Weekly Shonen Jump 09/24/2018

Weekly Shonen Jump 09/24/2018
Author: Kazue Kato, Yuki Tabata, Kohei Horikoshi, Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Eiichiro Oda, ONE, Yusuke Murata, Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya, Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, Koji Oishi, Kaiu Shirai, Kenta Shinohara, Posuka Demizu, Taishi Tsutsui, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kazuki Takahashi, Naohito Miyoshi, Masahiro Hirokubo, Gen Osuga, Ryoji Hirano, Gege Akutami, Rokurou Sano, Kentarou Hidano, Haruto Ikezawa, Hiroshi Shiibashi, Masayoshi Satosho, Kazusa Inaoka, Takahide Totsuno, Yoshihiro Togashi
Publisher: Viz Media LLC
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-09-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

The hunt resumes! Hunter x Hunter is back with all its glorious and devious intrigue! And in One Piece, Luffytaro is riling up the locals with his Robin Hoodish ways. Plus the latest chapter of Boruto and more in this week's issue!

Weekly Shonen Jump 04/23/2018

Weekly Shonen Jump 04/23/2018
Author: Kazue Kato, Yuki Tabata, Kohei Horikoshi, Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Eiichiro Oda, ONE, Yusuke Murata, Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya, Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, Koji Oishi, Kaiu Shirai, Kenta Shinohara, Posuka Demizu, Taishi Tsutsui, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kazuki Takahashi, Naohito Miyoshi, Masahiro Hirokubo, Gen Osuga, Ryoji Hirano, Gege Akutami, Rokurou Sano, Kentarou Hidano, Haruto Ikezawa, Hiroshi Shiibashi, Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Publisher: Viz Media LLC
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-04-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

The legend of the Straw Hats continues to grow as the battle with Big Mom is recapped in a song! Then get ready for Build King, a zany one-shot about a living house from the Toriko creator! Plus, duels so insane in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, you'll scream "Oh, my Genesis Omega Dragon!"

Weekly Shonen Jump 08/06/2018

Weekly Shonen Jump 08/06/2018
Author: Kazue Kato, Yuki Tabata, Kohei Horikoshi, Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Eiichiro Oda, ONE, Yusuke Murata, Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya, Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, Koji Oishi, Kaiu Shirai, Kenta Shinohara, Posuka Demizu, Taishi Tsutsui, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kazuki Takahashi, Naohito Miyoshi, Masahiro Hirokubo, Gen Osuga, Ryoji Hirano, Gege Akutami, Rokurou Sano, Kentarou Hidano, Haruto Ikezawa, Hiroshi Shiibashi, Masayoshi Satosho, Kazusa Inaoka, Takahide Totsuno, Tite Kubo
Publisher: Viz Media LLC
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

We're in the dog days of summer and this issue is heating up! Check out HOT, the newest one-shot by elDlive creator Akira Amano! Meanwhile, in Food Wars!, Soma's about to take on Totsuki's newest, mysterious teacher... All this and more in this week's issue!

Weekly Shonen Jump 06/18/2018

Weekly Shonen Jump 06/18/2018
Author: Kazue Kato, Yuki Tabata, Kohei Horikoshi, Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Eiichiro Oda, ONE, Yusuke Murata, Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya, Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, Koji Oishi, Kaiu Shirai, Kenta Shinohara, Posuka Demizu, Taishi Tsutsui, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kazuki Takahashi, Naohito Miyoshi, Masahiro Hirokubo, Gen Osuga, Ryoji Hirano, Gege Akutami, Rokurou Sano, Kentarou Hidano, Haruto Ikezawa, Hiroshi Shiibashi, Masayoshi Satosho, Kazusa Inaoka
Publisher: Viz Media LLC
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2018-06-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

In Black Clover, the Black Bulls continue to try and free their friends' minds from the elves! Can the spell be broken? And in One-Punch Man, it's the Hero Association vs. the Monster Association. Which Association will win?! Plus, major destruction in My Hero Academia as Endeavour throws down!

Scaled for Success

Scaled for Success
Author: Philip Hayward
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2018-07-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0861969480

“This wonderful book asks us to consider the mermaid . . . across regions, nations, diasporas, and contemporary socio-cultural configurations.” —Paige West, Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College, Columbia University Emerging from the confluence of Greco-Roman mythology and regional folklore, the mermaid has been an enduring motif in Western culture since the medieval period. It has also been disseminated more widely, initially through Western trade and colonization and, more recently, through the increasing globalization of media products and outlets. Scaled for Success offers the first detailed overview of the mermaid’s dispersal outside Europe. Complementing previous studies of the interrelationship between the mermaid and Mami Wata spirit in West Africa, this volume addresses the mermaid’s presence in a range of Middle Eastern, Asian, Australian, Latin American and North American contexts. Individual chapters identify the manner in which the mermaid has been variously syncretized and/or resignified in contexts as diverse as Indian public statuary, Thai cinema and Coney Islands annual Mermaid Parade. Rather than lingering as a relic of a bygone age, the mermaid emerges as a versatile, dynamic and, above all, polyvalent figure. Her prominence exemplifies the manner in which contemporary media-lore has extended the currency of established folkloric figures in new and often surprising ways. Analyzing aspects of religious symbolism, visual art, literature and contemporary popular culture, this copiously illustrated volume profiles an intriguing and highly diverse phenomenon. “No matter the reader’s background (literature, folklore, media or cultural studies, and beyond), there is no denying that this work will be a valuable addition to the library of anyone fascinated with mermaids.” —Western Folklore

Guinness World Records 2018

Guinness World Records 2018
Author: Guinness World Records
Publisher: Guinness World Records
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1912286181

The record-breaking records annual is back and packed with more incredible accomplishments, stunts, cutting-edge science and amazing sporting achievements than ever before. With more than 3,000 new and updated records and 1,000 eye-popping photos, it has thousands of new stats and facts and dazzling new features. There is so much to explore inside. Go on a whirlwind tour of the planet’s most amazing places, from the largest swamps to the deepest points on Earth. Find out what happens when you give an octopus a Rubik’s Cube, and why all you need to defend yourself from a crocodile is a rubber band! You’ll also find all your favorite records and categories such as Big Stuff, Collections, Mass Participation and Fun with Food, plus the year’s most significant sporting achievements. Our editors have also taken inspiration this year from the world of superheroes – both fictional and real-world – so look out for our feature chapter charting your favorite caped crusaders in comic books, TV shows and movies. We also meet the real-life record-breakers with genuine superpowers, such as the Canadian strongman vicar who can pull a jumbo jet and an actual cyborg who uses technology to augment his senses. You’ll also learn all about the science of superheroes, such as who the fastest and strongest superheroes would be if they came to life, and who would win in a royal rumble between Superman, Batman, Hulk and Dr Strange! Also new this year is a celebration of the superlative with infographic poster pages that explore the most exciting absolutes, such as the longest, tallest, fastest and heaviest. Does the longest sofa outstretch the longest train? Is the tallest Easter egg bigger than the tallest snowman? Find out in this amazing new edition. You’ll also find these special pages available as free poster downloads at guinnessworldrecords.com! From science to showbiz via stunts and sports, there are real-life heroes all around us in all shapes and sizes, achieving the extraordinary every day. There’s only one book where you’ll find so many amazing facts all in one place, and that’s Guinness World Records 2018!

Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives

Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives
Author: Paul Green
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476678006

The detective genre has explored supernatural and paranormal themes throughout its colorful history. Stories of detectives investigating spiritualists, ghostly apparitions, the occult and psychics have spanned pulp fiction magazines, comic books, novels, film, television, animation and video games. This encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in its multiple forms and informs and adds to the knowledge of either the new or informed reader. Its A-Z format provides ready reference by title. Detective fans browsing for new discoveries will enjoy the entertaining style.

Alt Kid Lit

Alt Kid Lit
Author: Kenneth B. Kidd
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2024-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1496851048

Contributions by Kristopher Alexander, Amanda K. Allen, Brianna Anderson, Catherine Burwell, Katharine Capshaw, Negin Dahya, Gabriel Duckels, Paige Gray, Gabrielle Atwood Halko, Natasha Hurley, Kenneth B. Kidd, Erica Law-Montes, Derritt Mason, Brandon Murakami, Tehmina Pirzada, Cristina Rhodes, Cristina Rivera, Jakob Rosendal, TreaAndrea M. Russworm, Vivek Shraya, Victoria Ford Smith, Joshua Whitehead, and Shuyin Yu How do we think about children’s and young adult literature? Children’s literature is often defined through audience, so what happens when children are drawn to and claim genres not built expressly “for” them? To what extent do canonical formations tend to overwrite or obscure less visible efforts to create and promote material for the young? These are the driving questions of Alt Kid Lit: What Children's Literature Might Be. Contributors to the volume offer theoretical meditations on the category of children’s and young adult literature as well as case studies of materials that complicate our understanding of such. Chapters attend to a diverse array of subjects including the “non-places” of children’s literature; child mediums; Black theater for children; children’s interpretive drawings; fanfiction; Latinx, Indigenous, and silkpunk speculative fiction; environmental zines; shōnen anime; Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal; South Asian television; and “emergency children’s literature.” The book also features interviews with two experimental writers about genre and alt-publishing and a roundtable conversation on video games and children’s digital engagements. Building on diverse approaches including queer theory and postcolonial studies, Alt Kid Lit shines light on materials, methodologies, and epistemologies that are sometimes underacknowledged in the field of children’s and young adult literature studies.

Manga Cultures and the Female Gaze

Manga Cultures and the Female Gaze
Author: Kathryn Hemmann
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030180956

The female gaze is used by writers and readers to examine narratives from a perspective that sees women as subjects instead of objects, and the application of a female gaze to male-dominated discourses can open new avenues of interpretation. This book explores how female manga artists have encouraged the female gaze within their work and how female readers have challenged the male gaze pervasive in many forms of popular media. Each of the chapters offers a close reading of influential manga and fancomics to illustrate the female gaze as a mode of resistant reading and creative empowerment. By employing a female gaze, professional and amateur creators are able to shape and interpret texts in a manner that emphasizes the role of female characters while challenging and reconfiguring gendered themes and issues.