Author: Scott Allie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840237825
Category : Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Uncover a missing chapter in the Buffy mythology, as we turn the clock back to a time before Sunnydale to find Buffy struggling with all the usual teenage trials and the crushing knowledge that she is the Slayer institutionalised, believing her sanity is in question. Before long, even Buffy wonders whether her mind has gone and there really are no vampires or monsters -- that is until she runs into the demon Rakagore, a monster in search of a bride (Spider-Man), this is a long, dark trip inside the messed-up head of the Slayer
Slayer Interrupted
Author: Scott Allie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840237825
Category : Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Uncover a missing chapter in the Buffy mythology, as we turn the clock back to a time before Sunnydale to find Buffy struggling with all the usual teenage trials and the crushing knowledge that she is the Slayer institutionalised, believing her sanity is in question. Before long, even Buffy wonders whether her mind has gone and there really are no vampires or monsters -- that is until she runs into the demon Rakagore, a monster in search of a bride (Spider-Man), this is a long, dark trip inside the messed-up head of the Slayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840237825
Category : Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Uncover a missing chapter in the Buffy mythology, as we turn the clock back to a time before Sunnydale to find Buffy struggling with all the usual teenage trials and the crushing knowledge that she is the Slayer institutionalised, believing her sanity is in question. Before long, even Buffy wonders whether her mind has gone and there really are no vampires or monsters -- that is until she runs into the demon Rakagore, a monster in search of a bride (Spider-Man), this is a long, dark trip inside the messed-up head of the Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: Scott Lobdell
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439562284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a preliminary tale, Dawn receives a dangerous gift meant for Buffy, and in the main story, Buffy's parents, learning she believes she is the vampire slayer, send her to a mental hospital that is not what it seems.
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439562284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a preliminary tale, Dawn receives a dangerous gift meant for Buffy, and in the main story, Buffy's parents, learning she believes she is the vampire slayer, send her to a mental hospital that is not what it seems.
The Whedonverse Catalog
Author: Don Macnaughtan
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476670595
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media. This book provides an authoritative survey of all of Whedon's work, ranging from his earliest scriptwriting on Roseanne, through his many movie and TV undertakings--Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible, The Cabin in the Woods, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.--to his forays into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The book covers both the original texts of the Whedonverse and the many secondary works focusing on Whedon's projects, including about 2000 books, essays, articles, documentaries and dissertations.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476670595
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media. This book provides an authoritative survey of all of Whedon's work, ranging from his earliest scriptwriting on Roseanne, through his many movie and TV undertakings--Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible, The Cabin in the Woods, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.--to his forays into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The book covers both the original texts of the Whedonverse and the many secondary works focusing on Whedon's projects, including about 2000 books, essays, articles, documentaries and dissertations.
Tales of the Vampires
Author: Joss Whedon
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1569717494
Category : Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Tales of the Vampires presents stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, all intricately woven around Joss Whedon's central story about a group of young Watchers in training. Not to be missed is Buffy's rematch with Dracula and Angel's ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, these diverse tales flesh out the history and the world of Joss Whedon's unforgettable creations and fill the void left by the Buffy TV show better than any other writers ever could.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1569717494
Category : Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Tales of the Vampires presents stories ranging from medieval times to the Depression to today, all intricately woven around Joss Whedon's central story about a group of young Watchers in training. Not to be missed is Buffy's rematch with Dracula and Angel's ongoing battle with his own demons. Wrapped in a haunting cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, these diverse tales flesh out the history and the world of Joss Whedon's unforgettable creations and fill the void left by the Buffy TV show better than any other writers ever could.
The Buffyverse Catalog
Author: Don Macnaughtan
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487879
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
This bibliographic guide covers the “Buffyverse”—the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its kind. The author organizes and describes both the original texts of the Buffyverse (episodes, DVDs, novels, comic books, games, and more) and the secondary materials created about the shows, including books, essays, articles, documentaries, dissertations, fan production and websites. This vast and diverse collection of information about these two seminal shows and their feature-film forebear provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive survey of the subject.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487879
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
This bibliographic guide covers the “Buffyverse”—the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its kind. The author organizes and describes both the original texts of the Buffyverse (episodes, DVDs, novels, comic books, games, and more) and the secondary materials created about the shows, including books, essays, articles, documentaries, dissertations, fan production and websites. This vast and diverse collection of information about these two seminal shows and their feature-film forebear provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive survey of the subject.
The Deerslayer
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192837257
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The Deerslayer is the first of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, and it introduces Natty Bumppo, the Deerslayer of the title, and the Mohican Chief Chingachgook.
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192837257
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The Deerslayer is the first of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, and it introduces Natty Bumppo, the Deerslayer of the title, and the Mohican Chief Chingachgook.
Comic Connections
Author: Sandra Eckard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475828063
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
With the popularity of comic adaptations on television and at the movies, these current topics can be a great way to engage students by bringing characters and stories they connect with into the classroom to help them build the skills that they need to be successful. Comic Connections: Reflecting on Women in Popular Culture is designed to help teachers from middle school through college find exciting new strategies that they can use right away as part of their curricular goals. Each chapter has three pieces: comic relevance, classroom connections, and concluding thoughts; this format allows a reader to pick-and-choose where to start. Some readers might want to delve into the history of a comic to better understand characters and their usefulness, while other readers might want to pick up an activity, presentation, or project that they can fold into that day’s lesson. This volume in Comic Connections series focuses on female characters—Wonder Woman, Peggy Carter, and Lois Lane, to name a few—with each chapter deconstructing a specific character to help students engage in meaningful conversations, writing projects, and other activities that will complement and enhance their literacy skills.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475828063
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
With the popularity of comic adaptations on television and at the movies, these current topics can be a great way to engage students by bringing characters and stories they connect with into the classroom to help them build the skills that they need to be successful. Comic Connections: Reflecting on Women in Popular Culture is designed to help teachers from middle school through college find exciting new strategies that they can use right away as part of their curricular goals. Each chapter has three pieces: comic relevance, classroom connections, and concluding thoughts; this format allows a reader to pick-and-choose where to start. Some readers might want to delve into the history of a comic to better understand characters and their usefulness, while other readers might want to pick up an activity, presentation, or project that they can fold into that day’s lesson. This volume in Comic Connections series focuses on female characters—Wonder Woman, Peggy Carter, and Lois Lane, to name a few—with each chapter deconstructing a specific character to help students engage in meaningful conversations, writing projects, and other activities that will complement and enhance their literacy skills.
At Home in the Whedonverse
Author: Juliette C. Kitchens
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476667020
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Joss Whedon's work presents various representations of home spaces that give depth to his stories and storytelling. Through the spaceship in Firefly, a farmhouse in Avengers: Age of Ultron or Whedon's own house in Much Ado About Nothing, his work collectively offers audiences the opportunity to question the ways we relate to and inhabit homes. Focusing on his television series, films and comics, this collection of new essays explores the diversity of home spaces in Whedon's many 'verses, and the complexity these spaces afford the narratives, characters, objects and relationships within them.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476667020
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Joss Whedon's work presents various representations of home spaces that give depth to his stories and storytelling. Through the spaceship in Firefly, a farmhouse in Avengers: Age of Ultron or Whedon's own house in Much Ado About Nothing, his work collectively offers audiences the opportunity to question the ways we relate to and inhabit homes. Focusing on his television series, films and comics, this collection of new essays explores the diversity of home spaces in Whedon's many 'verses, and the complexity these spaces afford the narratives, characters, objects and relationships within them.
A Stake to the Heart
Author: Fabian Nicieza
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
ISBN: 9781593070120
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
In a failed attempt to alleviate her pain, Angel accidentally unleashes the Malignancy Demons upon her and her family, each of which personifies and draws its power from particular bad feelings.
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
ISBN: 9781593070120
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
In a failed attempt to alleviate her pain, Angel accidentally unleashes the Malignancy Demons upon her and her family, each of which personifies and draws its power from particular bad feelings.
Age of Conan: Blood of Wolves
Author: Loren Coleman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440678170
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In the bleak northlands, Grimnir, the living god of the plundering Vanir, is leading his hordes across Cimmeria. Tales of Grimnir's fury spread as refugees scatter throughout the land to escape his wrath. In the village of Gaud, the young warrior Kern, the "Wolf-Eye," has been exiled, an outcast from clan and kin. It is he who is fated to confront the dreaded Grimnir. But as loyal friends and desperate fighters rally to his side, even Kern does not know whether he leads his people to deliverance, or certain death.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440678170
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In the bleak northlands, Grimnir, the living god of the plundering Vanir, is leading his hordes across Cimmeria. Tales of Grimnir's fury spread as refugees scatter throughout the land to escape his wrath. In the village of Gaud, the young warrior Kern, the "Wolf-Eye," has been exiled, an outcast from clan and kin. It is he who is fated to confront the dreaded Grimnir. But as loyal friends and desperate fighters rally to his side, even Kern does not know whether he leads his people to deliverance, or certain death.