The Sword Or the Needle

The Sword Or the Needle
Author: Roland Altenburger
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2009
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783034300360

Focusing on narratives about female knights-errant (xia) along thematic lines in Chinese literacy history, this text provides an overview of the narrative subgenre, the literary representation of gender and the particularities of the Chinese knight-errantry narrative.

Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications

Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications
Author: Robert G. Weiner
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786451157

This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of Marvel and Marvel-related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of Marvel-related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.

Cloak and Dagger: Agony and Ecstasy

Cloak and Dagger: Agony and Ecstasy
Author: Marvel Comics
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781302918811

From despair to D'Spayre! With Tyrone Johnson dead and buried, a blind and grief-stricken Dagger deals with the agony of loss - while the villainous Ecstasy wears Cloak's cloak! But rumors of Ty's death have been greatly exaggerated - does he have what it takes to reclaim his mantle? He'd better hope so, because when the Acts of Vengeance hit, our reunited duo will encounter the Avengers! Meanwhile, the evil Mr. Jip has been scheming for months - and his multifaceted plans will soon come to fruition! But what does Doctor Doom have to do with it? Plus, Spider-Man and Ghost Rider help Cloak and Dagger take on...Mephisto? And can our heroes cope with the demonic D'Spayre, who bears shocking revelations about their origins? COLLECTING: MUTANT MISADVENTURES OF CLOAK AND DAGGER 5-13, CLOAK AND DAGGER (1990) 14-19, DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) 78