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Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an industrial and transmedial lens. Comic books wielded their influence from the margins and in-between spaces of the entertainment business for half a century before moving to the center of mainstream film and television production. This…
Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an industrial and transmedial lens. Comic books wielded their influence from the margins and in-between spaces of the entertainment business for half a century before moving to the center of mainstream film and television production. This…
Watchmen has been hailed as the quintessential graphic novel and has spawned a body of literary criticism since its 1986 initial appearance in installments. This work explores the graphic novel’s reception in both popular and scholarly arenas and how the conceptual relationship between images and words affects the reading experience. Other topics include heroism as…
A popular sub-genre of fantasy and science fiction, steampunk re-imagines the Victorian age in the future, and re-works its technology, fashion, and values with a dose of anti-modernism. While often considered solely through the lens of literature, steampunk is, in fact, a complex phenomenon that also affects, transforms, and unites a wide range of disciplines,…
A popular sub-genre of fantasy and science fiction, steampunk re-imagines the Victorian age in the future, and re-works its technology, fashion, and values with a dose of anti-modernism. While often considered solely through the lens of literature, steampunk is, in fact, a complex phenomenon that also affects, transforms, and unites a wide range of disciplines,…
Daniel has invented revolutionary soda drinks! The effects of each drink are different. One drink can make you teleport while the other can make your bum grow to the size of a car! Daniel stored these drinks in a hotel refrigerator. But he forgot to take them when he booked out… Now Faline and Willmott…
Betty White: Golden Girl Goes Platinum traces the amazing life of the actor, writer, wit, and humanitarian who has also been Hollywood’s most enduring “it girl” for over sixty astounding years. From the earliest days of television to the cutting edge of Facebook and SNL, Betty always makes the scene! As featured on CNN, FOX…
Tina Fey is many things. Writer. Producer. Golden Globe and Emmy winner. Academy Award presenter. Improvisationalist. Pennsylvanian. Star Wars enthusiast. And now the subject of the latest in Bluewater’s Female Force series in this light-hearted look at the lovely and talented creator of 30 Rock. As featured on CNN, FOX News, Time Magazine, The Washington…
Dr. Who is the longest running sci-fi TV series of all time. The secret to its longevity is its uncanny ability to recast the lead actor every few years. But who are the people behind “The Doctor?” THE CAST OF DR. WHO takes you back in time to learn about the personal histories of William…
Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media. This book provides an authoritative survey of all of Whedon’s work, ranging from his earliest scriptwriting on Roseanne, through his many movie and TV undertakings–Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible,…
Giant Telepathic Spiders Blurb: They are everywhere. All around us. You may look outside and see nothing. But they are there, hiding in plain sight. You usually won’t notice them, until it is too late.
The play takes place during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War. Its heroine, Raina Petkoff, is a young Bulgarian woman engaged to Sergius Saranoff, one of the heroes of that war, whom she idolizes. On the night after the Battle of Slivnitza, a Swiss mercenary soldier in the Serbian army, Captain Bluntschli, climbs in through her bedroom…
A guide to Marvel Studios’ action-packed Disney+ series, featuring Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes. Includes interviews with the cast and crew of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, along with exclusive photos and art. This special collector’s edition focuses on Captain America’s fighting companions, Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, played by Anthony Mackie…
Betty White: Golden Girl Goes Platinum traces the amazing life of the actor, writer, wit, and humanitarian who has also been Hollywood’s most enduring “it girl” for over sixty astounding years. From the earliest days of television to the cutting edge of Facebook and SNL, Betty always makes the scene! As featured on CNN, FOX…
This book examines the figure of the sleeper agent as part of post-9/11 political, journalistic and fictional discourse. There is a tendency to discuss the terroristic threat after 9/11 as either a faraway enemy to be hunted down by military force or, on the other hand, as a ubiquitous, intangible threat that required constant alertness…
This book examines the figure of the sleeper agent as part of post-9/11 political, journalistic and fictional discourse. There is a tendency to discuss the terroristic threat after 9/11 as either a faraway enemy to be hunted down by military force or, on the other hand, as a ubiquitous, intangible threat that required constant alertness…
