The Trauma Graphic Novel
$67.99This book provides a link between the contemporary criticism of Trauma Studies and the increasingly important world of comic books and graphic novels.
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Amphigorey Too
$25.00This follow-up to the darkly humorous Amphigorey is wittier, more macabre, and more wondrous than ever. Master illustrator and iconic gothic storyteller Edward Gorey gives his fans 20 more nonsensically and mind-bending tales that draw fans and unsuspecting newcomers into a world only he can create. Gorey’s pen-and-ink drawings spur the imagination and satisfy fans…
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Pop Manga Coloring Book: A Surreal Journey Through a Cute, Curious, Bizarre, and Beautiful World
$15.99Manga artist and Pop Surrealism superstar Camilla d’Errico presents her first ever adult coloring book, filled with portraits, patterns, and the stunning artwork her fans and collectors have come to love. This one-of-a-kind book offers you the opportunity to collaborate with d’Errico, adding your colors to her gorgeous black and white linework. Featuring everything from…
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The Comic Book Story of Video Games: The Incredible History of the Electronic Gaming Revolution
$18.99A complete, illustrated history of video games–highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion-dollar industry/artform–told in a graphic novel format. Author Jonathan Hennessey and illustrator Jack McGowan present the first full-color, chronological origin story for this hugely successful, omnipresent artform and business. Hennessey provides readers with everything they need to…
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Manga’s Cultural Crossroads
$245.00Focusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga’s culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes “manga culture” in two ways: as a fundamentally…
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Media and New Religions in Japan
$225.00Japanese “new religions” (shinshūkyō) have used various media forms for training, communicating with members, presenting their messages, reinforcing or protecting the image of the leader, and, potentially, attracting converts. In this book the complex and dual relationship between media and new religions is investigated by looking at the tensions groups face between the need for…
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Comics and the Senses: A Multisensory Approach to Comics and Graphic Novels
$225.00This book asserts that comics is not just a visual medium and outlines the multisensory aspects of comics: the visual, audible, tactile, olfactory and gustatory elements of the medium.
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American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema: The Marvel of Stan Lee and the Revolution of a Genre
$225.00This book explores the idea of the “American monomyth” that pervades American hero stories and examines its philosophical and theological origins and specific manifestations in early American superhero comics. Surveying the anthropologies of six American theologians who argue against many of the monomyth’s assumptions, principally the staunch individualism taken to be the model of humanity,…
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The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero
$66.99Finding expression in comic books, television series and successful blockbuster films, the superhero has become part of everyday life. Exploring the superhero genre, its storytelling practices, its hero-types and its relationship with fans, this anthology fills a gap in research about the comic book superhero of the last 20 years.
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Critical Approaches to Comics: Theories and Methods
$235.00Critical Approaches to Comics offers students a deeper understanding of the artistic and cultural significance of comic books and graphic novels by introducing key theories and critical methods for analyzing comics.
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Critical Approaches to Comics: Theories and Methods
$72.99Critical Approaches to Comics offers students a deeper understanding of the artistic and cultural significance of comic books and graphic novels by introducing key theories and critical methods for analyzing comics.
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Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
$24.00Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture. Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including: – Elvis Presley’s trademark…
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Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?: And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia!
$24.00Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from Johnny Carson? What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a mongoose? What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a “bad…
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The Secret to Superhuman Strength
$24.00The Best Graphic Book of 2021 by Publishers Weekly A New York Times Best Graphic Novel of 2021 A New York Times Notable Book An Autostraddle Best Queer Book of the Year A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Book of the Year NPR, 12 Books NPR Staffers…
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Pop Manga Stickerology: A Surreal Safari of 250+ Cute and Quirky Stickers
$16.99Filled with over 250 animal-themed stickers showcasing the extraordinary vision of acclaimed artist Camilla d’Errico, this book will let you decorate anything–from laptops to water bottles–with d’Errico’s signature pop surrealist style. Sticker your world with cute and quirky images from the archives of Camilla d’Errico, including her unique take on bees, butterflies, pandas, bunnies, and…
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Pop Manga Postcards: 100 Surreal Postcards
$20.00Send your loved ones a touch of the surreal! This box of 100 postcards features dreamlike artwork from the imagination of Camilla d’Errico. Including manga-inspired portraits and playfully illustrated creatures, this postcard set is perfect for sharing your affinity for all things fantastic. With fifty of Camilla d’Errico’s most striking pieces, Pop Manga Postcards will…