[PDF] In Pictopia eBook

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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1683964578

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In Pictopia is the legendary comic created in 1986, written b y the era's most adventurous mainstream comics writer and drawn by a bevy of indie cartoonists — helmed by Don Simpson, with Mike Kazaleh, Pete Poplaski, and Eric Vincent. Presented here for the first time, scanned from the original line art and full-color painted boards, in an appropriately oversized format. Pictopia is the allegorical city inhabited by old, forgotten, but once famous and iconic comics characters, now considered pitiable has-beens by the popular new comics characters who are cheerfully and inevitably taking their places in the pop culture panteon of celebrity. It is both a paean to timeless, beloved comics characters and a scathing critique of the then-contemporary comics sub-culture.

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 22,44 MB
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1838851704

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The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility. Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, it is a collection of ideas, dreams and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination. Featuring: Ali Smith, Phill Jupitus, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Kerry Hudson, Greg Hemphill, Carol Ann Duffy, Chris Brookmyre, Alison Watt, Alasdair Gray, Leila Aboulela, Ian Rankin, Selina Hales, Sanjeev Kohli, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr, Elaine C. Smith, Abir Mukherjee, Anne Glover, Alan Bissett, Louise Welsh, Jo Clifford, Ricky Ross, Trishna Singh, Cameron McNeish, Alexander McCall Smith, Carla Jenkins, Don Paterson, and many more . . .

Author : Jackson Ayres
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1350060488

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A complete guide to the comics work of the writer Alan Moore, this book helps readers explore one of the genre's most important, compelling and subversive writers. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers: · Moore's comics career – from his early work in 2000AD to his breakthrough graphic novels and his later battles with the industry · Moore's major works – including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Saga of the Swamp Thing and Promethea · Key themes and contexts – from Moore's subversion of the superhero genre and metafictional techniques to his creative collaborations and battles with the industry for creator control · Critical approaches to Moore's work The book includes a bibliography of critical work on Moore and discussion questions for classroom use.

Author : Pictoplasma (Firm)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,55 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art, Modern
ISBN : 9783981045871

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This is the first-ever in-depth publication to combine works by 30 international artists, commissioned installations, and theoretical texts from the fields of philosophy, robotics, cultural history, psychoanalysis, and design theory.

Author : Joseph J. Darowski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476674442

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While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast. This simplicity makes his character easily comprehendible for all audiences, whether they are avid comic fans or newcomers to the genre, and in turn he has become one of the most iconic figures in the comic-book industry. This collection of new essays serves as a stepping-stone to an even greater understanding of the Flash, examining various iterations of his character--including those of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen--and what they reveal about the era in which they were written.

Author : Tom Spurgeon
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1606999338

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In 1976, a fledgling magazine held forth the the idea that comics could be art. In 2016, comics intended for an adult readership are reviewed favorably in the New York Times, enjoy panels devoted to them at Book Expo America, and sell in bookstores comparable to prose efforts of similar weight and intent. We Told You So: Comics as Art is an oral history about Fantagraphics Books’ key role in helping build and shape an art movement around a discredited, ignored and fading expression of Americana. It includes appearances by Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Harlan Ellison, Stan Lee, Daniel Clowes, Frank Miller, and more.

Author : Patton Oswalt
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :

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Betrayed by one of their own and at the mercy of the maniac they set out to kill, the Minor Threats are sent on a suicide mission by the Stickman into the inner sanctum of the Insomniac. See which of our cast of C-list costumed criminals make it out alive (hint: not a lot of them) as the most dangerous night of their lives comes to a nail-biting conclusion! "Minor Threats is exactly what one would expect from Patton Oswalt—it's intelligent, funny, and twisted. I'm also worried about him."–Judd Apatow

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1350198757

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What began with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark graphic novel, Watchmen (1987) is no longer a single story, but rather a cross-platform, multi-media franchise, including a role-playing game and video game, a motion comic, a Zack Snyder movie, and a series of comic book prequels and sequels, as well as a prestige HBO TV series. Will Brooker explores the way that Watchmen expanded over time from the mid-1980s to the present day, drawing on theories of adaptation, intertextuality and deconstruction to argue that each addition subtly changes our understanding of the original. Does it matter whether these adaptations are 'faithful'? Can they ever be, as they cross over into another medium? How does each version enter a dialogue with the others? And as Damon Lindelof's series ran parallel to an entirely distinct comic book Watchmen sequel, Doomsday Clock, how do readers and viewers make sense of these conflicting narratives? Can we relate the unstable, shifting stories of Watchmen to our contemporary climate of post-truth, where we have to weigh up contradictory versions of the facts and decide which we believe?