Great British Comics

Author : Paul Gravett,Peter Stanbury
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 1845131703

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Great British Comics by Paul Gravett,Peter Stanbury Pdf

Read by millions, British comics are world-famous. And for more than a quarter of a century, Britain’s writers and artists have had a significant influence on the American comic-book scene, revitalizing standards from Batman to X-Men and originating uniquely British characters of their own, such as Modesty Blaise and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Now, in a feast of cartoon graphics, Great British Comics celebrates the UK’s comic heroes, offering an invaluable resource for enthusiasts and collectors. Divided into themed chapters, and ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s, it charts the careers of all the familiar favorites. Featuring lively, informative text, Great British Comics is copiously illustrated with comic book covers, pages, and annuals, as well as toys, collectibles, and memorabilia. Paul Gravett, who has curated numerous exhibitions of comic art, is also the author of Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics and Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know.

Author : Graham Kibble-White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126892897

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The Ultimate Book of British Comics by Graham Kibble-White Pdf

Illustrated throughout, this fact-filled and funny encyclopedia reveals the best of British comics, discussing how these quirky and colourful creations have shaped the lives of British children since the seventies.

Author : John Skoulides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997-03-01
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 1852867949

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The Comic Book Price Guide by John Skoulides Pdf

Author : James Chapman
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-08-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1789149126

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British Comics by James Chapman Pdf

Arguing that British comics are distinct from their international counterparts, a unique showcase of the major role they have played in the imaginative lives of British youth—and some adults. In this entertaining cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, James Chapman shows how comics were transformed in the early twentieth century from adult amusement to imaginative reading matter for children. Beginning with the first British comic, Ally Sloper—known as “A Selection, Side-splitting, Sentimental, and Serious, for the Benefit of Old Boys, Young Boys, Odd Boys generally, and even Girls”—British Comics goes on to describe the heyday of comics in the 1950s and ’60s, when titles such as School Friend and Eagle sold a million copies a week. Chapman also analyzes the major genres, including schoolgirl fantasies and sports and war stories for boys; the development of a new breed of violent comics in the 1970s, including the controversial Action and 2000AD; and the attempt by American publisher, Marvel, to launch a new hero for the British market in the form of Captain Britain. Considering the work of important contemporary comic writers such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Ian Edginton, Warren Ellis, and Garth Ennis, Chapman’s history comes right up to the present and takes in adult-oriented comics such as Warrior, Crisis, Deadline,and Revolver, and alternative comics such as Viz. Through a look at the changing structure of the comic publishing industry and how comic publishers, writers, and artists have responded to the tastes of their consumers, Chapman ultimately argues that British comics are distinctive and different from American, French, and Japanese comics. An invaluable reference for all comic collectors and fans in Britain and beyond, British Comics showcases the major role comics have played in the imaginative lives of readers young and old.

Author : Paul Gravett
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 1856693910

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Manga by Paul Gravett Pdf

An accessible introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Young adult fiction
ISBN : 0955369703

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Falling Sky by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Gravett,John Harris Dunning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 0712357351

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Comics Unmasked by Paul Gravett,John Harris Dunning Pdf

Subject: Exhiibtion catalogue published "on the occasion of the British Library exhibition ... 2 May-19 August 2014"--Title page verso

Author : Bryan Talbot
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781630084042

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Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot Pdf

Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling and decide for yourself — does Sunderland really exist?

Author : Paul Rainey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Future, The, in popular culture
ISBN : 0957069413

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There's No Time Like the Present by Paul Rainey Pdf

Set in Milton Keynes, in a world where time travel has at last been discovered, how is it that everyone's life is more the same than ever before? People have access to the ultranet and can, if they want to, download music that hasn't been written yet, movies that haven't been filmed yet, and even, if they're not too careful, learn the exact date and time of their own demise.

Author : Paul Gravett
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131739067

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The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics by Paul Gravett Pdf

Mammoth Books: From history to manga, true crime to sci-fi, these anthologies feature top-name contributors and award-winning editors.

Author : Julia Round
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496824493

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Gothic for Girls by Julia Round Pdf

Winner of the 2019 Broken Frontier Award for Best Book on Comics Today fans still remember and love the British girls’ comic Misty for its bold visuals and narrative complexities. Yet its unique history has drawn little critical attention. Bridging this scholarly gap, Julia Round presents a comprehensive cultural history and detailed discussion of the comic, preserving both the inception and development of this important publication as well as its stories. Misty ran for 101 issues as a stand-alone publication between 1978 and 1980 and then four more years as part of Tammy. It was a hugely successful anthology comic containing one-shot and serialized stories of supernatural horror and fantasy aimed at girls and young women and featuring work by writers and artists who dominated British comics such as Pat Mills, Malcolm Shaw, and John Armstrong, as well as celebrated European artists. To this day, Misty remains notable for its daring and sophisticated stories, strong female characters, innovative page layouts, and big visuals. In the first book on this topic, Round closely analyzes Misty’s content, including its creation and production, its cultural and historical context, key influences, and the comic itself. Largely based on Round’s own archival research, the study also draws on interviews with many of the key creators involved in this comic, including Pat Mills, Wilf Prigmore, and its art editorial team Jack Cunningham and Ted Andrews, who have never previously spoken about their work. Richly illustrated with previously unpublished photos, scripts, and letters, this book uses Misty as a lens to explore the use of Gothic themes and symbols in girls’ comics and other media. It surveys existing work on childhood and Gothic and offers a working definition of Gothic for Girls, a subgenre which challenges and instructs readers in a number of ways.

Author : Grant Morrison,Philip Bond
Publisher : Titan
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01
Category : Bradford (England)
ISBN : 184576207X

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Vimanarama by Grant Morrison,Philip Bond Pdf

Ali is a young man with problems. Stuck working in his father's grocery shop in Bradford, he's hours away from meeting his arranged wife-to-be, Sofia, when his cousin falls down a hole in the shop's floor.., and it's Ali to the rescue. Little does Ali know that his cousin's piece of bad luck is going to lead to the near-total destruction of Earth, as an ancient and never-ending battle between the forces of light and darkness begins anew. And what about Ali's battle for Sofia?

Author : Tom Tully
Publisher : 2000 AD
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178108906X

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Steel Claw by Tom Tully Pdf

ACTION ADVENTURE WITH A JOLT! Louis Crandell was but a lowly lab assistant with a prosthetic, steel hand until an experiment gone awry results in a horrific explosion. Surging with electric charge which bestows Crandell the power of invisibility with the exception of his steel hand, so commence a series of uncanny thrills! Written by stalwarts of the British comics industry, Ken Bulmer (Jet-Ace Logan) and Tom Tully (Roy of the Rovers, Janus Stark) and illustrated by the legendary Spanish artist, Jesús Blasco (Capitán Trueno), Rebellion's Treasury of British Comics is proud to present the first in a series of graphic novels collecting together for the first time every strip of 1960s adventure comics like none other!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0992663512

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Beano and the Dandy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andy Riley
Publisher : Plume
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0452286247

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Great Lies to Tell Small Kids by Andy Riley Pdf

More wicked humor from the mind of the bestselling author of The Book of Bunny Suicides and The Return of the Bunny Suicides. Cartoonist Andy Riley turns his irreverent wit to another group of small creatures that lurk among us seemingly everywhere: children. From the benign (every ant you meet must be named) to the truly cruel (Ronald McDonald is dead!), each hilarious cartoon has a tall tale to educate children and entertain wicked adults everywhere.