In Pictopia

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781683964575

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In Pictopia by Anonim Pdf

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 : Jackson Ayres
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350060487

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Alan Moore by Jackson Ayres Pdf

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 : Val McDermid,Jo Sharp
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781838851705

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Imagine A Country by Val McDermid,Jo Sharp Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : UOM:39015069207978

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Pictopia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph J. Darowski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476674445

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The Ages of The Flash by Joseph J. Darowski Pdf

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,Michael Dean
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781606999332

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We Told You So by Tom Spurgeon,Michael Dean Pdf

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 : Marc Singer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781477317099

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Breaking the Frames by Marc Singer Pdf

Comics studies has reached a crossroads. Graphic novels have never received more attention and legitimation from scholars, but new canons and new critical discourses have created tensions within a field built on the populist rhetoric of cultural studies. As a result, comics studies has begun to cleave into distinct camps—based primarily in cultural or literary studies—that attempt to dictate the boundaries of the discipline or else resist disciplinarity itself. The consequence is a growing disconnect in the ways that comics scholars talk to each other—or, more frequently, do not talk to each other or even acknowledge each other’s work. Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies surveys the current state of comics scholarship, interrogating its dominant schools, questioning their mutual estrangement, and challenging their propensity to champion the comics they study. Marc Singer advocates for greater disciplinary diversity and methodological rigor in comics studies, making the case for a field that can embrace more critical and oppositional perspectives. Working through extended readings of some of the most acclaimed comics creators—including Marjane Satrapi, Alan Moore, Kyle Baker, and Chris Ware—Singer demonstrates how comics studies can break out of the celebratory frameworks and restrictive canons that currently define the field to produce new scholarship that expands our understanding of comics and their critics.

Author : Patton Oswalt,Jordan Blum
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506730004

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Minor Threats Volume 1: A Quick End To A Long Beginning by Patton Oswalt,Jordan Blum Pdf

A new original comic series from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum - showrunners of Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K on Hulu - and superstar artist Scott Hepburn! In the vein of Sin City, Watchmen, and The Boys, this noir-ish superhero caper, focuses on a lower-class kind of criminal, similar to the Coen Bros' most pulpy films, but set in a high concept world of heroes and villains. “I was hooked from the first page!" — Taika Waititi It’s hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses, but the little guys, the career criminals. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewelry stores, and get tied to telephone poles before the hero swings off to face the actual big bad. Times are tough for costumed crooks…and they’re about to get much worse. The psychotic Stickman has done the unthinkable and murdered Kid Dusk, sidekick to Twilight City’s premier crime-fighter, The Insomniac. The Insomniac’s teammates, The Continuum, are tearing Twilight apart, turning it into a terrifying police state—desperate to capture the Stickman and stop the Insomniac from “crossing that final line” in which he may never come back from. Caught in the middle are the small-time C-list villains, finding it impossible to pull jobs or even walk down the street without being harassed by these heroes. With a bounty on the Stickman’s head, former villain Playtime decides to put together a ragtag team of equally disgruntled supervillains to take down the Stickman and kill him themselves, leading her on a dark journey into the criminal underbelly she’s tried so hard to escape. This graphic crime drama is about superheroes and villains and the last gasp of the colorful, innocent days of the silver and bronze age...before they’re dragged into the grit-soaked modern era. Features a bonus pinups section with art by Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle), and David Aja (Hawkeye).

Author : Mark Bould,Andrew Butler,Adam Roberts,Sherryl Vint
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781135228361

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The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction by Mark Bould,Andrew Butler,Adam Roberts,Sherryl Vint Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at: history – an integrated chronological narrative of the genre’s development theory – detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism and utopian studies issues and challenges – anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies, music, design, environmentalism, ethics and alterity subgenres – a prismatic view of the genre, tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres. Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied.

Author : Eric L. Berlatsky
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781628467284

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Alan Moore by Eric L. Berlatsky Pdf

British comics writer Alan Moore (b. 1953) has a reputation for equal parts brilliance and eccentricity. Living hermit-like in the same Midlands town for his entire life, he supposedly refuses contact with the outside world while creating his strange, dense comics, fiction, and performance art. While Moore did declare himself a wizard on his fortieth birthday and claims to have communed with extradimensional beings, reticence and seclusion have never been among his eccentricities. On the contrary, for long stretches of his career Moore seemed to be willing to chat with all comers: fanzines, industry magazines, other artists, newspapers, magazines, and personal websites. Well over one hundred interviews in the past thirty years serve as testimony to Moore's willingness to be engaged in productive conversation. Alan Moore: Conversations includes ten substantial interviews, beginning with Moore's first published conversation, conducted by V for Vendetta cocreator David Lloyd in 1981. The remainder cover nearly all of his major works, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, Marvelman, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, From Hell, Lost Girls, and the unfinished Big Numbers. While Moore's personal life and fraught business relations are discussed occasionally, the interviews chosen are principally devoted to Moore's creative practices and techniques, along with his shifting social, political, and philosophical beliefs. As such, Alan Moore: Conversations should add to any reader's enjoyment and understanding of Moore's work.

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350198753

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Never-Ending Watchmen by Will Brooker Pdf

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?

Author : Maggie Gray
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319665085

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Alan Moore, Out from the Underground by Maggie Gray Pdf

This book explores Alan Moore’s career as a cartoonist, as shaped by his transdisciplinary practice as a poet, illustrator, musician and playwright as well as his involvement in the Northampton Arts Lab and the hippie counterculture in which it took place. It traces Moore’s trajectory out from the underground comix scene of the 1970s and into a commercial music press rocked by the arrival of punk. In doing so it uncovers how performance has shaped Moore’s approach to comics and their political potential. Drawing on the work of Bertolt Brecht, who similarly fused political dissent with experimental popular art, this book considers what looking strangely at Alan Moore as cartoonist tells us about comics, their visual and material form, and the performance and politics of their reading and making.

Author : Patton Oswalt,Jordan Blum
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:3010122

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Minor Threats #4 by Patton Oswalt,Jordan Blum Pdf

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 : Pictoplasma (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art, Modern
ISBN : 3981045874

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Prepare for Pictopia by Pictoplasma (Firm) Pdf

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 : Don Simpson
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780486808420

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Border Worlds by Don Simpson Pdf

"With nothing left to lose, Jenny Woodlore joins her brother's ramshackle trucking business on Chrysalis, a huge floating platform on the edge of the galaxy -- only to find herself in the middle of a cosmic conflict that could change the very fabric of the universe"--