Comic Book Crime

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Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814764525
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Book Synopsis Comic Book Crime by : Nickie D. Phillips

Download or read book Comic Book Crime written by Nickie D. Phillips and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman, Batman, Daredevil, and Wonder Woman are iconic cultural figures that embody values of order, fairness, justice, and retribution. Comic Book Crime digs deep into these and other celebrated characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of crime and justice in contemporary American comic books. This is a world where justice is delivered, where heroes save ordinary citizens from certain doom, where evil is easily identified and thwarted by powers far greater than mere mortals could possess. Nickie Phillips and Staci Strobl explore these representations and show that comic books, as a historically important American cultural medium, participate in both reflecting and shaping an American ideological identity that is often focused on ideas of the apocalypse, utopia, retribution, and nationalism. Through an analysis of approximately 200 comic books sold from 2002 to 2010, as well as several years of immersion in comic book fan culture, Phillips and Strobl reveal the kinds of themes and plots popular comics feature in a post-9/11 context. They discuss heroes’ calculations of “deathworthiness,” or who should be killed in meting out justice, and how these judgments have as much to do with the hero’s character as they do with the actions of the villains. This fascinating volume also analyzes how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive. Engaging, sharp, and insightful, Comic Book Crime is a fresh take on the very meaning of truth, justice, and the American way.

Alt-Hero

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Publisher : Arkhaven Comics
ISBN 13 : 9789527303450
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Alt-Hero by : Vox Day

Download or read book Alt-Hero written by Vox Day and published by Arkhaven Comics. This book was released on 2019-08-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alt-Hero Volume 1 contains the first six issues of the Alt★Hero comic book series. Includes #1 Crackdown, #2 Rebel's Cell, #3 Reprisal, #4 The War in Paris, #5 London Calling, and #6 The Dark Hunt. Alt★Hero is the flagship series of an exciting new line of superhero comics from Arkhaven Comics.

ALT Comic Book

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ISBN 13 : 9788494191527
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis ALT Comic Book by : Angel Luis Tendero

Download or read book ALT Comic Book written by Angel Luis Tendero and published by . This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanish architect Angel Luis Tendero (ALT) takes you on a journey which, through his comic book drawings and personal vision of city living, analyses with dynamic images and accessible language concepts such as space and form, the importance of environment and the tools needed for architectural design. Laid out like a graphic novel with a strong narrative 'quest' and over 400 hand-drawn colour illustrations, this work captures the emotion that drives modern architecture and design. It explains the conflicts that exist between society and architecture and how they can be resolved. A remarkable and original book which brings alive the driving principles of architectural design to a young readership.

Mid-Life

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Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN 13 : 1770465790
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Mid-Life by : Joe Ollmann

Download or read book Mid-Life written by Joe Ollmann and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mid-Life is the story of a forty-year-old man, John, who becomes a father again with his much-younger second wife which results in a slow, painful attack by flowered baby bags and front facing baby carriers on his former virility and self identity. John always believed that age is a state of mind, however, his adult daughters, baby son, energetic wife, stressful job, house full of cats, and flabby body complete with bloated stomach and sagging bosom all lead John reluctantly to admit that he is having a midlife crisis. The crisis drives John to yell at his wife, pick fights with his daughters and miss deadlines at work that put his job on the line. John takes solace from the stress of everyday life with a seemingly harmless infatuation with the pretty children's performer Sherry Smalls who sings adoringly to him directly from his son's DVD. Sherry, meanwhile, is equally desperate to find a distraction in life. Her path to rock stardom has been rudely overtaken by a semi-successful but completely loathsome gig as a children’s performer. It pays the bills, and a Saturday-morning television show is on the horizon—that is, if she is able to fire her alcoholic on-again, off-again boyfriend/bandmate. As their lives snowball, John’s infatuation turns into obsession and a haphazard, fateful e-mail leads to a necessary reality check that neither John nor Sherry may have wanted, but that both will surprisingly welcome.

Snelson

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Publisher : AHOY Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781952090042
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Snelson by : Paul Constant

Download or read book Snelson written by Paul Constant and published by AHOY Comics. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comedian Melville Snelson's standup comedy is two decades past its sell-by date, and hecklers now outnumber fans. In the 1990s, “edgy” standup comic MELVILLE SNELSON had it all—but twenty-five years later, his jokes come off as tired and offensive. Desperate for a comeback, Snelson sets out on tour with a group of young, socially conscious comedians. Can a '90s has-been hit the big time, or is Snelson about to be cancelled for good? A hilarious, definitely adult contemporary satire that mocks the dying breaths of white male entitlement.

The Superhero Reader

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1617038032
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Superhero Reader by : Charles Hatfield

Download or read book The Superhero Reader written by Charles Hatfield and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from Will Brooker, Jeffrey A. Brown, Scott Bukatman, John G. Cawelti, Peter Coogan, Jules Feiffer, Charles Hatfield, Henry Jenkins, Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Gerard Jones, Geoff Klock, Karin Kukkonen, Andy Medhurst, Adilifu Nama, Walter Ong, Lorrie Palmer, Richard Reynolds, Trina Robbins, Lillian Robinson, Roger B. Rollin, Gloria Steinem, Jennifer Stuller, Fredric Wertham, and Philip Wylie Despite their commercial appeal and cross-media reach, superheroes are only recently starting to attract sustained scholarly attention. This groundbreaking collection brings together essays and book excerpts by major writers on comics and popular culture. While superhero comics are a distinct and sometimes disdained branch of comics creation, they are integral to the development of the North American comic book and the history of the medium. For the past half-century, they have also been the one overwhelmingly dominant market genre. The sheer volume of superhero comics that have been published over the years is staggering. Major superhero universes constitute one of the most expansive storytelling canvases ever fashioned. Moreover, characters inhabiting these fictional universes are immensely influential, having achieved iconic recognition around the globe. Their images and adventures have shaped many other media, such as film, videogames, and even prose fiction. The primary aim of this reader is twofold: first, to collect in a single volume a sampling of the most sophisticated commentary on superheroes, and second, to bring into sharper focus the ways in which superheroes connect with larger social, cultural, literary, aesthetic, and historical themes that are of interest to a great many readers both in the academy and beyond.

Alt-Hero #4

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ISBN 13 : 9789527303030
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Alt-Hero #4 by : Vox Day

Download or read book Alt-Hero #4 written by Vox Day and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the German government's crackdown on nationalists in Berlin, Antifa is now on the march in Paris. But how can even the most die-hard nationalists hope to stop Antifa when the riot police, a United Nations Incident Team, and Captain Europa himself are standing in their way?

The Hernandez Brothers

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Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822982927
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hernandez Brothers by : Enrique García

Download or read book The Hernandez Brothers written by Enrique García and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study offers a critical examination of the work of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Mexican-American brothers whose graphic novels are highly influential. The Hernandez brothers started in the alt-comics scene, where their 'Love and Rockets' series quickly gained prominence. They have since published in more mainstream venues but have maintained an outsider status based on their own background and the content of their work. Enrique Garcia argues that the Hernandez brothers have worked to create a new American graphic storytelling that, while still in touch with mainstream genres, provides a transgressive alternative from an aesthetic, gender, and ethnic perspective. The brothers were able to experiment with and modify these genres by taking advantage of the editorial freedom of independent publishing. This freedom also allowed them to explore issues of ethnic and gender identity in transgressive ways. Their depictions of latinidad and sexuality push against the edicts of mainstream Anglophone culture, but they also defy many Latino perceptions of life, politics, and self-representation. The book concludes with an in-depth interview with Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez that touches on and goes beyond the themes explored in the book.

Alt-Hero #2

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Publisher : Alt★hero
ISBN 13 : 9789527303016
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Alt-Hero #2 by : Vox Day

Download or read book Alt-Hero #2 written by Vox Day and published by Alt★hero. This book was released on 2018-07-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was only a matter of time before the mysterious man hunting illegal immigrants and turning them over to the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office was identified. And after Michael Martel learns who the Antifa leader he beat up really is, he has to make himself scarce in a hurry! Alt★Hero is awesome superhero action!

Hand of Fire

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Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 0786961686
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis Hand of Fire by : Ed Greenwood

Download or read book Hand of Fire written by Ed Greenwood and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment in Shandril’s Saga sees the fledgling spellfire-mage get one more chance to escape those who wish to claim her power All Shandril Shessair ever wanted was a taste of adventure—but she received much more than a mere taste. Now the wielder of a rare magic that could destroy the world, Shandril has enemies watching her every move, devising ways they can steal her power. Chased across the Realms by wizards, warriors, and priests more evil than she can imagine, Shandril’s last hope is to find refuge in the city of Silverymoon. The Gem of the North is known far and wide for its magic—and for being a sanctuary for those who use their power for good. If Shandril can just make it to the city's gates, will she finally be saved?

The Comics World

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496834666
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Book Synopsis The Comics World by : Benjamin Woo

Download or read book The Comics World written by Benjamin Woo and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Bart Beaty, T. Keith Edmunds, Eike Exner, Christopher J. Galdieri, Ivan Lima Gomes, Charles Hatfield, Franny Howes, John A. Lent, Amy Louise Maynard, Shari Sabeti, Rob Salkowitz, Kalervo A. Sinervo, Jeremy Stoll, Valerie Wieskamp, Adriana Estrada Wilson, and Benjamin Woo The Comics World: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics is the first collection to explicitly examine the production, circulation, and reception of comics from a social-scientific point of view. Designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue about theory and methods in comics studies, this volume draws on approaches from fields as diverse as sociology, political science, history, folklore, communication studies, and business, among others, to study the social life of comics and graphic novels. Taking the concept of a “comics world”—that is, the collection of people, roles, and institutions that “produce” comics as they are—as its organizing principle, the book asks readers to attend to the contexts that shape how comics move through societies and cultures. Each chapter explores a specific comics world or particular site where comics meet one of their publics, such as artists and creators; adaptors; critics and journalists; convention-goers; scanners; fans; and comics scholars themselves. Through their research, contributors demonstrate some of the ways that people participate in comics worlds and how the relationships created in these spaces can provide different perspectives on comics and comics studies. Moving beyond the page, The Comics World explores the complexity of the lived reality of the comics world: how comics and graphic novels matter to different people at different times, within a social space shared with others.

The Complete Hate

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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1683963555
Total Pages : 975 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Hate by : Peter Bagge

Download or read book The Complete Hate written by Peter Bagge and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Hate is a three-volume set that includes the original 1990-1998 30-issue run, the nine subsequent Hate Annuals, and tons of other Hate-related comics, illustrations, and ephemera created for books, magazines, comics, toys, and other merchandise. Bagge combined his cartoony drawing style with uncomfortably real Gen X characters, and the comic books resonated with readers. Book One (Hate 1-15), focuses on young Buddy Bradley's travails in early 1990s Seattle. Book Two focuses on Buddy and his girlfriend Lisa Leavenworth's move back to Buddy's native New Jersey (and a switch from black-and-white to full color). Book Three features the final arc of Bagge's magnum opus, as Buddy and Lisa become parents (and buy a garbage dump).

Comic Book Culture

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ISBN 13 : 9781578062010
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Comic Book Culture by : Matthew Pustz

Download or read book Comic Book Culture written by Matthew Pustz and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close inspection of comic book lovers and their ever-expanding culture

Alt-Hero #3: Reprisal

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Publisher : Alt★hero
ISBN 13 : 9789527303023
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Alt-Hero #3: Reprisal by : Vox Day

Download or read book Alt-Hero #3: Reprisal written by Vox Day and published by Alt★hero. This book was released on 2018-07-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Martel and the mysterious Immotus have freed Shiloh Summers from the UN's Superhuman Protective Council, but now the SPC is determined to track them down. So when SPC agents take her parents into custody, Shiloh and her new friends face a difficult choice: fight to free them or find another way to convince the SPC to release them.

True Swamp Stoneground and Hillbound

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis True Swamp Stoneground and Hillbound by : Jon Lewis

Download or read book True Swamp Stoneground and Hillbound written by Jon Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Swamp: Stoneground and Hillbound is Jon Lewis' follow-up to 2000's True Swamp: Underwoods and Overtime, which was named as one of the Top Ten Comics of 2000 on TIME magazine's list of the Year's Best Comics. Like its predecessor, Stoneground and Hillbound is a hefty 64-pager teeming with swampy intrigues, mossy insights and earthy humor. Lenny the Frog, in search of a new job, journeys to the hidden grotto of a visionary sculptor who has mastered the medium of clay but not the medium of social interaction. Next to this creature, Lenny looks like the very picture of balance and sanity - can our frog handle working in such conditions? Meanwhile, we get a good look at Miln the Tortoise's work-in-progress: a cross-species study of the swamp's traditions of death and the afterlife. Her latest bit of research has her tracking down a crow-and-marsupial team who are rumored to have actually visited The City: impossible, of course, but then didn't Lenny the Frog claim the very same thing? Elsewhere, Cartucci, collector of human relics and unscrupulous eavesdropper, learns of the existence of the kind of treasure a collector could gladly give his tail for - unfortunately, it happens to be the central artifact of the swamp's largest and most fundamentalist religion: the church of Natural Science. True Swamp: Stoneground and Hillbound boasts sharp dialogue, beguiling wilderness settings, characters and societies at once strikingly strange and deeply familiar, and atmosphere you can sink into over your head. Of True Swamp: Underwoods and Overtime, Time.com said: "Simply drawn but deeply imaginative, True Swamp swallows up all those other anthropomorphic animal comics and leaves them behind in a stinking pile... this comic exudes a kind of joy and freedom in its seemingly loose, easy-going construction. And what a relief to see animals that are as likely to eat each other as they are to philosophize about the meaning of life."

Wigwam Bam

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Wigwam Bam by : Jaime Hernandez

Download or read book Wigwam Bam written by Jaime Hernandez and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaime's definitive statement on post-punk culture. Maggie, Hopey, and the rest of Las Locas prowl Los Angeles, the East Coast, and parts in between trying to recapture the carefree spirit of those early days a decade ago.

Comic Book Rebels

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Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Comic Book Rebels by : Stan Wiater

Download or read book Comic Book Rebels written by Stan Wiater and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1993 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creators include; Scott McCloud, Larry Marder, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson, Lee Mars, Howard Cruse, Denis Kitchen, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, Dave Sim, Harvey Pekar & Joyce Brabner, Alan Moore, Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Addie Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, Frank Miller, Colleen Doran, Rick Veitch, Todd McFarlane, Will Eisner. Also included is McCloud's bill of rights for comic creators.