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In this illustrated tale, a little boy encounters the divine through his family’s diverse bedtime stories, and wonders which of the names and forms are really true … Then, in a dream, he is visited by a spirit horse that illuminates how myriad aspects of divinity exist harmoniously in our physical world of duality and…
Tarique Rahman: Politics and Policies offers an in-depth exploration of the complex political landscape of Bangladesh, with a focus on the role of Tarique Rahman, the current leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This meticulously researched book uncovers the political turmoil, foreign interference, and the relentless struggle for democratic governance that has defined Bangladesh’s…
Tarique Rahman: Politics and Policies offers an in-depth exploration of the complex political landscape of Bangladesh, with a focus on the role of Tarique Rahman, the current leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This meticulously researched book uncovers the political turmoil, foreign interference, and the relentless struggle for democratic governance that has defined Bangladesh’s…
Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm: four adventurers transformed by a cosmic accident into Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing, together known as Marvel Comics’ first family, the Fantastic Four. From their first appearance in 1961, these four heroes became not only the foundation of the Marvel…
What Makes Simoron Special? Remember when you were a kid and believed in magic? When you’d make wishes on dandelions and truly believed they’d come true? When life felt full of possibility and wonder? This book brings that back. Stop Taking Life So Seriously-And Watch Everything Change! What if the secret to success, love, and…
This book conceptualises comics as ‘bodies’, exploring the substance and the many movements and expressions of comics first and foremost in terms of corporeality. It will appeal to students and scholars of comics studies, as well as to those thinking about visual narrative more broadly, and to scholars of Spinoza and Deleuze.
Study the tenets of Plato, the wrestling superstar from ancient Greece, learn the lessons of Nietzsche, the original übermensch, and meditate on the messages of Bodhidharma, a kung fu master. Laugh, learn, laugh some more, and ponder the messages of history’s great thinkers as Van Lente and Dunlavey deliver this comprehensive cartoon history from the…
“The English manga book you simply have to buy” –Time Out Tokyo Magazine “It’s as if magic coats the pages” –Novelist Banana Yoshimoto “Fans of alternative, independent manga ought to give Him Her That a look” –Otaku USA Magazine It all begins with a feat of imagination in the ocean. Guided by a high-tech scuba…
Something really ‘higher’ is occasionally glimpsed in mythology: Divinity, the right to power, the due of worship; in fact ‘religion.’” Inspired by these and other words of J. R. R. Tolkien and his great contemporary, C.S.Lewis, IMITATING THE SAINTS explores our greatest modern mythology-superheroes-from a rigorously philosophical, Christian perspective. Moving effortlessly through the pantheons of…
Revolutionary, philosopher, best-selling author, political prisoner and one-time exile, Antonio Negri is today considered one of the world’s most influential radicals. His long-standing participation in political struggle and his contemporary analysis of social movements have reshaped the way we view resistance and the potential for revolution in an age of globalization. Claudio Calia takes us…
What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday life, we talk about the ‘aesthetics’ of an artwork or a piece of design. But aesthetics goes beyond the simple experience of art. It is also a branch of philosophy concerned with the whole…
Beautiful new edition of a classic comic-book introduction to Marxist thought. Karl Marx was one of the most influential thinkers of the late 19th century, inspiring revolutions and colossal political upheavals that have radically transformed the lives of millions of people and the geopolitical map of the entire world. But was he a ‘Marxist’ himself?…
Frances Philpot: a garbageman who discovers he may be an incarnation of the ancient Sumerian hero Gilgamesh. Or maybe he’s just a graphic novel protagonist who’s suddenly become conscious. With the help of his dead childhood pet and a few gorillas, Frances tries to navigate the place where sex, myth, history, and memes occasionally meet…
Les Infortunes de la vertu est un conte philosophique de Sade, écrit en 1787. L’ouvrage est écrit entre le 23 juin et le 8 juillet 1787, alors que Sade est emprisonné à la Bastille. Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertu, publiée en 1791, est la seconde version de cette histoire, qui sera elle-même suivie…
Contributions by Eric Bain-Selbo, Jeremy Barris, Maria Botero, Manuel “Mandel” Cabrera Jr., David J. Leichter, Ian MacRae, Jeff McLaughlin, Alfonso Muñoz-Corcuera, Corry Shores, and Jarkko Tuusvuori In a follow-up to Comics as Philosophy, international contributors address two questions: Which philosophical insights, concepts, and tools can shed light on the graphic novel? And how can the…
What exactly are comics? Can they be art, literature, or even pornography? How should we understand the characters, stories, and genres that shape them? Thinking about comics raises a bewildering range of questions about representation, narrative, and value. Philosophy of Comics is an introduction to these philosophical questions. In exploring the history and variety of…
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