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In Totally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice, Ian Boucher explores how the half-shell heroes rose to become representatives for a generation confronting pollution and climate concerns. First self-published in 1984 and quickly exploding into comics, cartoons, toys, and blockbuster films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were themselves products of human-made environmental disaster….
Anime Studies: Media-Specific Approaches to Neon Genesis Evangelion aims at advancing the study of anime, understood as largely TV-based genre fiction rendered in cel, or cel-look, animation with a strong affinity to participatory cultures and media convergence. Taking Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shin Seiki Evangerion) as a case study, this volume acknowledges anime as a media…
Sal Piro, President of the International Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club looks at the first 15 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fandom and how the quirky film became an international phenomena. This edition presents in its entirety, the original book from 1990 (Stabur) with all the pictures and narratives from the beginning…
The Life-Changing Power of Anime “A wonderful read that manages to be both a great doorway for new fans, and a way to reconnect for older ones. I had a blast.” ―Jason DeMarco, Toonami # 1 Best Seller in Movies, Video Guides & Reviews Anime Impact explores the effects and lasting appeal of anime across…
For the first time ever, immerse yourself in the action-packed thrills of DC at the movies in one spectacular book. From the trailblazing 1940s movie serials that first put Batman and Superman on the silver screen to the Caped Crusader’s swinging 1960s escapades and the iconic 1970s Superman, to the state-of-the-art 21st century reinventions of…
This collection investigates how Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and other Studio Ghibli storytellers have approached the process of reimagining literary sources for animation. Studio Ghibli is renowned for its original storytelling in films like My Neighbor Totoro, but many of its most famous films, including Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo, have their origins in pre-existing…
A special souvenir hardcover collection themed around the dark side of the Force. An in-depth look at the sinister practitioners of the dark side of the Force–from Darth Sidious to Darth Vader–this deluxe edition spotlights infamous Sith Lords and galactic villains with revealing interview material from the cast and crew of various Star Wars productions….
“A gorgeously rendered adventure that captures the ache and joy of adolescence in a mad world.”–Tillie Walden, award-winning author of On a Sunbeam Ty and Burger have known each other since before they could walk. But this shared history is nothing compared to their plans for the future: step one, make a killer documentary about…
In Dance is How We Make a Friend, young readers step into the world of a warm and welcoming dance studio where friendships are formed one twirl at a time. This heartfelt picture book follows a shy new student as she discovers that kindness, courage, and a simple “hello” can open the door to connection….
Flixcomix: Comics Aesthetics in Film reorients the longstanding conversation between comics and cinema by examining film through the lens of comics studies. Rather than relying on film theory to define comics, Adam Geczy and Jonathan McBurnie flip the script–showing how comics’ visual language, timing, and expression have shaped film aesthetics from the silent era to…
In her graphic novel debut, the award-winning author of “Yak and Dove” and “The Liszts” brilliantly captures the high drama of middle school by focusing on the desire of finely drawn characters to sing and be heard.
From the moment she uttered her first “boop-oop-a-doop!” in 1930, Betty Boop secured her place in history and in the hearts of countless fans. Whether spreading joy during the Depression, thwarting Hitler, running for US president, or flaunting sexual mores, Betty has always been a true American original, embodying and commenting on the culture and…
THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROW VOLUME 2: ANIMÉ by Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a study of the adaptations of the art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, born in 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. Masamune Shirow is one of the…
DEATH NOTE MANGA. ANIME. MOVIES A Critical Study BY JEREMY MARK ROBINSON Death Note (Desu Noto) by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata is one of the finest manga of recent times, and the TV animated adaptation is a truly remarkable piece of filmmaking, quite brilliant, ranking up there with the best. Death Note has become…
In Totally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice, Ian Boucher explores how the half-shell heroes rose to become representatives for a generation confronting pollution and climate concerns. First self-published in 1984 and quickly exploding into comics, cartoons, toys, and blockbuster films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were themselves products of human-made environmental disaster….
The son of former NBA player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s life was steeped in basketball. Moving to Italy at six, he honed his skills with diverse play styles. Returning to the U.S., Kobe attended Lower Merion High School and declared for the NBA draft straight out of high school. Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets…
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