Graphic novels: history & criticism
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Graphic novels: history & criticism
Paperback. Presents the history and bibliography of the 1970s independent comic, highlighting its importance to the comics field. This book also features stories from Star Reach and its sister magazine Imagine, including the first Gideon Faust story by Before Watchmen writer Len Wein and The Shadow artist Howard Chaykin and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490519
- ISBN
- 9781605490519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.45
€ 30.99
€ 26.45
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
€ 55.22€ 42.38
€ 55.22
€ 42.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Rifkind, Candida; Warley, Linda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 62 colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121798
- ISBN
- 9781771121798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.19
€ 32.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 b/w figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FXA; FZG; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472595874
- ISBN
- 9781472595874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.59
€ 30.99
€ 30.59
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
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
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
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
€ 38.99€ 32.57
€ 38.99
€ 32.57
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€ 15.40
€ 17.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Covers the pivotal moments and details of the emerging Bronze Age of comics. This book forms a cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of comics history. Editor(s): Dallas, Keith. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AKLC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490564
- ISBN
- 9781605490564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.89
€ 50.99
€ 45.89
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€ 23.05
€ 26.99
€ 23.05
Hardback. From personal recollections from author's surviving family, long-time friends, and industry legends, to rare interviews with himself (where he discusses his career, artistic technique, triumphs, frustrations, and love of drawing), this book features full of insight into - and first-hand anecdotes from - the early days of Marvel Comics. Editor(s): Nolen-Weathington, Eric. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; BGF; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 282 x 17. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490588
- ISBN
- 9781605490588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.55
€ 42.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786478422
- ISBN
- 9780786478422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.16
€ 35.16
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
€ 48.74
€ 48.74
Paperback. This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys novel cognitive approaches to analyze the importance of psychological and physical aspects of reader experience and features activities and exercises throughout. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118499924
- ISBN
- 9781118499924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.70
€ 29.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Plugged In! Comics Professionals Working in the Video Game Industry. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FX; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490472
- ISBN
- 9781605490472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.33
€ 17.99
€ 17.33
paperback. Looks at the prolific Golden Age publisher which spawned a treasure trove of beautiful art and classic characters, including the modern-day "Freedom Fighters" - Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, The Ray, Human Bomb, and Doll Man - now under the DC Comics umbrella. This title also reprints several 1940s key stories of these characters. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FXS; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781605490373
- ISBN
- 9781605490373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: FZG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 400. 48 pages, Fully Illustrated. Illustrator(s): Chin, Brian B. Marc Halter presents the true history of the Maginot Line including the fortifications, their genesis, their functions and construction, and the fierce fighting that took place in Alsace-Lorraine and in the Alps. Brian B. Chin's realistic drawings bring us inside this closed world of concrete and reveal the secrets of this remarkable achievement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FZG; HBWQ. Dimension: 305 x 211 x 8. Weight: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Moselle River
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782952309257
- ISBN
- 9782952309257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.20
€ 19.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. The first look at the philosophy behind the Captain America comics and movies, publishing in advance of the movie release of Captain America: The Winter Solider in April 2014. In The Virtues of Captain America, philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118619261
- ISBN
- 9781118619261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.44
€ 23.99
€ 19.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Heimermann, Mark; Tullis, Brittany. Series: World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; DSY; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311615
- ISBN
- 9781477311615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85
€ 94.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Heimermann, Mark; Tullis, Brittany. Series: World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; DSY; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311622
- ISBN
- 9781477311622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48