Twitter: The Comic (The Book)

Author: Mike Rosenthal
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452139814
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
From a simple, brilliant premise—to create comics from the weirdest and funniest tweets around—artist Mike Rosenthal (@VectorBelly) has crafted a hilariously surreal world that has attracted over a million followers to his blog Twitter: The Comic. Each carefully curated tweet delivers concentrated humor in the language of the Internet, reproduced in the comics with typos and all. As envisioned by Rosenthal, each comes to life through a bizarrely recognizable cast of bassoon-playing cops, sarcastic teens, bear MDs, clueless dads, potential insect overlords, and more. Featuring more than 120 of these comics, including dozens unique to this book, Twitter: The Comic (The Book) is a dementedly funny vision of our strange online age.

Twitterature

Author: Alexander Aciman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101162821
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Perhaps while reading Shakespeare you've asked yourself, What exactly is Hamlet trying to tell me? Why must he mince words and muse in lyricism and, in short, whack about the shrub? But if the Prince of Denmark had a Twitter account and an iPhone, he could tell his story in real time--and concisely! Hence the genius of Twitterature. Hatched in a dorm room at the brain trust that is the University of Chicago, Twitterature is a hilarious and irreverent re-imagining of the classics as a series of 140-character tweets from the protagonist. Providing a crash course in more than eighty of the world's best-known books, from Homer to Harry Potter, Virgil to Voltaire, Tolstoy to Twilight and Dante to The Da Vinci Code. It's the ultimate Cliffs Notes. Because as great as the classics are, who has time to read those big, long books anymore? Sample tweets: From Hamlet: WTF IS POLONIUS DOING BEHIND THE CURTAIN??? From the Harry Potter series: Oh man big tournament at my school this year!! PSYCHED! I hope nobody dies this year, and every year as if by clockwork. From The Great Gatsby: Gatsby is so emo. Who cries about his girlfriend while eating breakfast...IN THE POOL?

Seven Secrets #16

Author: Tom Taylor
Publisher: Boom! Studios
ISBN: 1646688015
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, the Seekers find themselves capturing more and more cases. But with Eva struggling to cope with the loss of a trusted ally, will The Order be able to stop the inevitable in time?

Batman/Catwoman

Author: Tom King
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1779519699
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
The Bat and the Cat’s past, present, and future collide in this thrilling, romantic epic! This sweeping tale is told across three timelines: the past, when Batman and Catwoman first fell in love; the present, where one of Batman’s lost loves (Andrea Beaumont, a.k.a Phantasm) resurfaces; and the future, where the couple have a happy legacy-their daughter Helena, the Batwoman. But at every stage of their relationship, Bruce and Selina have an unwelcome chaperone: The Joker! Collects the entire series, Batman/Catwoman #1-12, plus the Batman/Catwoman Special, along with Batman Annual #2, Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, and Detective Comics #1027.

DC Horror Presents: Soul Plumber (2021-) #1

Author: Marcus Parks
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
From the creators of The Last Podcast On The Left, exorcism just got a whole lot easier. After attending a seminar hosted in a hotel conference room by a mysterious group called the Soul Plumbers, Edgar Wiggins, disgraced former seminary school student, discovers what he thinks is the secret to delivering souls from the thrall of Satan. But after stealing the blueprints and building the machine himself, out of whatever he can afford from his salary as a gas station attendant, Edgar misses the demon and instead pulls out an inter-dimensional alien with dire consequences for all of mankind.

X-Men

Author: Max Bemis
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302490117
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Bailey Hoskins has just discovered that he's a mutant. For someone who's never been special, never stood out, this could be his big moment. But as he gains entry into the halls of Xavier's School for Gifted Children, what exactly is his gift? He's used to being hated, but is he anything to be feared? Bailey struggles to find a place alongside his fellow students, but the X-Universe is a big one - perhaps Mystique will see his potential. Or could Magneto have just the mission for him? Max Bemis, front man of the band Say Anything, makes his Marvel debut with the story of a misfit among misfits, just trying to fit in. Bailey Hoskins? Worst. X-Man. Ever. COLLECTING: X-MEN: WORST X-MAN EVER (2015) #1-5.

Neverlanders

Author: Tom Taylor
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760148903
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Bee and her fellow runaways are their own found family. So when a stranger named Paco saves her life, Bee invites him to join their crew, thinking he's another lost teen. The truth is Paco's not just a lost teen, he's a Lost Boy from Neverland. And he needs Bee and the others to come back with him. When the group is then spirited away by a foul-mouthed Tinker Bell, they discover that Neverland is not some fun-filled hideaway. It's a war zone under siege by a horde of pirates with a merciless new leader who will stop at nothing to steal the land's magic. Tink leads a fairy army that barely holds them at bay. Peter Pan is gone. And rest of the Lost Boys have been killed. Paco is all that remains ... but he hopes that this group of teens will become the new Lost Ones. These young runaways may be Neverland's only hope - but they're about to learn that it'll take a lot more than happy thoughts to win a war. Award-winning and worldwide bestselling Australian author Tom Taylor (Marvel's Dark Ages, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Dark Knights of Steel) and powerhouse Australian artist Jon Sommariva (Marvel Action: Avengers, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) whisk readers off to Neverland - but this gritty reimagining isn't the Peter Pan you remember. 'Epically imaginative and strikingly fresh' - Scott Snyder, New York Times bestseller & Eisner award-winning author of Batman 'The work of a master at the height of his craft. There is no one out there right now doing it like Tom Taylor. NO ONE.' - Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire and The Nevernight Chronicle, and co-author of The Illuminae Files 'Full of charm, intensity, and wonder, this is Neverland like you’ve never seen it before' - C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise and the Captive Prince trilogy 'Fantastic and gorgeous! Action-packed, quirky, and full of heart' - Kami Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Teen Titans: Raven and co-author of Beautiful Creatures

Hashtag Danger

Author: Tom Peyer
Publisher: AHOY Comics
ISBN: 9780998044262
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Written by Tom Peyer (The Wrong Earth, Hourman) with art by Chris Giarrusso (Mini-Marvels, G-Man). Three scientific adventurers face strange creatures, lost civilizations, and supernatural threats-when they're not too busy being complete jerks to each other. This volume collects all the HASHTAG: DANGER stories from issues #1-5, plus the back-features from AHOY titles HIGH HEAVEN and CAPTAIN GINGER.

Twitter Means Business

Author: Julio Ojeda-Zapata
Publisher: Happy About
ISBN: 1600051197
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
Millions of Internet users have fallen in love with the Twitter microblogging service, which can engage customers, promote products, and monitor what is being said about brands. This text serves as a field guide to this powerful, flexible business tool.

Comic Performativities

Author: Dustin Goltz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351723758
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description
Comic Performativities: Identity, Internet Outrage, and the Aesthetics of Communication studies patterns of criticism and public debate in the relationship between humour, identity, and offense. In an increasingly reductive and politically charged debate, right-wing pundits argue leftist politics has compromised a free and open discussion, while scholars take right-wing critics to task for reifying systems of oppression under the guise of reason and respect. In response, Goltz scrutinises twenty-first century "comedic controversies," the notion of "political correctness," and the so-called "outrage machine" of social media. How should we appropriately determine whether a joke is "sexist," "racist," or "offensive"? Informed by communication, performance, and critical identity theory, Goltz examines infamous controversies involving performers like Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, and Seth MacFarlane, and the social media backlash that redefined these events. He investigates the ironic interplay between spoken word, identity, physicality and, as a result, the contrasting meanings potentially construed. Consequently, the book encourages a greater appreciation of the aesthetics involved in comedic performance that help signpost interpretation and emphasizes the role of the audience as self-reflexive and self-aware. This book highlights the significant parallels between the nature of performance art and comedic performance in order to elevate analysis of, and discussion around, contemporary comedy. In doing so, it is an important critical contribution to the field of performance studies and cultural criticism, as well as communication studies, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.