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Drawn to New York
PM Press 2013; US$ 9.99A declaration of love to Peter Kuper?s adoptive city in which he has lived since 1977, this diary is a vibrant survey of New York City?s history. Through Kuper?s illustrations, this book depicts a climb to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, the homeless living in Times Square, roller skaters in Central Park, the impact of September 11, the luxury of... more...
The Arrival
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 10.99A moment of kindness in a sea of unfamiliarity... A long, hard day at work... A lively party... A nostalgic lullaby... The story begins in Nigeria where the character of Dele plays a last game of football with his friends and says goodbye to his son Chidi, telling him he will send for him. He then embarks on a voyage where he meets strangers along... more...
Grant Morrison
University Press of Mississippi 2011; US$ 25.00One of the most eclectic and distinctive writers currently working in comics, Grant Morrison (b. 1960) brings the auteurist sensibility of alternative comics and graphic novels to the popular genres-superhero, science fiction, and fantasy-that dominate the American and British comics industries. His comics range from bestsellers featuring the most... more...
Medieval Oral Literature
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 224.00Although problems of orality have been much discussed by medievalists, there is to date no comprehensive handbook on this topic. In ?Medieval Oral Literature? in the ?De Gruyter Lexikon? series, an international team of scholars has provided an in-depth discussion both of theoretical issues and various poetic traditions and genres. In addition to the... more...
Hand of Fire
University Press of Mississippi 2011; US$ 25.00Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk,... more...
The Ages of Superman
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 40.00Since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1 in 1938, the superhero has changed with the times to remain a relevant icon of American popular culture. This collection explores the evolution of the Superman character and demonstrates how his alterations mirror historical changes in American society. Beginning with the original comic... more...
Sexual Ideology in the Works of Alan Moore
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 40.00Alan Moore, the idiosyncratic, controversial and often shocking writer of such works as Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and V for Vendetta, remains a benchmark for readers of comics and graphic novels. This collection investigates the political, social, cultural, and sexual ideologies that emerge from his seminal work, Lost Girls,... more...
Crossing Boundaries in Graphic Narrative
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 40.00Although the idea that graphic narratives represent an important literary form is still debated in academic circles, in recent years comics scholarship has emerged into wider contexts. This collection of new essays considers various literary approaches to graphic narrative and sequential art. The authors examine the politics of comic form and narrative,... more...
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Open Court 2012; US$ 19.95Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and there's no excape from them. The Walking Dead is both a hugely successful comics series and a popular TV show. This epic story of a zombie apocalypse... more...
Gestaltung und Durchführung von Buchverlagsverträgen.
Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 56.08Hauptbeschreibung Der Autor untersucht den typischen Inhalt von Verlagsverträgen und die Übereinstimmung oder Diskrepanz zwischen Vertragsinhalt und Vertragsdurchführung bzw. Abwicklung von Vertragsstörungen. Die Arbeit gehört mit einer solchen Fragestellung in den Bereich der empirischen Rechtssoziologie. Ihr Ziel ist zunächst, Recht und Realität... more...









