Download or read book Savage Dragon 164 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMPEROR DRAGON,' Part Two Savage Dragon has plans to take over the world - and it's up to a strange visitor from another planet to try and stop his evil scheme! Enter: Vanguard! Meanwhile, Malcolm and Angel are trying to cope with living in the shadow of a father who's become public enemy number one! Death and destruction are the order of the day and nothing can stop the inevitable from taking place. The countdown begins to the end of the world!

Download or read book Savage Dragon 163 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMPEROR DRAGON,' Part One Savage Dragon is dead. The Dragon has reverted to the man he was prior to being found in a burning field. Now he plans to take over this periled planet for himself! That puts him at odds with every being on the face of the earth, man or god! Enter: Thor - the deadliest god of them all! And whichever one wins - we lose! It all starts here: The most-savage saga yet!

Download or read book Savage Dragon 165 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMPEROR DRAGON,' Part Three When Savage Dragon turns bad, it's up to America's Fighting Force to put him in his place! Enter: SuperPatriot and the new Special Operations Strikeforce! While Malcolm and Angel cope with being the children of the World's Most Wanted man, their fiendish father does what he does best: killing everything in his path! All this and Flying Colors' own Captain Four-Color! The countdown to the end of the world continues! Featuring a TWISTED SAVAGE DRAGON FUNNIES backup story starring Vicious Circle Therapy Group by Chris Sinderson!

Download or read book Witchblade 164 written by Tim Seeley and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now, her past has stayed buried. But when Rapture bearer Tom Judge and Darkness bearer Jackie Estacado come a knocking, Sara risks the discovery that her new life in Chi-town may not have been a decision that she made for herself.

Download or read book The Art of the Batman written by James Field and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official behind-the-scenes companion book to Matt Reeves' The Batman The Art of The Batman is the official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the highly-anticipated Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes) film, coming to theaters March 4, 2022. Set during Batman's second year as a crime fighter, this unique, noir-inspired take on the Dark Knight serves as a return to the character's roots and stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin. Readers will get an insider's look at the film's production process through character designs, vehicle and gadget designs, and background paintings, alongside original commentary and interviews from the filmmakers, cast, production designer, and conceptual artists.

Download or read book Savage Dragon 236 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "KIDS NIGHT OUT!" In their first-ever adventure, Malcolm Dragon's kids chase down a deadly threat on their own. But the menace they face is no ordinary foe. it's the latest addition to the Dragon family, unleashed against an unsuspecting populace.

Download or read book Savage Dragon 167 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMPEROR DRAGON' PART 5 (of 6) The pieces fall into place and Emperor Kurr's master plan is revealed at last! The world is on the brink of annihilation and Savage Dragon has his finger on the button! The events in this issue are so unexpected-so shocking-that we can't show you the cover to this issue without spoiling the surprise! It's unlike anything you've ever read or imagined! This is all building to the most explosive finale in the history of comics! Prepare to have your senses shattered and your mind blown! This is the big one! The countdown to the end of the world ends here! Comes with our highest possible recommendation!

Download or read book Savage Dragon Family Matters written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vicious Circle relocates to Toronto and Malcolm Dragon has to face his greatest challenge ever as he goes up against...his father? Dart! The Destroyer! The Challenger! Web-Spinner! Wall-Crawler! Battle Girl! And a cast of thousands! It’s comics’ wildest ride! Collects the historic Savage Dragon #250 as well as the epic tribute to the Sunday Funnies. Comes with our highest possible recommendation. Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #247-252

Download or read book Dragons Don t Cry written by D'Elen McClain and published by Four Carat Press. This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One pint sized human female who’s had too much to drink, not enough sleep, and absolutely no patience meets one stubborn dragon shifter with an attitude. Bastian claims Acasia, his unwilling bride, after she spends the night carousing with friends. She’s not happy, he’s pissed off, and with a curse from a goddess thrown in, you’ll see Bastian breathe fire. Add secrets, treasure, and unimaginable heartbreak for an emotionally humorous read and discover why Dragons Don’t Cry. A fairy tale for adults - 17+readers

Download or read book North Force 0 written by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A NEW FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!" Because you demanded it: SAVAGE DRAGON #259 reworked and reformatted to spotlight this all-new Canadian super-team! Letters pages and funnies have been replaced with bios for team members. The Canadian super-team North Force is looking to recruit a new member to their team: Malcolm Dragon.

Download or read book Hannibal Lecter s Forms Formulations and Transformations written by Jessica Balanzategui and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the iconic character Hannibal Lecter has been revised and redeveloped across different screen media texts. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter has become one of Western culture’s most influential and enduring models of monstrosity since his emergence in 1981 in Red Dragon, Thomas Harris’ first Lecter book. Lecter is now at the centre of an extensive cross-mediated mythology, the most recent incarnation of which is Bryan Fuller’s television program, Hannibal (NBC, 2013-2015). This acclaimed series is the focus of Hannibal Lecter’s Forms, Formulations, and Transformations, which examines how Fuller’s program harnesses the iconic character to experiment with traditional boundaries of genre, medium, taste, and narrative form. Featuring chapters from established and emerging screen and popular culture scholars from around the world, the book outlines how the show operates as a striking experiment with televisual form and formula. The book also explores how this experimentation is embodied by the boundary-defying character, the savage cannibalistic serial killer, practicing psychiatrist, and cultured art enthusiast, Hannibal Lecter. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Quarterly Review of Film and Video.

Download or read book Pain written by Dan Middleman and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Dubin is a talented distance runner at a major southern university. Pain is the story of Richard’s senior year as he proceeds with varying success through the year, from cross country through the Olympic Trials, all the while trying to manage a seesawing relationship with a beautiful and fascinatingly unpredictable woman, 10 years his senior. Richard’s university is one of the great American party schools and we are treated to a series of uninhibited college blowouts, featuring copious liquid consumption, naked kegstands, nude relays. . . and, most daring of all, poetry reading! As the pressures mount, Richard’s life begins to unravel. All the forces converge at the Olympic Trials in New Orleans and it is there that Richard comes to the edge of the abyss.

Download or read book Black Superheroes Milestone Comics and Their Fans written by Jeffrey A. Brown and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the comic book figures Static, Hardware, and Icon all have in common? Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives an answer that goes far beyond “tights and capes,” an answer that lies within the mission Milestone Media, Inc., assumed in comic book culture. Milestone was the brainchild of four young black creators who wanted to part from the mainstream and do their stories their own way. This history of Milestone, a “creator-owned” publishing company, tells how success came to these mavericks in the 1990s and how comics culture was expanded and enriched as fans were captivated by this new genre. Milestone focused on the African American heroes in a town called Dakota. Quite soon these black action comics took a firm position in the controversies of race, gender, and corporate identity in contemporary America. Characters battled supervillains and sometimes even clashed with more widely known superheroes. Front covers of Milestone comics often bore confrontational slogans like “Hardware: A Cog in the Corporate Machine is About to Strip Some Gears.” Milestone's creators aimed for exceptional stories that addressed racial issues without alienating readers. Some competitors, however, accused their comics of not being black enough or of merely marketing Superman in black face. Some felt that the stories were too black, but a large cluster of readers applauded these new superheroes for fostering African American pride and identity. Milestone came to represent an alternative model of black heroism and, for a host of admirers, the ideal of masculinity. Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives details about the founding of Milestone and reports on the secure niche its work and its image achieved in the marketplace. Tracing the company's history and discussing its creators, their works, and the fans, this book gauges Milestone alongside other black comic book publishers, mainstream publishers, and the history of costumed characters.

Download or read book Superheroes written by Brian Solomon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superheroes! is the ultimate reference book about the men and women in tights who fight for what’s right and the comic book phenomenon that conquered the world. From their origins in stories created by barely grown men during an era of global war and printed on cheap paper for consumption by children, superheroes have grown into a popular culture whirlwind that has attracted millions of fans and crossed over into every form of media. Encompassing early coming books, indie outliers, and the mammoth fictional universes managed by DC and Marvel, Superheroes! chronicles the rise of a distinctly American invention, the modern-day evolution of the myths and legends of old. Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Captain America, X-Men, the Justice League and the Avengers—they all represent our greatest hopes, and sometimes our darkest fantasies. Pop culture expert Brian Solomon tells a story that goes from the Golden, Silver and Bronze Ages of comic book history right up to the Modern Age of multimillion-dollar Hollywood movies, and beyond. Perhaps no fictional genre has endured and blossomed over the past eighty years the way superheroes have. Learn all about the creators who have brought them to life: artists like Jack Kirby and Jim Lee, writers like Stan Lee and Alan Moore, actors like Christopher Reeve and Robert Downey Jr., and directors like Tim Burton and Joss Whedon. They’re all here, in all their high-flying, eye-zapping, goon-punching glory. Up, up and away!

Download or read book Litcomix written by Adam Geczy and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical studies of the graphic novel have often employed methodologies taken from film theory and art criticism. Yet, as graphic novels from Maus to Watchmen have entered the literary canon, perhaps the time has come to develop theories for interpreting and evaluating graphic novels that are drawn from classic models of literary theory and criticism. Using the methodology of Georg Lukács and his detailed defense of literary realism as a socially embedded practice, Litcomix tackles difficult questions about reading graphic novels as literature. What critical standards should we use to measure the quality of a graphic novel? How does the genre contribute to our understanding of ourselves and the world? What qualities distinguish it from other forms of literature? LitComix hones its theoretical approach through case studies taken from across the diverse world of comics, from Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s groundbreaking manga to the Hernandez Brothers’ influential alt-comix. Whether looking at graphic novel adaptations of Proust or considering how Jack Kirby’s use of intertextuality makes him the Balzac of comics, this study offers fresh perspectives on how we might appreciate graphic novels as literature.

Download or read book The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood written by Alisa Perren and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood traces the evolving relationship between the American comic book industry and Hollywood from the launch of X-Men, Spider-Man, and Smallville in the early 2000s through the ascent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Arrowverse, and the Walking Dead Universe in the 2010s. Perren and Steirer illustrate how the American comic book industry simultaneously has functioned throughout the first two decades of the twenty-first century as a relatively self-contained business characterized by its own organizational structures, business models, managerial discourses, production cultures, and professional identities even as it has remained dependent on Hollywood for revenue from IP licensing. The authors' expansive view of the industry includes not only a discussion of the “Big Two,” Marvel/Disney and DC Comics/Time Warner, but also a survey of the larger comics ecosystem. Other key industry players, including independent publishers BOOM! Studios, IDW, and Image, digital distributor ComiXology, and management-production company Circle of Confusion, all receive attention. Drawing from interviews, fieldwork, archival research, and trade analysis, The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood provides a road map to understanding the operations of the comic book industry while also offering new models for undertaking trans- and inter-industrial analysis.

Download or read book Shadowhawk Chronicles vol 1 written by Jim Valentino and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Image founder Jim Valentino's bestselling series for the first time between two covers! The return of the vigilante so violent he was at odds with both law enforcement and the underworld! Collects ShadowHawk #1-4, ShadowHawk II #1-3, ShadowHawk III #1-4, ShadowHawk Gallery #1, and surprise pin-ups by some of comics' top talents-including Jeff Smith, Dale Keown, Dave Gibbons, and Keith Giffen.