Graphic novels: history & criticism
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Graphic novels: history & criticism
Paperback. This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on-and interrelationship with-popular culture and the wider society. Editor(s): Taddeo, Professor Julie Anne; Miller, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810893153
- ISBN
- 9780810893153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.02
€ 53.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786478422
- ISBN
- 9780786478422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 19.76
€ 31.99
€ 19.76
Hardcover. David B. and Filiu draw striking parallels between ancient and contemporary political history in this look at US-Middle East relations. The reader is transported to the pirate-choked Mediterranean sea, where Christians and Muslims continue the crusades, only this time on water. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FX; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526. 120 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FX; FZG. Dimension: 244 x 177 x 17. Weight: 530.
- Publisher
- SelfMadeHero
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906838454
- ISBN
- 9781906838454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.14
€ 26.99
€ 24.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FZC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 318 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2994.
- Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781506700649
- ISBN
- 9781506700649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59
Paperback. Based on the Comics: Philosophy and Practice conference held at the University of Chicago in 2012, this title includes essays from prominent scholars on topics such as media archaeology, theories of the image, popular forms, the history of aesthetics, and transmedia dynamics in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and early twenty-first-century contexts. Editor(s): Chute, Hillary L.; Jagoda, Patrick. Num Pages: 272 pages, 97 colour plates, 110 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226208466
- ISBN
- 9780226208466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.83
€ 17.99
€ 15.83
Hardcover. In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima s Ground Zero, comics have shown a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Hillary Chute explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe Sacco, document the disasters of war." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AKLC; FZG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504516
- ISBN
- 9780674504516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 34.11
€ 35.00
€ 34.11
Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892811
- ISBN
- 9781848892811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Lunning, Frenchy. Series: Mechademia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 32 halftones, 13 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649457
- ISBN
- 9780816649457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Drawing on concepts from several disciplinary fields - including semiotics, literary and narrative theory, art history, and psychology, the author shows that the traditions and formal features of comics provide new possibilities for autobiographical storytelling. Num Pages: 282 pages, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628461749
- ISBN
- 9781628461749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Hardcover. The first book-length study of the acclaimed artist who brought journalistic reportage to comics Editor(s): Worden, Daniel. Series: Critical Approaches to Comics Artists. Num Pages: 298 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496802217
- ISBN
- 9781496802217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.66
€ 116.66
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Hatfield, Charles; Heer, Jeet; Worcester, Kent. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ROUNDHOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617038068
- ISBN
- 9781617038068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010, this book collects widely ranging discussions from Howard Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood, to his recent work on titles such as American Century. Editor(s): Costello, Brannon. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35|35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628461770
- ISBN
- 9781628461770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616551155
- ISBN
- 9781616551155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.09€ 46.45
€ 56.09
€ 46.45
Paperback. Alan Moore is an acclaimed and controversial writer to emerge since the late 1970s. This volume argues that Moore employs the comic form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of the comic book, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FX; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604732139
- ISBN
- 9781604732139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Winner of the 2001 Guardian First Book Prize for his genre-defining "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth", Chicago-based cartoonist Chris Ware has received numerous accolades from both the literary and comics establishment. This title offers a collection of essays, surveying the work of Ware. Editor(s): Ball, David; Kuhlman, Martha. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour & 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604734430
- ISBN
- 9781604734430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26