With Reading the Obscene, Jordan Carroll reveals new insights about the editors who fought the most famous anti-censorship battles of the twentieth century.
Seeped in flamenco rhythms, a hero's journey of love and hopeAntonia is the sole inhabitant of a deserted town, with only a roaming pack of dogs and her own worn out memories to keep her company.
From the Arthurian epic poem Parzival to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the Assassin's Creed video game series, the Knights Templar have captivated artists and audiences alike for centuries.
Encyclopaedia of Asia: Land, Culture and People is a unique attempt in the sense that for the first time the editors have attempted to provide readers with most contemporary information-base about these very important countries, forming the said region, called Asia.
Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance.
Hailed by many as the greatest war novel of all time and publicly burned by the Nazis for being ';degenerate,' Erich Maria Remarques masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front, is an elegant statement on a generation of men destroyed by war.
Drawing on new research in the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London, Kr mer's study explores the production, marketing and reception as well as the themes and style of A Clockwork Orange against the backdrop of Kubrick's previous work and of wider developments in cinema, culture and society from the 1950s to the early 1970s.
Peter David, award-winning writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games, has boatloads of stories to tell about his 30-year career.
From Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman and Eisner award-winner Mark Buckingham (Fables) comes a striking graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories.
The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.
Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed The Red Virgin of Montmartre .
The proliferation of dating websites, printed personals and self-help relationship books reflect the new ways Americans seek close, personal relationships.
The dramatic conclusion to the first SATELLITE SAM trilogy sees everyone 's secrets brought to light, everyone 's questions answered, and decides the fate of the LeMonde television network with the flick of a match.
The final volume in the Eisner-Nominated history of JapanShowa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes Shigeru Mizuki's dazzling autobiographical and historical account of Showa period Japan, a portrait both intimate and ranging of a defining epoch.
Vaughn is a down-and-out alcoholic physician who jumps on an opportunity to revive his flagging career: he accepts an undesirable position as a medical provider on a remote moon outpost.
