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This book analyses the portrayals of the Holocaust in newspaper cartoons, educational pamphlets, short stories and graphic novels. Focusing on recognised and lesser-known illustrators from Europe and beyond, the volume looks at autobiographical and fictional accounts and seeks to paint a broader picture of Holocaust comic strips from the 1940s to the present. The book…
In the grey Hab dome There was no telephone Just a satellite link And a ‘message alert’ light– Going BLINK, BLINK, BLINK On a planet far, far away, it is bedtime in the Martian habitat module (or ‘Hab’) for two young astronauts. With a view of the Martian dunes, solar cells, and rover out their…
The central thesis of this book is that Art Spiegelman’s comics all identify deeply-rooted madness in post-Enlightenment society. Spiegelman maintains, in other words, that the Holocaust was not an aberration, but an inevitable consequence of modernisation. In service of this argument, Smith offers a reading of Spiegelman’s comics, with a particular focus on his three…
The central thesis of this book is that Art Spiegelman’s comics all identify deeply-rooted madness in post-Enlightenment society. Spiegelman maintains, in other words, that the Holocaust was not an aberration, but an inevitable consequence of modernisation. In service of this argument, Smith offers a reading of Spiegelman’s comics, with a particular focus on his three…
Die Zusammenfassung: Frau Holle ist eine Julzeitgeschichte einer altnordischen Göttin, die das ganze Jahr über schläft und nur in den längsten und kältesten Nächten des Jahres erwacht, um dafür zu sorgen, dass die Kinder glücklich, gesund und in festlicher Stimmung sind. Der Hintergrund: Frau Holle ist ein Weihnachtsbuch, das auf den nordischen heidnischen Ursprüngen der…
Scary, Spooky, Ghostly ‘The 13 Halloween tales are traditional to the pumpkin roots of Halloween and are cheerfully brought back to life for new spooky fun.’ Get ready for a ghoulish mixture of stories, games, songs, and poems. Some are a little scary, some slightly spooky, and many are very ghostly. ’13 Tales for Halloween’…
THE ART OF MASAMUNE SHIROW VOLUME 3: EROTICA by Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a study of the erotic art of Masamune Shirow (real name Masanori Ota, b. 1961, Kobe, Japan), a Japanese artist best known for the comics and animations Ghost In the Shell, Appleseed and Dominion: Tank Police. Shirow-sensei is one of the…
