Author: Simone Castaldi
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1628468394
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Exploring an overlooked era of Italian history roiled by domestic terrorism, political assassination, and student protests, Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s shines a new light on what was a dark decade, but an unexpectedly prolific and innovative period among artists of comics intended for adults. Blurring the lines between high art and popular consumption, artists of the Italian comics scene went beyond passively documenting history and began actively shaping it through the creation of fictional worlds where history, cultural data, and pop-realism interacted freely. Featuring brutal Stalinist supermen, gay space travelers, suburban juvenile delinquents, and student activists turned tech-savvy saboteurs, these comics ultimately revealed a volatile era more precisely than any mainstream press. Italian comics developed a journalistic, ideology-free, and sardonic approach in representing the key events of their times. Drawn and Dangerous makes a case for the importance of the adult comics of the '70s and '80s. During those years, comic production reached its peak in maturity, complexity, and wealth of cultural references. The comic artists' analyses of the political and religious landscape reveal fresh perspectives on a transformative period in Italian history.
Drawn and Dangerous
Author: Simone Castaldi
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1628468394
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Exploring an overlooked era of Italian history roiled by domestic terrorism, political assassination, and student protests, Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s shines a new light on what was a dark decade, but an unexpectedly prolific and innovative period among artists of comics intended for adults. Blurring the lines between high art and popular consumption, artists of the Italian comics scene went beyond passively documenting history and began actively shaping it through the creation of fictional worlds where history, cultural data, and pop-realism interacted freely. Featuring brutal Stalinist supermen, gay space travelers, suburban juvenile delinquents, and student activists turned tech-savvy saboteurs, these comics ultimately revealed a volatile era more precisely than any mainstream press. Italian comics developed a journalistic, ideology-free, and sardonic approach in representing the key events of their times. Drawn and Dangerous makes a case for the importance of the adult comics of the '70s and '80s. During those years, comic production reached its peak in maturity, complexity, and wealth of cultural references. The comic artists' analyses of the political and religious landscape reveal fresh perspectives on a transformative period in Italian history.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1628468394
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Exploring an overlooked era of Italian history roiled by domestic terrorism, political assassination, and student protests, Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s shines a new light on what was a dark decade, but an unexpectedly prolific and innovative period among artists of comics intended for adults. Blurring the lines between high art and popular consumption, artists of the Italian comics scene went beyond passively documenting history and began actively shaping it through the creation of fictional worlds where history, cultural data, and pop-realism interacted freely. Featuring brutal Stalinist supermen, gay space travelers, suburban juvenile delinquents, and student activists turned tech-savvy saboteurs, these comics ultimately revealed a volatile era more precisely than any mainstream press. Italian comics developed a journalistic, ideology-free, and sardonic approach in representing the key events of their times. Drawn and Dangerous makes a case for the importance of the adult comics of the '70s and '80s. During those years, comic production reached its peak in maturity, complexity, and wealth of cultural references. The comic artists' analyses of the political and religious landscape reveal fresh perspectives on a transformative period in Italian history.
Drawn and Dangerous
Author: Simone Castaldi
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604737778
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Exploring an overlooked era of Italian history roiled by domestic terrorism, political assassination, and student protests, this book shines a new light on what was a dark decade, but an unexpectedly prolific and innovative period among artists of comics intended for adults. Blurring the lines between high art and popular consumption, artists of the Italian comics scene went beyond passively documenting history and began actively shaping it through the creation of fictional worlds where history, cultural data, and pop-realism interacted freely.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604737778
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Exploring an overlooked era of Italian history roiled by domestic terrorism, political assassination, and student protests, this book shines a new light on what was a dark decade, but an unexpectedly prolific and innovative period among artists of comics intended for adults. Blurring the lines between high art and popular consumption, artists of the Italian comics scene went beyond passively documenting history and began actively shaping it through the creation of fictional worlds where history, cultural data, and pop-realism interacted freely.
Dangerous Drawings
Author: Andrea Juno
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965104289
Category : Cartoonists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Interviews with Comix and Graphix artists. Fourteen of the most provocative, vital and boundary-breaking comix artists of today candidly discuss their lives, art and experiences. Includes Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Julie Doucet, and more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965104289
Category : Cartoonists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Interviews with Comix and Graphix artists. Fourteen of the most provocative, vital and boundary-breaking comix artists of today candidly discuss their lives, art and experiences. Includes Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Julie Doucet, and more.
Playing a Dangerous Game
Author: Patrick Ochieng
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 132401914X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This whip-smart coming-of-age novel sees a group of boys embark on a madcap, high-stakes adventure of survival and friendship. Lumush and his three friends live with their families in Railway Estate, spending their free time in the countryside or in the yards behind the estate, playing a game of chance called pata potea next to the wreck of an old car. When the boys’ attention begins to wander farther, they discover a deserted house believed to be haunted. As they explore the house, they learn that it’s not ghosts they have to fear but the malevolent Mwachuma. By day he works in his junkyard, but by night he and his accomplices steal coffee from the railway yard and smuggle it into the “ghost house.” As the young boys are drawn into this criminal underworld, they face a mounting danger that threatens both themselves and their families. With rich storytelling and gripping adventure, Playing a Dangerous Game is a brilliant debut set in 1970s Kenya from a talented new voice in children’s fiction.
Publisher: WW Norton
ISBN: 132401914X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This whip-smart coming-of-age novel sees a group of boys embark on a madcap, high-stakes adventure of survival and friendship. Lumush and his three friends live with their families in Railway Estate, spending their free time in the countryside or in the yards behind the estate, playing a game of chance called pata potea next to the wreck of an old car. When the boys’ attention begins to wander farther, they discover a deserted house believed to be haunted. As they explore the house, they learn that it’s not ghosts they have to fear but the malevolent Mwachuma. By day he works in his junkyard, but by night he and his accomplices steal coffee from the railway yard and smuggle it into the “ghost house.” As the young boys are drawn into this criminal underworld, they face a mounting danger that threatens both themselves and their families. With rich storytelling and gripping adventure, Playing a Dangerous Game is a brilliant debut set in 1970s Kenya from a talented new voice in children’s fiction.
Drawing Dangerous Villains
Author: William Potter
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508154724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What makes a villain truly vile? Threatening postures, creepy color schemes, and dastardly weapons are a good place to start creating bad people! This ultimate guide teaches readers how to craft the perfect villains to oppose their heroic characters. They�ll learn crucial storytelling techniques, such as how to find their villain�s Achilles heel. Readers will also play with light, shadows, and other essential artistic skills. Simple step-by-step instructions and useful tips from professional artists make difficult concepts accessible and fun. With these tools to create vicious villains and epic destruction, readers will feel empowered to take their own comics to the next level!
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508154724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What makes a villain truly vile? Threatening postures, creepy color schemes, and dastardly weapons are a good place to start creating bad people! This ultimate guide teaches readers how to craft the perfect villains to oppose their heroic characters. They�ll learn crucial storytelling techniques, such as how to find their villain�s Achilles heel. Readers will also play with light, shadows, and other essential artistic skills. Simple step-by-step instructions and useful tips from professional artists make difficult concepts accessible and fun. With these tools to create vicious villains and epic destruction, readers will feel empowered to take their own comics to the next level!
Into the Dangerous World
Author: Julie Chibbaro
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698170466
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
At a family meeting, Ror declares her purpose: She is an artist. But she doesn’t really know what that means. Raised on a commune, she’s never attended a day of school, and has seen little of the outside world. What she knows best is drawing. To her, it’s like breathing; it’s how she makes sense of the world. When her father torches the commune—and himself—Ror’s life changes. She, her mother and sister end up in a homeless residence in Manhattan, where she runs into trouble—and love—with Trey, the leader of Noise Ink, a graffiti crew. On the city’s streets, and in its museums and galleries, Ror finds herself pulled in different directions. Her father wanted her to make classic art. Noise Ink insists she stay within their lines. Her art teacher urges her to go to college. What does she want? Ror’s journey is a seamless blend of words and pictures, cinematic in its scope--a sharp-edged, indelible work of art that will live inside your head.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698170466
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
At a family meeting, Ror declares her purpose: She is an artist. But she doesn’t really know what that means. Raised on a commune, she’s never attended a day of school, and has seen little of the outside world. What she knows best is drawing. To her, it’s like breathing; it’s how she makes sense of the world. When her father torches the commune—and himself—Ror’s life changes. She, her mother and sister end up in a homeless residence in Manhattan, where she runs into trouble—and love—with Trey, the leader of Noise Ink, a graffiti crew. On the city’s streets, and in its museums and galleries, Ror finds herself pulled in different directions. Her father wanted her to make classic art. Noise Ink insists she stay within their lines. Her art teacher urges her to go to college. What does she want? Ror’s journey is a seamless blend of words and pictures, cinematic in its scope--a sharp-edged, indelible work of art that will live inside your head.
James Franco
Author: James Franco
Publisher: Skira
ISBN: 9780847838134
Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Considered one of the finest actors of his generation, James Franco is also a multitalented writer and visual artist. Drawing from his experience in film and television work, Franco has produced a visually exciting and thought-provoking body of video works, multimedia installations, and large-scale sculptures. Drawn from the exhibition curated by Alanna Heiss and organized by the Clocktower Gallery, James Franco: The Dangerous Book Four Boys explores themes of childhood and nostalgia, games and destruction. Each experimental film, suite of drawings, and raw, childlike construction is presented as a window into the artist's mind. This dense and often diaristic survey reflects Franco's interest in the contemporary American landscape of adolescence and young adulthood.
Publisher: Skira
ISBN: 9780847838134
Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Considered one of the finest actors of his generation, James Franco is also a multitalented writer and visual artist. Drawing from his experience in film and television work, Franco has produced a visually exciting and thought-provoking body of video works, multimedia installations, and large-scale sculptures. Drawn from the exhibition curated by Alanna Heiss and organized by the Clocktower Gallery, James Franco: The Dangerous Book Four Boys explores themes of childhood and nostalgia, games and destruction. Each experimental film, suite of drawings, and raw, childlike construction is presented as a window into the artist's mind. This dense and often diaristic survey reflects Franco's interest in the contemporary American landscape of adolescence and young adulthood.
Dangerous Illusions (Code of Honor Book #1)
Author: Irene Hannon
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493411012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
Trish Bailey is on overload trying to deal with a demanding job, an ailing mother, and a healing heart. When a series of unsettling memory lapses leads to a tragic death--and puts Trish under police scrutiny--her world is once again thrown into turmoil. Detective Colin Flynn isn't certain what to think of the facts he uncovers during his investigation. Did Trish simply make a terrible mistake or is there more to the case than meets the eye? As he searches for answers, disturbing information begins to emerge--and if the forces at work are as evil as he suspects, the situation isn't just dangerous . . . it's deadly. Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon captures readers with a mind-bending story that will have them doubling back to retrace their steps--and figure out what they missed!
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493411012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
Trish Bailey is on overload trying to deal with a demanding job, an ailing mother, and a healing heart. When a series of unsettling memory lapses leads to a tragic death--and puts Trish under police scrutiny--her world is once again thrown into turmoil. Detective Colin Flynn isn't certain what to think of the facts he uncovers during his investigation. Did Trish simply make a terrible mistake or is there more to the case than meets the eye? As he searches for answers, disturbing information begins to emerge--and if the forces at work are as evil as he suspects, the situation isn't just dangerous . . . it's deadly. Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon captures readers with a mind-bending story that will have them doubling back to retrace their steps--and figure out what they missed!
Why Young Men
Author: Jamil Jivani
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250199905
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Across the world, we see an explosion of unpredictable violence committed by alienated young men. Jamil Jivani recounts his experiences working as a youth activist throughout North America and the Middle East, drawing striking parallels between ISIS recruits, gangbangers, and Neo-Nazis in the West. Having narrowly escaped a descent into crime and gang violence in his native Toronto, Jivani has devoted his life to helping other at-risk youths avoid this fate in cities across North America. After the Paris terrorist attacks of 2016, he traveled to Europe and the Middle East to assist Muslim community outreach groups focused on deterring ISIS recruitment. Why Young Men is the story of Jivani’s education as an activist on the front lines of one of today’s most dangerous and intractable problems: the explosion of violence among angry young men throughout the world. Jivani relates his personal story and describes his entrance into the community outreach movement, his work with disenfranchised people of color in North America and at-risk youth in the Middle East and Africa, and his experiences with the white working class. The reader learns along with him as he profiles a diverse array of young men and interviews those who are trying to help them, drawing parallels between these groups, refuting the popular belief that they are radically different from each other, and offering concrete steps toward countering this global trend.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250199905
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Across the world, we see an explosion of unpredictable violence committed by alienated young men. Jamil Jivani recounts his experiences working as a youth activist throughout North America and the Middle East, drawing striking parallels between ISIS recruits, gangbangers, and Neo-Nazis in the West. Having narrowly escaped a descent into crime and gang violence in his native Toronto, Jivani has devoted his life to helping other at-risk youths avoid this fate in cities across North America. After the Paris terrorist attacks of 2016, he traveled to Europe and the Middle East to assist Muslim community outreach groups focused on deterring ISIS recruitment. Why Young Men is the story of Jivani’s education as an activist on the front lines of one of today’s most dangerous and intractable problems: the explosion of violence among angry young men throughout the world. Jivani relates his personal story and describes his entrance into the community outreach movement, his work with disenfranchised people of color in North America and at-risk youth in the Middle East and Africa, and his experiences with the white working class. The reader learns along with him as he profiles a diverse array of young men and interviews those who are trying to help them, drawing parallels between these groups, refuting the popular belief that they are radically different from each other, and offering concrete steps toward countering this global trend.
Seriously Dangerous Religion
Author: Iain William Provan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781481300223
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive (re)reading of the Old Testament in light of contemporary issues
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781481300223
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive (re)reading of the Old Testament in light of contemporary issues