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Graphic novels: history & criticism
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€ 46.22
€ 50.99
€ 46.22
Hardback. This stunning book explores the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed, featuring the art and history of the series from the first groundbreaking game through the graphic novels to the DLCs. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FZG; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 332 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2186.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783298822
- ISBN
- 9781783298822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 35.67
€ 51.99
€ 35.67
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€ 22.94
€ 26.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. This collection of 11 provocative essays examines the complex psychological and political choices made by Captain America and Iron Man in the wake of a civil war. This book analyzes the polar sides of this debate - national security vs. individual freedoms. Editor(s): Langley, Travis. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FZG; JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781454917120
- ISBN
- 9781454917120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.49
€ 18.49
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
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
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€ 15.71
€ 17.99
€ 15.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 263 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2064.
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606999332
- ISBN
- 9781606999332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
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
€ 143.67
€ 143.67
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€ 33.32
€ 38.99
€ 33.32
Hardback. Can comics be documentary, and can documentary take the form of, and thus be, comics? Through a cluster of early twenty-first century comics, Mickwitz argues that these comics share a documentary ambition to visually narrate and represent aspects and events of the real world. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501165
- ISBN
- 9781137501165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.96
€ 100.96
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€ 36.81
€ 42.99
€ 36.81
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
€ 55.91€ 42.96
€ 55.91
€ 42.96
Paperback. Hellboy, Mike Mignola's famed comic book demon hunter, wanders through a haunting and horrific world steeped in the history of weird fictions and wide-ranging folklores. This title shows how our engagement with Hellboy is also a highly aestheticized encounter with the medium of comics and the materiality of the book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 71color images. BIC Classification: FXS; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288041
- ISBN
- 9780520288041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.03
€ 27.99
€ 21.03
Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Color insert and 62 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; FZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172745
- ISBN
- 9780231172745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.53€ 78.54
€ 102.53
€ 78.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733325
- ISBN
- 9781613733325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.43
€ 27.99
€ 22.43
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
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Paperback. The 1980s saw Stan Lee's retreat to the West Coast, Jim Shooter's rise and fall as editor-in-chief, the twin triumphs of Frank Miller and John Byrne, the challenge of independent publishers, and the weakening hold of the Comics Code Authority that led to the company's creative downfall - and ultimately the marginalization of the industry itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 280 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490595
- ISBN
- 9781605490595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.04
€ 30.99
€ 27.04
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Willmarth, Susan. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FP; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389751
- ISBN
- 9781934389751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.78
€ 17.99
€ 16.78
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€ 21.68
€ 21.99
€ 21.68
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
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
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€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
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€ 17.27
€ 17.99
€ 17.27
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
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
€ 50.70
€ 50.70