literature, cultural studies, art history, and visual studies. It
also provides a valuable summary of the current state of formalist
criticism within comics studies and so presents the ideal text for
those interested in exploring this growing area of research. Hannah
Miodrag, Leicester, United Kingdom, is a postdoctoral fellow of
English at the University of Leicester. Her work has been published
in the International Journal of Comic Art, Studies in Comics, and
PEER English: The Journal of New Critical Thinking.
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. Vincent van Gogh painted
Almond Blossom as a gift in celebration of the birth of his nephew.
He had previously been greatly inspired by flowering trees, and
appreciated their power as symbols of rebirth. THE FINAL WORD. As
William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not
know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
From knitting personality Vickie Howell comes an adorable
collection of modern baby knits featuring a fresh new take garter
stitch, everyone s go-to for easy projects. Taking this stitch into
new creative territory, Howell designer, author, "Knit Simple(r)
"columnist, and host of PBS "Knitting Daily TV with Vickie Howell
"has created 28 standout garments for boys and girls, including
plenty of unisex items. These pieces wow with their inventiveness
and modern appeal including stylish fringed moccasins, a boho
hooded poncho, a feathered pom-pom toboggan hat, and a baby
Cowichan sweater that grownup knitters will envy!"
This work takes an in-depth look at the world of comic books
through the eyes of a Native American reader and offers frank
commentary on the medium's cultural representation of the Native
American people. It addresses a range of portrayals, from the
bloodthirsty barbarians and noble savages of dime novels, to
formulaic secondary characters and sidekicks, and, occasionally,
protagonists sans paternal white hero, examining how and why Native
Americans have been consistently marginalized and misrepresented in
comics. Chapters cover early representations of Native Americans in
popular culture and newspaper comic strips, the Fenimore Cooper
legacy, the ""white"" Indian, the shaman, revisionist portrayals,
and Native American comics from small publishers, among other
topics.
Breaking box office records around the globe, the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU) has achieved an unparalleled level of success and
gripped the imaginations of fans across the world, raising the
films to a higher level of narrative: myth. Using the field of
religious studies, this is the first book to analyze the Marvel
Cinematic Universe as a modern myth, comparing it to epics,
symbols, rituals, and stories from multiple world religious
traditions. By exploring how the characters and events of the MCU
resemble religious themes and ancient mythic stories, this book
places the exploits of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther,
and the other stars of the Marvel films, alongside the legends of
Achilles, Gilgamesh, Arjuna, the Buddha, and many others. It
examines their origin stories and rites of passage, the monsters,
shadow-selves, and familial conflicts they contend with, and the
symbols of death and the battle against it that stalk them at every
turn. As a result, we can appreciate how the films deal with
timeless human dilemmas and questions, evoking an enduring sense of
adventure and wonder common across world mythic traditions.
Combined for the first time here are Maus I: A Survivor's Tale and Maus II - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe. By addressing the horror of the Holocaust through cartoons, the author captures the everyday reality of fear and is able to explore the guilt, relief and extraordinary sensation of survival - and how the children of survivors are in their own way affected by the trials of their parents. A contemporary classic of immeasurable significance.
The Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the work of the
creator of the immensely popular Peanuts comic strip. Despite
Schulz's celebrity, few scholarly books on his work and career have
been published. This collection serves as a foundation for future
study not only of Charles Schulz (1922-2000) but, more broadly, of
the understudied medium of newspaper comics. Schulz's Peanuts ran
for a half century, during which time he drew the strip and its
characters to express keen observations on postwar American life
and culture. As Peanuts' popularity grew, Schulz had opportunities
to shape the iconography, style, andphilosophy of modern life in
ways he never could have imagined when he began the strip in 1950.
Edited by leading scholars Jared Gardner and Ian Gordon, this
volume ranges over a spectrum of Schulz's accomplishments and
influence, touching on everything from cartoon aesthetics to the
marketing of global fast food. Philosophy, ethics, and cultural
history all come into play. Indeed, the book even highlights
Snoopy's global reach as American soft power. As the broad
interdisciplinary range of this volume makes clear, Peanuts offers
countless possibilities for study and analysis. From many
perspectives-including childhood studies, ethnic studies, health
and exercise studies, as well as sociology-The Comics of Charles
Schulz offers the most comprehensive and diverse study of the most
influential cartoonist during the second half of the twentieth
century. With contributions by: Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T.
Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr.,
Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag,
Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael Tisserand.
This is the story of Carol Danvers, a US Air Force officer who
later became Captain Marvel. Carol Danvers has a big dream of going
into space one day and she's determined to work hard and follow her
ambitions. Fighting stereotypes and her father along the way, Carol
joins the Air Force and ends up as head of security at a top secret
NASA base where a series of events suddenly turn her world upside
down. She emerges as Captain Marvel, one of the most powerful Super
Heroes in history. This is a story about dreams, being true to
yourself and taking charge of your own power. Marvel Origins tell
the stories of our favourite Marvel characters from their early
lives and struggles to getting their powers and becoming some of
the best-known Super Heroes of all time. These action-packed books
are the perfect way to introduce children to the world of Marvel or
to learn more about their favourite heroes. (c) 2020 MARVEL
What exactly are comics? Can they be art, literature, or even
pornography? How should we understand the characters, stories, and
genres that shape them? Thinking about comics raises a bewildering
range of questions about representation, narrative, and value.
Philosophy of Comics is an introduction to these philosophical
questions. In exploring the history and variety of the comics
medium, Sam Cowling and Wesley D. Cray chart a path through the
emerging field of the philosophy of comics. Drawing from a diverse
range of forms and genres and informed by case studies of classic
comics such as Watchmen, Tales from the Crypt, and Fun Home,
Cowling and Cray explore ethical, aesthetic, and ontological
puzzles, including: - What does it take to create—or destroy—a
fictional character like Superman? - Can all comics be adapted into
films, or are some comics impossible to adapt? - Is there really a
genre of “superhero comics� - When are comics obscene,
pornographic, and why does it matter? At a time of rapidly growing
interest in graphic storytelling, this is an ideal introduction to
the philosophy of comics and some of its most central and puzzling
questions.
100 iconic images to celebrate 50 years of the Mr Men and Little
Miss! The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for
50 years with their charming and funny antics. This unique
collection contains 100 postcards, each one featuring a different
image from the Mr Men and Little Miss books created from 1971
onwards. From Mr Tickle's extraordinarily long arms to Little Miss
Naughty's cheeky grin, there are lots of fun postcards to send,
share and enjoy.
The first compact history of the American poster with 80 full color
reproductions and an essay on poster design. The "modern" American
poster has figured prominently in virtually every major political,
social, commercial, and cultural development in the country. With
arresting images and text, these posters have informed and sold
Americans on election campaigns, the nation's war efforts, protest
movements, consumer products, travel, entertainment, etc. They also
comprise a history of U.S. graphic design, reflecting dramatic
changes in style, advertising theory, and printing, as well as the
emergence of key graphic designers. The American Image provides a
rare survey of this popular art, spanning more than one hundred
years. Selected from the Resnick Collection, the book analyzes some
70 posters representative of every significant style and theme.
They range from design masterpieces to works of historical value,
from posters by renowned designers to those created anonymously,
and from celebrated images to those never before published. This
handsome book includes superb, full-color reproductions; an
incisive essay on American poster design by R. Roger Remington; and
a preface and authoritative commentary on each image by Mark
Resnick. MARK RESNICK is currently Executive Vice-President,
Business Affairs, for Twentieth Century Fox. He has assembled what
is likely the foremost private collection of American posters
spanning the 1890s to present. R. ROGER REMINGTON is the Massimo
and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Professor in Design in the School
of Design, Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the author of
several books, the most recent of which is American Modernism:
Graphic Design, 1920 to 1960.
An extensively illustrated compendium of 45 expertly selected
illuminated bibles that transport the reader through 1,000 years of
history and across the Christian world. For two millennia the Bible
has inspired the creation of art. Within this legacy of remarkable
art and beauty, illuminated biblical manuscripts offer some of the
best evidence for our understanding of early Christian painting and
artistic interpretations of the Bible. Compiled and written by two
internationally renowned experts, this beautiful book immerses the
reader in the world of illuminated manuscripts of the Bible.
Through its pictures we are transported across 1,000 years of
history, passing chronologically through many of the major centres
of the Christian world. Starting in Constantinople in the East, the
journey moves on to Lindisfarne in the North, to imperial Aachen,
back to Canterbury, then to Carolingian Tours in western France.
Later we view some of the riches of Winchester, Mozarabic Spain,
Crusader Jerusalem, the Meuse valley, northern Iraq, Paris, London,
Bologna, Naples, Bulgaria, the Low Countries, Rome and Persia. Our
journey ends in Gondar, the capital of imperial Ethiopia.
Forty-five remarkable books - each a treasure in its own right -
provide our itinerary through time and across continents. Together
they enable us to explore and revel in the extraordinary art and
beauty of illuminated biblical manuscripts, some of the finest but
least-known paintings from the Middle Ages.
This book looks at the humor that artists and editors believed
would have appeal in four different countries. Ian Gordon explains
how similar humor played out in comic strips across different
cultures and humor styles. By examining Skippy and Ginger Meggs,
the book shows a good deal of similarities between American and
Australian humor while establishing some distinct differences. In
examining the French translation of Perry Winkle, the book explores
questions of language and culture. By shifting focus to a later
period and looking at the American and British comics entitled
Dennis the Menace, two very different comics bearing the same name,
Kid Comic Strips details both differences in culture and traditions
and the importance of the type of reader imagined by the artist.
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