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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

€ 29.99
€ 22.08

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

€ 54.11
€ 42.46

Hardback. As there has yet to be any substantial scrutiny of the complex confluences a more sustained dialogue between disability studies and comics studies might suggest, Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives aims through its broad range of approaches and focus points to explore this exciting subject in productive and provocative ways. Series: Literary Disability Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FZG; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501103
ISBN
9781137501103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18
€ 88.62

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

€ 31.99
€ 27.22

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

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
€ 21.09

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

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

€ 37.99
€ 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

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

€ 50.73
€ 35.95

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
€ 14.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
McFarland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786478422
ISBN
9780786478422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.23

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

€ 28.70

Hardback. Documents every decade of comic book history from the 1940s onwards. This volume covers all the moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics during the Reagan years. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; FZG; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
TwoMorrows Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605490465
ISBN
9781605490465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.57

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
€ 12.55

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
€ 13.28

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

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

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

Paperback. Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767887
ISBN
9780814767887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. MOE is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga not just in Japan now, but throughout the world Num Pages: 192 pages, over 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC1; FZG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 191 x 127. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804848886
ISBN
9780804848886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JHB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479814336
ISBN
9781479814336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68

Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JHB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479823086
ISBN
9781479823086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Presents more features from the fabled magazine begun in 1961. This title uncovers secrets about the super-hero fanzine with vintage articles about Tor, Hawkman, the Spectre, Blackhawk, the Justice League of America, the All-Winners Squad, Robotman, Wonder Woman, the Heap, the Lensmen/Green Lantern connection, and more. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FXS; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
TwoMorrows Publishing United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605490489
ISBN
9781605490489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.70

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