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Book The Realm of the Punisher

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Sykes
  • Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
  • Release : 2019-07-18
  • ISBN : 1909930822
  • Pages : 254 pages

Download or read book The Realm of the Punisher written by Tom Sykes and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide. Infamous for his bombastic temper and un-PC wisecracks, he is waging a brutal drug war that has killed more than 12,000 people so far. Over the last nine years, British writer Tom Sykes has travelled extensively in the Philippines in order to understand the Duterte phenomenon, interviewing friends and enemies of 'The Punisher' - as he is known - in politics, the media, the arts and civil society. Sykes witnesses anti-government demonstrations in the capital Manila and visits the provincial city of Davao, where Duterte began his crusade against crime using police and vigilante death squads. By delving into Duterte's troubled childhood of violent rebellion, Sykes discovers what motivates the man today in his pursuit of a merciless 'war on the poor' - as Amnesty has described it - that has no end in sight. The Realm of the Punisher also examines oppressed and marginalized groups in the modern Philippines through encounters with a transgender rights campaigner, an 86-year-old former sex slave to the Japanese in the Second World War, a public artist who must work while under attack from Maoist rebels, and slum-dwellers resisting violent eviction by a real estate company. The past is never far away from these present-day problems and Sykes' travels to festivals, cemeteries, war memorials and a tomb housing an embalmed corpse reveal the ways in which key figures in Philippine history - from José Rizal to Ferdinand Marcos - have influenced current affairs. Funny, tragic, enlightening and uncompromising - and infused with the author's strong sense of social justice - The Realm of the Punisher is the first major travel book by a Westerner to explore Duterte's Philippines.

Book The Realm of the Punisher

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Sykes
  • Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
  • Release : 2019-07-18
  • ISBN : 1909930830
  • Pages : 277 pages

Download or read book The Realm of the Punisher written by Tom Sykes and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide. Infamous for his bombastic temper and un-PC wisecracks, he is waging a brutal drug war that has killed more than 12,000 people so far. Over the last nine years, British writer Tom Sykes has travelled extensively in the Philippines in order to understand the Duterte phenomenon, interviewing friends and enemies of 'The Punisher' - as he is known - in politics, the media, the arts and civil society. Sykes witnesses anti-government demonstrations in the capital Manila and visits the provincial city of Davao, where Duterte began his crusade against crime using police and vigilante death squads. By delving into Duterte's troubled childhood of violent rebellion, Sykes discovers what motivates the man today in his pursuit of a merciless 'war on the poor' - as Amnesty has described it - that has no end in sight. The Realm of the Punisher also examines oppressed and marginalized groups in the modern Philippines through encounters with a transgender rights campaigner, an 86-year-old former sex slave to the Japanese in the Second World War, a public artist who must work while under attack from Maoist rebels, and slum-dwellers resisting violent eviction by a real estate company. The past is never far away from these present-day problems and Sykes' travels to festivals, cemeteries, war memorials and a tomb housing an embalmed corpse reveal the ways in which key figures in Philippine history - from José Rizal to Ferdinand Marcos - have influenced current affairs. Funny, tragic, enlightening and uncompromising - and infused with the author's strong sense of social justice - The Realm of the Punisher is the first major travel book by a Westerner to explore Duterte's Philippines.

Book War Of The Realms

Download or read book War Of The Realms written by Gerry Duggan and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects War of the Realms: The Punisher #1-3 and material from War of the Realms: War Scrolls #3. Frank Castle: Avenger of Midgard! The War of the Realms has brought monsters and mayhem to the streets of New York City, but New York has a homegrown nightmare all its own: the Punisher! And he'll be damned to Hel if he's going to let a bunch of tin-pot tyrants from the Ten Realms terrorize his town. But given that he's just one man against an army of elves, giants, creatures and more, Hel might soon have him despite his best efforts! Swords and steel meet bullets, bombs, grit and guts as Marvel's one-man army joins the War of Realms! Expect all-out war. Expect punishment! Plus: Bonus war stories starring She-Hulk and Doctor Doom!

Book War Of The Realms  The Punisher

Download or read book War Of The Realms The Punisher written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Castle: Avenger of Midgard! The War of the Realms has brought monsters and mayhem to the streets of New York City, but New York has a homegrown nightmare all its own - the Punisher! And he'll be damned to Hel if he's going to let a bunch of Ten Realms tin-pot tyrants terrorize his town. But given that he's just one man against an army of elves, giants, creatures and more, Hel might soon have him despite his best efforts! The War of Realms is about to meet Marvel's one-man army. Swords and steel will meet bullets, bombs, grit and guts. Expect all-out war. Expect punishment! COLLECTING: WAR OF THE REALMS: THE PUNISHER 1-3, WAR SCROLLS 3 (B AND C STORIES), MATERIAL FROM WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA (2019) 1 (PUNISHER KILL KREW STORY)

Book War Of The Realms Strikeforce

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Taylor
  • Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
  • Release : 2019-08-21
  • ISBN : 1302514768
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book War Of The Realms Strikeforce written by Tom Taylor and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of the Giants, The Dark Elf Realm and The War Avengers. Earth's heroes undertake a multi-pronged mission to win the War of the Realms! With Thor trapped in Jotunheim, Captain America takes up the God of Thunder's ax, Jarnbjorn, and leads a team including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage and Iron Fist into the land of ice and snow in search of their fellow Avenger! Meanwhile, All-Mother Freyja leads the charge to shut down Malekith's Black Bifrost - and Hulk, Blade, Ghost Rider and Punisher follow her straight into the Dark Elf's home territory! And it's up to Captain Marvel and her War Avengers - Weapon H, Captain Britain, Venom, Deadpool, Winter Soldier and Black Widow - to reclaim the Earth! But Malekith's army is vast, and Carol is fighting a losing battle!

Book War of the Realms Omnibus  new Printing

Download or read book War of the Realms Omnibus new Printing written by and published by Marvel Universe. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Realms have all fallen to Malekith and his army -- except one. Now, at last, Midgard burns! All hell breaks loose as Malekith and his allies begin their assault on Earth -- and with Thor trapped in the land of the Frost Giants, Earth's forces are overwhelmed! What can possibly stop the diabolical Dark Elf and his army? Spider-Man, Captain America, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Hulk and more join the fray as Jason Aaron's epic THOR saga reaches a crescendo that explodes across the Marvel Universe! Collecting WAR OF THE REALMS #1-6; WAR OF THE REALMS OMEGA; WAR OF THE REALMS: WAR SCROLLS #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS STRIKEFORCE: THE LAND OF THE GIANTS, THE DARK ELF REALM and THE WAR AVENGERS; GIANT-MAN #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #1-5; SPIDER-MAN & THE LEAGUE OF REALMS #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: PUNISHER #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: UNCANNY X-MEN #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1-4; ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8-10; TONY STARK: IRON MAN #12-13; VENOM (2018) #13-15; THOR (2018) #8-16; AVENGERS (2018) #18-20; CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #6-7; CHAMPIONS (2019) #5-6; DEADPOOL (2018) #13-14; FANTASTIC FOUR (2018) #10; MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR + SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2019) #7-8 and UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #43-46.

Book The Punisher

    Book Details:
  • Author : D.A. Stern
  • Publisher : Random House Worlds
  • Release : 2007-12-18
  • ISBN : 0307417336
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book The Punisher written by D.A. Stern and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAKE THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME. FBI agent Frank Castle’s final case ends with a literal bang, when a wannabe weapons smuggler is gunned down during a sting operation. But the dead man isn’t just any punk. He’s the son of Howard Saint, the powerful Florida tycoon whose hot-spot nightclub has made him famous, and whose multimillion-dollar money-laundering business has made him as rich—and as ruthless—as any of his gangster clients. Saint wants payback—with interest—for his boy’s death. And he gets it, by orchestrating a massacre that claims the lives of Frank Castle’s beloved wife and son—and almost kills Castle. But almost doesn’t count. Now Frank Castle—ex–FBI agent, ex–Special Forces commando, ex-husband and father—is canceling his retirement and starting a new career. One that begins with teaching Howard Saint the ultimate lesson: No evil deed goes unpunished. The novelization of the major motion picture.

Book Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction

Download or read book Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction written by Bradley Mengel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rough justice has often been served in the pages of serial novels, notably beginning with Don Pendleton's The Executioner in 1969. This is the first overview of the serial vigilante genre, which featured such hard-boiled protagonists as Nick Carter, Mark Stone, Jake Brand and Able Team among the 130 series that followed Pendleton's novel. Serial vigilantes repeatedly take the law into their own hands, establishing and imposing their own moral standards, usually by force. The book examines the connections between the serial vigilante and the pulp hero that preceded him and how the serial vigilante has influenced a variety of tough guys, private eyes, spies and cops in different media. A complete bibliography for each series is featured.

Book Punisher Kill Krew

Download or read book Punisher Kill Krew written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War of the Realms may be over - but for the Punisher, the conflict never ends! To combat Malekith's invasion, Frank Castle raised his own personal army. And now, in the war's aftermath, Punisher's crew has some scores to settle! The Punisher has stolen Thor's flying goat and is traversing the Ten Realms on a mission. But his first stop is...Counter-Earth?! He made a promise of vengeance - and Frank keeps his promises. But a van full of orphans is about to make that vow a lot more complicated. And while Frank has picked up some unlikely allies for his Kill Krew, can he keep them alive? It's an action epic unlike anything you've ever seen from the Punisher before. One team. Ten Realms. All-out war! COLLECTING: PUNISHER KILL KREW (2019) 1-5, MATERIAL FROM WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA (2019) 1

Book Space Knight

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joe Thammasoth
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2017-05-04
  • ISBN : 1543415911
  • Pages : 449 pages

Download or read book Space Knight written by Joe Thammasoth and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is about a prince that was captured by Draconian enslavers that enslaved all of Jojo Sithammas people. He was forced to grow up in an arena of death as his caretakers fought for survival. The young prince escaped and was captured by rogues and forced to grow up under a vampire kingdom of Gorum. He learned to be a rogue trained by the Eyes of Gold. It is one of the best stories ever created. The story will captivate you, and a romance story about his childhood friend, the rogue Hannah Hagglecoin, will move your heart. A new threat is coming from some alternate dimension from some far-off galaxy. Stand with Jojo Sithamma as he battles the threat from another galaxy.

Book Magical Lion Defying Heaven

Download or read book Magical Lion Defying Heaven written by Liu YiJie and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his previous life, he lived alone, and in this life, he created a beast. He refused to accept that fate was unfair and he created his own demonic cultivation method. He wanted to turn the Demonic Lion clan into a Qilin clan that could fight against a huge dragon.

Book Grading Justice

Download or read book Grading Justice written by Kristen C. Blinne and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Grading Justice: Teacher-Activist Approaches to Assessment, new and seasoned teachers are invited to engage with socially-just approaches of assessment, including practices aimed at resisting and undoing grading and assessment altogether, to create more democratic grading practices and policies, foregrounding the transformative potential of communication within their courses. The contributions in this collection encourage readers to consider not only how educators might assess social justice work in and beyond the classroom, but also to imagine what a social justice approach to grading and assessment would mean for intervening into unjust modes of teaching and learning. Educators wishing to explore critical modes of grading and assessment, grounded in social justice, will find this book a timely and relevant pedagogical guide for their teaching and scholarship.

Book War Of The Realms

Download or read book War Of The Realms written by Clint McElroy and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1-5. The creators of blockbuster podcast The Adventure Zone bring their talents to Marvel! Earth is under siege — but could the key to turning the tide be Thor’s baby sister? Journey into mystery with Miles “Spider-Man” Morales, Kate “Hawkeye” Bishop, Wonder Man, Balder the Brave, Sebastian Druid and Death Locket for a wild romp through the War of the Realms as they embark on an epic quest to save Earth’s only hope! (And, yes, deal with diaper duty.) But Ares, the Greek God of War, is hot on baby Laussa’s trail. Plus: Marvel’s long-dead Western heroes join the War of the Realms! But how? Whose side are they on? And what if our unlikely crew stumbles upon a convention of super villains? Brace yourself for truly legendary adventures in babysitting!

Book The Punisher s Brain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Morris B. Hoffman
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2014-04-14
  • ISBN : 1107038065
  • Pages : 373 pages

Download or read book The Punisher s Brain written by Morris B. Hoffman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using evidence and arguments from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Morris B. Hoffman describes how the judge and jury system evolved.

Book Stan Winston s Realm of the Claw

Download or read book Stan Winston s Realm of the Claw written by Stan Winston and published by . This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When zookeeper Harrison Reed becomes plagued with strange, dream-like visions, he is forced to confront the unthinkable: that he and his brother are more than they seem. With enemies lurking in every corner and the allure of power corrupting at every turn, the truth must be discovered else his world... and his sanity... will be lost forever.

Book Frank Miller s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism

Download or read book Frank Miller s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism written by Paul Young and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 EISNER AWARD NOMINEE for Best Academic/Scholarly Work In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic into an industry-wide success story, doubling its sales within three years. Lawyer by day and costumed vigilante by night, the character of Daredevil was the perfect vehicle for the explorations of heroic ideals and violence that would come to define Miller’s work. Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism is both a rigorous study of Miller’s artistic influences and innovations and a reflection on how his visionary work on Daredevil impacted generations of comics publishers, creators, and fans. Paul Young explores the accomplishments of Miller the writer, who fused hardboiled crime stories with superhero comics, while reimagining Kingpin (a classic Spider-Man nemesis), recuperating the half-baked villain Bullseye, and inventing a completely new kind of Daredevil villain in Elektra. Yet, he also offers a vivid appreciation of the indelible panels drawn by Miller the artist, taking a fresh look at his distinctive page layouts and lines. A childhood fan of Miller’s Daredevil, Young takes readers on a personal journey as he seeks to reconcile his love for the comic with his distaste for the fascistic overtones of Miller’s controversial later work. What he finds will resonate not only with Daredevil fans, but with anyone who has contemplated what it means to be a hero in a heartless world. Other titles in the Comics Culture series include Twelve-Cent Archie, Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948, and Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics.

Book Imagining Manila

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Sykes
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2021-04-08
  • ISBN : 0755602889
  • Pages : 185 pages

Download or read book Imagining Manila written by Tom Sykes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Manila is uniquely significant to Philippine, Southeast Asian and world history. It played a key role in the rise of Western colonial mercantilism in Asia, the extinction of the Spanish Empire and the ascendancy of the USA to global imperial hegemony, amongst other events. This book examines British and American writing on the city, situating these representations within scholarship on empire, orientalism and US, Asian and European political history. Through analysis of novels, memoirs, travelogues and journalism written about Manila by Westerners since the early eighteenth century, Tom Sykes builds a picture of Western attitudes towards the city and the wider Philippines, and the mechanics by which these came to dominate the discourse. This study uncovers to what extent Western literary tropes and representational models have informed understandings of the Philippines, in the West and elsewhere, and the types of counter-narrative which have emerged in the Philippines in response to them.