Over the past century, fans have elevated comics from the back pages of newspapers into one of our most celebrated forms of culture, from Fun Home, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic memoir, to the dozens of superhero films that are annual blockbusters worldwide. What is the essence of comics' appeal? What does this art form do that others can't? Hillary Chute chronicles comics culture, explaining underground comics (also known as 'comix') and graphic novels, analyzing their evolution, and offering fascinating portraits of the creative men and women behind them. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 02/08/19
By Chute, Hillary. Cover by Hernandez, Jaime.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,99
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2019): 342
Data di uscita: 02/10/19
Final Order Cutoff: 02/08/19 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
This imaginative illustrated edition of Amity Schaels' bestseller The Forgotten Man brings to life one of the most devastating periods in America's history - the Great Depression - through the lives of American people, from politicians and workers to businessmen, farmers, and ordinary citizens. Smart and stylish, black-and-white art from Paul Rivoche provides an original vision of the coexistence of despair and hope that characterized the Depression-era. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/05/14
By Shlaes, Amity. Artist Rivoche, Paul. Cover by Rivoche, Paul.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 24,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 22,55
Pagina del Previews (APR/2014): 339
Data di uscita: 04/06/14
Final Order Cutoff: 02/05/14 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Throughout its decades-long journey to becoming a multibillion-dollar enterprise, Marvel Comics' identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. As the company has weathered Wall Street machinations, Hollywood failures, and the collapse of the comic book market, its characters have been passed along among generations of editors, artists, and writers, also known as the celebrated Marvel 'Bullpen.' Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews with Marvel insiders then and now, Marvel Comics is a narrative of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and beleaguered pop cultural entities in America's history. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 02/08/13
By Howe, Sean. Artist Jill Thompson. Cover by Jill Thompson.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 15,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 15,19
Pagina del Previews (JUL/2013): 373
Data di uscita: 02/10/13 (può ritardare di 30 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 02/08/13 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
A New Yorker cartoonist brings to life his struggle with OCD through his arresting drawings and inimitable comedic voice, illuminating his daily battle to feel comfortable in the world-and ultimately make room for a life without limitations. Shaking hands, second dates, using the public restroom… For most people, these are ordinary routines of daily life. But for Jason Katzenstein, these mundane events are a cause for alarm. In short: his brain is broken. But his brain is also creative, and so devises a coping mechanism to protect itself from the worst thoughts and feelings by performing rituals called 'compulsions' that help Jason work through fears of contamination, guilt, panic, and relationships. Yes: Jason has OCD. For a while, Jason's solution is to hide his more embarrassing compulsions, and simply adjust expectations for what his life will look like. That doesn't seem so bad considering his worst bits were also turning him into a successful cartoonist. But for Jason, making art isn't just something he's good at: it's a survival tactic-an oasis in the anxiety-filled desert. But just when Jason thinks he has this OCD all figured out, all hell breaks loose. Sometimes it's on a crowded subway car, sometimes it's when he has to care for a stray kitten. Hard to predict. Even harder to live with. Finally, Jason dives into the difficult work he's long put off: exposure therapy, medication, and group therapy. And to no one's great surprise, he finds that this stuff actually works! In fact, for the first time, he feels like he's swimming instead of treading water, or even drowning. Activities that have always felt off-limits begin to feel less so: maybe I can be a father one day, fall in love, use the bathroom at a bar! Insightful, hilarious, and moving, Everything Is an Emergency is Jason's way of showing us that OCD can be funny in addition to being difficult, and though there might be dead ends and deep holes, there are also ways out of these holes. And as Jason has discovered, while unmaking habits is hard, nothing worth doing is ever easy. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 01/05/20
By Katzenstein, Jason Adam. Artist Katzenstein, Jason Adam.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,99
Pagina del Previews (APR/2020): 320
Data di uscita: 01/07/20
Final Order Cutoff: 01/05/20 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
Inside a barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a scientist searching for an Alzheimer's cure throws a switch and finds herself mysteriously transported into her husband's body. What begins as a botched experiment will change her life and the world-forever. Over two decades later, all across the planet, 'flash' technology allows individuals the ability to transfer their consciousness into other bodies for specified periods, paid, registered, and legal. But beyond the reach of the law and government regulators is a sordid black market called the darkshare, where desperate 'vessels' anonymously rent out their bodies, no questions asked for any purpose. Sex, drugs, crime... or worse. Anyone masterfully interweaves the present-day story of the discovery and development of the flash with the gritty tale of one woman's crusade to put an end to the darkness it has brought to the world twenty-five years after its creation. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 01/11/19
By Soule, Charles.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 21,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 20,89
Pagina del Previews (OCT/2019): 317
Data di uscita: 04/12/19
Final Order Cutoff: 01/11/19 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
A few years from now, in a world similar to ours, there exists a sort of 'depression plague' that people refer to simply as 'The Grey.' No one can predict whom it will afflict, or how, but once infected, there's no coming back. A young Hong Kong based scientist, Lily Barnes, is trying to maintain her inner light in an increasingly dark world. The human race is dwindling, and people fighting to push forward are increasingly rare. One day, Lily comes across something that seems to be addressing her directly, calling to her, asking her to follow a path to whatever lies at its end. Is this the Endless Vessel to happiness? She leaves her life behind and sets out through time and space to find out. Charles Soule has channeled history, science and drama to create a story for the ages-a story of hope and love and possibility. This is a novel you will not soon forget. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
By Soule, Charles. Artist Various. Cover by Various.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 30,00
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 28,50
Pagina del Previews (APR/2023): 327
Data di uscita: 07/06/23
The creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his due-in an eye-opening biography that lays bare the truth about his art, his heritage, and his life on America's color line. A native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, George Herriman came of age as an illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York, and Herriman's Krazy Kat cartoons quickly propelled him to fame. Yet underlying his own lifewas a very private secret: known as 'the Greek' for his swarthy complexion and curly hair, Herriman was actually African American. Michael Tisserand brings this little-understood figure to vivid life, paying homage to a visionary artist who helped shape modern culture. (immagine) Categoria: Books: novel/sci fi/horror
Ordinabile fino al 05/10/18
By Tisserand, Mike. Artist Herriman, George. Cover by Herriman, George.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 19,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 18,99
Pagina del Previews (SEP/2018): 322
Data di uscita: 14/11/18
Final Order Cutoff: 05/10/18 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)
This stunning and gritty two-color graphic novel integrates the iconic strategy text by Sun Tzu into a sweeping adventure story set 20 years in the future when Wall Street is militarized and China is the world's dominant economy. KR was sent to prison for a friendly fire incident which left his unit in tatters. Upon release he learns that his brother was brutally murdered while serving as a financial analyst under the brilliant mogul Sun Tzu, a modern incarnation of the ancient master. He heads into Manhattan to get inside Sun Tzu's organization and find out who killed his brother and why. (immagine) Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 02/03/12
By Roman, Kelly. Artist DeWeese, Michael. Cover by DeWeese, Michael.
Prezzo di copertina: USD 22,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 20,74
Pagina del Previews (FEB/2012): 305
Data di uscita: 09/05/12 (può ritardare di 60 giorni)
Final Order Cutoff: 02/03/12 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilitĂ che l'ordine verrĂ soddisfatto sono molto alte)