Studying Comics and Graphic Novels

Studying Comics and Graphic Novels
Author: Karin Kukkonen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-09-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 111849993X

This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout. Deploys novel cognitive approaches to analyze the importance of psychological and physical aspects of reader experience Carefully structured to build a sequenced, rounded introduction to the subject Includes study activities, writing exercises, and essay topics throughout Dedicated chapters cover popular sub-genres such as autobiography and literary adaptation

Ether #3

Ether #3
Author: Matt Kindt
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-01-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Boone is investigating a murder mystery in another dimension. The Blaze was a great hero of the Ether, sworn protector of the weak. Her murder was an attack on the Ether itself. As Boone hunts for clues to solve the crime, he makes powerful enemies and unexpected allies.

Sinfest: Viva la Resistance

Sinfest: Viva la Resistance
Author: Tatsuya Ishida
Publisher: Sinfest
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781595824240

"Ishida's puppet-wielding God and uber-mellow Devil continue to confuse and infuriate the usual suspects, as Slick, Monique, Criminy, Squigley, Seymour, angels Ezekiel and Ariel, and the ever-popular Li'l Evil writhe in agony over career anxieties, sex , and the thought police. This volume also includes Sinfest mad libs, interpretive dance, war hawks, love doves, Ghettobots, missives from the men's movement, subliminal messages, and the revolutionary plans of cats and dogs! And the Devil quits his day job!"--Cover.

The Guild Volume 2: Knights of Good

The Guild Volume 2: Knights of Good
Author: Felicia Day
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1621154122

Set before the first season of the show, these hilarious stories delighted fans and newbies alike and introduced plots that influenced the show itself, including season 5's backstory of Tink, originally hinted at in these pages. Featuring a huge variety of comics' best artists as well as many of the talents key to the web series, and leading directly to the moment Zaboo unexpectedly appears at a startled Codexís front door in episode 1, this collection comprises a true season of The Guild! Collects the one-shots The Guild: Vork, The Guild: Tink, The Guild: Bladezz, The Guild: Clara, and The Guild: Zaboo. * Written by Felicia Day, with the series director, producer, and actors! * Featuring art by Darick Robertson, Becky Cloonan, Kristian Donaldson, and more! * Leads directly into The Guild Season 1!

Sinfest Volume 2

Sinfest Volume 2
Author: Tatsuya Ishida
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781595823878

In this volume, creator Tatsuya Ishida allows wannabe-player Slick to defy the odds and go on an actual date... not that gal pal Monique has a problem with that. Meanwhile, as the Hand of God tries new puppets on for size and the Dragon drops by to spectate, Li'l Evil makes his first appearance as the Devil's biggest fan and the saccharine-sweet angels Ezekiel and Ariel continue to make cheerful nuisances of themselves.

Studying Comics and Graphic Novels

Studying Comics and Graphic Novels
Author: Karin Kukkonen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-06-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1118499913

This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout. Deploys novel cognitive approaches to analyze the importance of psychological and physical aspects of reader experience Carefully structured to build a sequenced, rounded introduction to the subject Includes study activities, writing exercises, and essay topics throughout Dedicated chapters cover popular sub-genres such as autobiography and literary adaptation

Feeding the Dragon

Feeding the Dragon
Author: Chris Fenton
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2020-07-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1642935875

“Paced like a thriller, with comparable doses of international intrigue and conflict, Chris Fenton’s bracingly candid business memoir Feeding the Dragon takes readers deep behind the scenes of Hollywood’s shaky foothold in China. Dealing at the highest levels with Chinese government officials and major American brands like Disney, Marvel, and the NBA, the former Olive Garden waiter-turned-entertainment-industry-power-broker disarmed and defied authorities on both sides of the superpower divide to make billions—and history. Thanks to a brisk, page-turning storytelling style and an evenhanded, insider-level perspective decades in the making, Feeding the Dragon manages to be both timeless and timely. Captivating details on Robert Downey Jr., LeBron James, Kurt Cobain, Michael Phelps, and Marvel Universe creative mastermind Kevin Feige (among others) will enthrall average fans and aspiring moguls alike. But the beating narrative heart remains Fenton’s down-to-earth recounting of a headline-making journey. Ultimately, the intrepid exec builds a compelling case for the power of “cultural diplomacy”: mutually-beneficial, soft power-sharing exchanges as a better way forward than the hardliner battle lines being drawn across Beijing, Washington, and Los Angeles. Teeming with urgent insights about unlikely alliances and dangerous misperceptions, Feeding the Dragon is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of the US-China relationship and the bottom-line realities of show business and professional sports today. Even better, it’s a supremely entertaining ride for anyone who simply loves a great story…. Chris often told me about projects and plans off-the-record that I wouldn’t have reported on anyway, because they all seemed wildly improbable. Every single one came true. And now they’re all down on the page.” —Jamie Bryan, Fast Company contributor

Masterpiece Comics

Masterpiece Comics
Author: R. Sikoryak
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781897299845

HILARIOUS PARODIES OF CLASSIC LITERATURE REIMAGINED WITH CLASSIC COMICS Masterpiece Comics adapts a variety of classic literary works with the most iconic visual idioms of twentieth-century comics. Dense with exclamation marks and lurid colors, R. Sikoryak's parodies remind us of the sensational excesses of the canon, or, if you prefer, of the economical expressiveness of classic comics from Batman to Garfield. In "Blond Eve," Dagwood and Blondie are ejected from the Garden of Eden into their archetypal suburban home; Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray is reimagined as a foppish Little Nemo; and Camus's Stranger becomes a brooding, chain-smoking Golden Age Superman. Other source material includes Dante, Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, bubblegum wrappers, superhero comics, kid cartoons, and more. Sikoryak's classics have appeared in landmark anthologies such as RAW and Drawn & Quarterly, all of which are collected in Masterpiece Comics, along with brilliant new graphic literary satires. His drawings have appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as well as in The New Yorker, The Onion, Mad, and Nickelodeon Magazine.