Author: Jamie Delano Publisher: Vertigo ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 44
Book Description
An apathetic, somewhat amoral occultist, John Constantine always manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery and genuine magical skill. In this seminal Vertigo series, uncover a horror story wrapped in a mystery starring a hero who's at his best and worst all at the same time...
Author: Dave McKean Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1506724868 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 628
Book Description
Dark Horse Books proudly presents this two-volume hardcover artbook collection showcasing the work of the legendary artist Dave McKean, who has created some of the most iconic images in modern comics, literature, film, and music. Featuring his visually-stunning work from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, Mirrormask, Arkham Asylum, Cages, Black Dog, Raptor, and so much more, as well as artwork featured in prose publications, film, music, and never-before-seen bonus material with commentary by Dave McKean. This deluxe two-volume set is collected into a gorgeous slipcase featuring original artwork by McKean, also including a satin ribbon marker in each volume, and a foreword by David Boyd Haycock.
Author: Nicole Peeler Publisher: Yen Press LLC ISBN: 0316224340 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 35
Book Description
Capitola, Moo, and Shar are the halfling ladies of Triptych: supernatural private investigators who get paid to clean up paranormal messes. Normally Cappie doesn't take human cases, but who can resist a priest, missing Catholic school girls, and a creature that may or may not be the Prince of Darkness? Enjoy Cassandra Jean's manga adaptation of Nicole Peeler's hilarious short story originally published by Orbit!
Author: Kaoru Mori Publisher: Yen Press LLC ISBN: 1975356381 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
(Volume 1) Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
Author: Garth Ennis Publisher: Vertigo ISBN: 9781401215149 Category : Comic books, strips, etc Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Collecting two pivotal storylines and a one-shot from writer Garth Ennis. Reprinting Hellblazer #49 (featuring a very special Constantine Christmas), #52-55 ("Royal Blood," which pits Constantine against the demon Calibraxis), and #59-61 ("Guys and Dolls," which sets the stage for the final showdown between Constantine and the First of the Fallen).
Author: James Jean Publisher: Vertigo ISBN: 9781401252816 Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume includes sketch material, along with commentary and insights into Jean's creative process, and an afterword by Fables writer/creator Bill Willingham"--
Author: Jan Baetens Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1316771938 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 1315
Book Description
The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel provides the complete history of the graphic novel from its origins in the nineteenth century to its rise and startling success in the twentieth and twenty-first century. It includes original discussion on the current state of the graphic novel and analyzes how American, European, Middle Eastern, and Japanese renditions have shaped the field. Thirty-five leading scholars and historians unpack both forgotten trajectories as well as the famous key episodes, and explain how comics transitioned from being marketed as children's entertainment. Essays address the masters of the form, including Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore, and Marjane Satrapi, and reflect on their publishing history as well as their social and political effects. This ambitious history offers an extensive, detailed and expansive scholarly account of the graphic novel, and will be a key resource for scholars and students.
Author: Alan Moore Publisher: Vertigo ISBN: 1401293956 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Celebrate 30 years of one of DC Vertigo's most enduring and controversial characters in Hellblazer: A Celebration of 30 Years, an anthology graphic novel featuring his best tales to date! Plus, a forward written by worldwide musical icon, Sting! When all the chips are down and everything's on the line, what would you do to ensure you come out on top? What would you be willing to sacrifice? For occult detective John Constantine, the only thing more difficult than answering that question almost every single day is living with his decision. Whether it's due to a sense of self-loathing, a resistance to any sort of authority or a deeply hidden desire to do what's right, Constantine is willing to make the hard choices...so that no one else has to. All of these facets of John Constantine's character have made him one of the most popular in graphic literature since 1988. Hellblazer: A Celebration of 30 Years collects some of the antihero's best stories from some of the greatest writers in his history, including Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, Brian Azzarello, Paul Jenkins, Jamie Delano and more. Collects Saga of the Swamp Thing #37, John Constantine, Hellblazer #11, #27, #41, #63, #120, #146, #229 and #240.
Author: Jamie Delano
Author: Warren Ellis
Author: Dave McKean
Author: Nicole Peeler
Author: Kaoru Mori
Author: Garth Ennis
Author: Peter Milligan
Author: James Jean
Author: Jan Baetens
Author: Alan Moore