Here Comes Kitty

Author: Richard Jacob Kraft
Publisher: Siglio Press
ISBN: 9781938221088
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this wildly irreverent collage narrative, Los Angeles artist Richard Kraft reassembles a pre-perestroika era comic about a Polish spy infiltrating the Nazis, orchestrating a multiplicity of voices into joyous cacophony. Like an Indian miniature painting, each comic book page is densely layered, collapsing foreground and background, breaking the frame and merging time. An enormous cast of characters emerges as Kraft appropriates images and texts from an extraordinary variety of sources (the Amar Chitra Katha comics of Hindu mythology, Jimmy Swaggart's Old and New Testament stories, the 1960s English football annual Scorcher, underground porn comics like Cherry, images from art history, outdated encyclopedias and more). Kraft constructs a world constantly in flux, rich with dark humor and revelatory nonsense. Writer Danielle Dutton's set of 16 interpolations punctuate the book using similar strategies of appropriation and juxtaposition to create texts that sing in the same arresting register as Kraft's collages. Here Comes Kitty also includes a conversation between poet Ann Lauterbach and artist Richard Kraft.

Batman Annual (2016-) #4

Author: Tom King
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
In this new annual, it’s two unique stories by BATMAN mastermind Tom King! First, King reteams with Lee Weeks, his collaborator on the Eisner-nominated BATMAN/ELMER FUDD #1 to send the Caped Crusader into space in search of the rare element he needs to save a life on Earth. But what terrible gauntlet of tyrants and monsters will he have to go through to reach his objective? Then, it’s back down to Earth and the grimy streets of Gotham City as King and acclaimed newcomer Jorge Fornés task the Dark Knight Detective with a dangerous case only he can solve.

The Comic Book Story of Basketball

Author: Fred Van Lente
Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic
ISBN: 1984856189
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
A fast-break history of basketball--from its humble beginnings to its all-time great players--featuring engaging true tales from the court and vivid, dynamic illustrations. Whether it's millionaire pros facing off in an indoor arena full of screaming fans or a lone kid shooting hoops on an outdoor court, basketball is one of the most popular and widely played sports in the world. The Comic Book Story of Basketball gives you courtside seats to the history of hoops. It chronicles the sport from its beginnings in a YMCA in Massachusetts to its current status as a beloved international game for men and women of all ages. Learn the true stories behind the college game, the street game, the women's game, and the international game, with legendary players and coaches like Dr. J, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Steph Curry profiled throughout.

Reference Catalogue of Current Literature

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1612

Book Description

The Hot Shot Hamish Annual 2009

Author: Black & White Publishing Limited
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845022112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
For the first time, Hot Shot Hamish has his own annual, telling his story in glorious colour right from the start of his career. Read the incredible, funny adventures of how Hot Shot Hamish went from being a shepherd on a remote island to become a soccer superstar.

Andy Capp Annual

Author: Reg Smythe
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
ISBN: 9781848568754
Category : Capp, Andy (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Created by Reg Smythe in 1957, Andy Capp became one of the most popular British newspaper comic strips. Jobless Andy creates havoc for his long-suffering wife Flo, spending most of his time in the pub playing darts and snooker, or getting into fights on the football pitch. This new, full-colour collection is packed with hundreds of Andy Capp strips from the Daily and Sunday Mirror archives.

We Ate All the Pies

Author: John Nicholson
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1849542724
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
In Who Ate All the Pies?, the gonzo sports journalist explores and celebrates the things we love about the whole culture of the game, tries to explain how we got to where we are now and speculates where we the game is headed. Amongst other things, he explores the history of the football shirt in style and design; how and why sponsorship became the norm; the culture of food inside the ground, around the stadium and in the pubs and clubs, and how the culture of pies and the modern trend of fine dining changed the match day experience (and why prawn sandwiches are the perfect expression of the class-politics of football); why booze is so important to football; how football is used by people to vent their everyday frustrations and emotions and how this is managed by the clubs. He also describes the history of football on TV and how it changed perceptions of teams and countries (in particular, the 1970 World Cup TV revolution); the role of international football in national identity and the intricate complexities of being a Teessider, Northern and English, in that order!

'Score' Annual

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Malloy's Sports Collectibles Value Guide

Author: Roderick A. Malloy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870696893
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive price-listing of non-card sports collectibles available. A wide range of sports are represented including motor racing, baseball, golf, hockey, horse racing, the Olympics, soccer, tennis and wrestling. There are 15 categories of collectibles - ranging from autographs to toys - for each sport.

Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels

Author: Roger Sabin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
The history of the comic from 19th-century to today's graphic novels.