Comic Genius

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781452131955

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Comic Genius by Anonim Pdf

This star-studded tribute to the kings and queens of comedy draws together such legendary names as Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, and many more. Granted extraordinary access, photographer Matt Hoyle has captured his subjects in portraits that are works of art in themselves—by turns zany and deadpan, laugh-out-loud and contemplative. Accompanying them are first-person reflections from each of the comedians on life and laughter that always cut straight to the heart of comedy: it's funny because it's true. Page after sidesplitting page in Comic Genius offers prose as engaging as each portrait is memorable. Here, in one handsome package, is the gift of laughter itself. Comic Genius is proud to support Save The Children.

Author : Robert Micklus
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870496336

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The Comic Genius of Dr. Alexander Hamilton by Robert Micklus Pdf

Author : Steven Otfinoski
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cartoonists
ISBN : 0531138739

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Stan Lee by Steven Otfinoski Pdf

A biography of Stan Lee, a man who became a cartoonist and made Marvel Comics a successful company.

Author : Eddie Izzard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698405660

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Believe Me by Eddie Izzard Pdf

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.

Author : Adam Freeman,Marc Bernardin
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:JUN140478

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Genius #1 by Adam Freeman,Marc Bernardin Pdf

GENIUS: ISSUES 1-5, WEEKLY THROUGHOUT AUGUST. The Winner of Top Cow's Pilot Season makes its triumphant return to print! What if the greatest military mind of our generation was born to a people who are already supremely conditioned to wage war, who know nothing but violence since birth, and must continually adapt to new predators in order to survive? What if the second coming of Alexander the Great, of Genghis Khan, of Napoleon, of Patton...what if it was a teenaged girl from South Central, L.A. named Destiny? And what if she decides to secede three blocks of the 'Hood from the Union? Who is going to take it back from her and her army of gangbangers? Who CAN? From writers MARC BERNARDIN and ADAM FREEMAN (Alphas, X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler, The Authority, The Highwaymen) and rising-star artist AFUA RICHARDSON comes a harrowing, action-packed tale of a city that declares war on a brilliant young woman pushed to the edge.

Author : Marty Feldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : 1942600755

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EYE Marty by Marty Feldman Pdf

Completed before he died, thirty years ago, this is the newly discovered autobiography of one of the most influential comedians of recent times, Marty Feldman. Marty was a professional writer, and considered himself a writer first, and an actor second. Feldman created a number of immensely successful and influential shows such asMarty, The Frost Report and sketches forMonty Python. He was one of the most essential creative forces in British comedy embodied also by his close friends and creative partners fromBeyond the Fringe (especially Peter Cook and Dudley Moore) andMonty Python (especially John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle). Marty played the fool, often very happily and with tremendous talent and volcanic, anarchic energy, for his entire life. His face is what many people most immediately remember. It was a face that David Frost, one of his bosses, characterized as 'too grotesque' for television -- see what Feldman has to say about Frost, and Francis Bacon, and John Lennon... Marty Feldman finished, and set asideeYE Marty soon before traveling to Mexico to shoot his final film. He did not know that he would die there, although he certainly felt he might die soon, and was haunted by the notion. The book is exactly as Feldman wrote it: Mark Flanagan had it transcribed, with even the photos inserted where Feldman had noted they should go. Hilarious, deeply charming, aphoristic, ironic, charged throughout with lust for life and filled with scenes of great vanished eras and and portraits of other performers and friends,eYE Marty is the amazing discovery of the story of a man who was at the heart of the British comedy revolution.

Author : Judith Salavetz,Spencer Drate
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781610601672

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Creating Comics! by Judith Salavetz,Spencer Drate Pdf

DIVComics are a unique form of storytelling created by talented and visionary artists. Creating Comics! is the first book to truly explore the backstories of the most talented visual artists currently practicing. Two of the most successful comic artists, Paul Gulacy and Michael Cavallaro, pen the foreword and introduction of the book, setting the tone for a truly remarkable collection of interviews from artists. Featured artists include Ryan Alexander-Tanner, Joseph Arthur, Gregory Benton, Ben Brown, Jeffrey Brown, Keith Carter, Michael Cavallaro, Amanda Conner, Henry Covert, Molly Crabapple, Marguerite Dabaie, Fly, Dylan Gibson, Michael Golden, Dan Goldman, Paul Gulacy, Chris Haughton, Glenn Head, Danny Hellman, John Holmstrom, R. Kikuo Johnson, Justin Kavoussi, Jim Lawson, Sonia Leong, Benjamin Marra, Paul Maybury, Tara McPherson, Josh Neufeld, Hyeondo Park, Chari Pere, Paul Pope, James Romberger/Marguerite Van Cook, J.J. Sedelmaier, Dash Shaw, R. Sikoryak, Maria Smedstad, Steve Spatucci, Jim Steranko, Denis St. John, Ward Sutton, Neil Swaab, Mark Texeira, Shawnti Therrien, Sara Varon, and Todd Webb. These artists walk readers through their conceptual process when devising story lines with powerful graphics. This is a must-read for all graphic novel enthusiasts!/div

Author : Kyla Vanderklugt
Publisher : First Second
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250781581

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Science Comics: Crows by Kyla Vanderklugt Pdf

That's something to crow about! Learn all about these genius birds in Kyla Vanderklugt's Science Comics: Crows, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! Did you know that crows make their own tools, lead complex social lives, and never forget a human face? Scientists are just beginning to unlock the secrets of the crow's brain to discover how these avian Einsteins can be as smart as some primates, and even perform some of the same cognitive feats as human children! Crows have problem-solving skills that will make you you rethink what it means to be a bird brain!

Author : Marty Gitlin
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766058521

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Chris Rock by Marty Gitlin Pdf

When Chris Rock steps on stage, he destroys the targets of his jokes. When he finishes his performance, the audience needs time to catch its breath. The laughter never stops. Chris Rock pulls no punches. He is brutally honest and no subject, politics, racism, pop culture, is safe from his humor. From humble beginnings in New York City to his superstar career as a stand-up comedian and actor, author Marty Gitlin unleashes the story of comic genius Chris Rock.

Author : Christopher Innes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-09-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521566339

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The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw by Christopher Innes Pdf

This volume covers all aspects of Shaw's drama, focusing both on the political and theatrical context, while the illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada.

Author : Lynne Tillman
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781593763176

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American Genius, A Comedy by Lynne Tillman Pdf

Grand and minute, elegiac and hilarious, Lynne Tillman expands the possibilities of the American novel in this dazzling read about a former historian ruminating on her own life and the lives of others--named a best book of the century by Vulture. In the hypnotic, masterful American Genius, A Comedy, a former historian spending time in a residential home, mental institute, artist’s colony, or sanitarium, is spinning tales of her life and ruminating on her many and varied preoccupations: chair design, textiles, pet deaths, family trauma, a lost brother, the Manson family, the Zulu alphabet, loneliness, memory, and sensitive skin--and what “sensitivity” means in our culture and society. Showing what might happen if Jane Austen were writing in 21st-century America, Tillman fashions a microcosm of American democracy: a scholarly colony functioning like Melville's Pequod. All this is folded into the narrator's memories and emotional life, culminating in a seance that may offer escape and transcendence--or perhaps nothing at all. This new edition of a contemporary classic features an introduction by novelist Lucy Ives.

Author : William Hazlitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : English literature
ISBN : IND:32000007692363

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Lectures on the English Poets and the English Comic Writers by William Hazlitt Pdf

Author : Thomas Allen Nelson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111629728

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Shakespeare’s comic theory by Thomas Allen Nelson Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Marvel
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0785149252

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Franklin Richards by Anonim Pdf

Move over, Mr. Fantastic-Marvel's First Family has a brand-new star! Franklin Richards finally hits the big time with this collection of all four of his critically acclaimed one-shots! Join Franklin and his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. as they head into Reed's lab for all kinds of fantastic fun, amazing adventures and more trouble than you can shake an Ultimate Nullifier at! This compilation is bound to bring out the kid in every reader! COLLECTING: Spring Break, Not-So-Secret Invasion, Summer Smackdown, Sons Of Geniuses, It's Dark Reigning Cats & Dogs, April Fools!, School's Out

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595379514

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The Comic DNA of Lucille Ball by Michael Karol Pdf

Fifty-five years ago, a sitcom called I Love Lucy transformed the television landscape and made its leading lady, Lucille Ball, a superstar. No one could have known that Ball, formerly a showgirl, B-movie queen, and radio actress, would become one of the world's most beloved performers, and take her place in a rare pantheon reserved for the likes of Elvis, Marilyn, and Chaplin. This book, by acclaimed Lucy author Michael Karol-Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia, The Lucille Ball Quiz Book, Lucy in Print-examines Ball's impact and dissects what it was, and is, that makes Lucy not only an icon of laughter, but a powerful tonic in a troubled world.