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Mona Hatoum creates events, videos, sculptures and installations that relate to the body, to language and to the condition of exile. Her most famous work Corps Etranger, first shown at the Tate Gallery when she was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1995,...

For over a quarter century, Jay Anacleto has taken pencil to some of the most iconic and sophisticated covers to grace the comics industry. For Dynamite Entertainment, Anacleto has tackled virtually every character in the company's library! Now, all of...

Having graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Greg Spalenka has been producing commercial and fine art for over 30 years. With a client list including film studios, magazines, newspapers and book publishers, his distinctive style is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506713533Author Square EnixFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Make your Mark is divided into three: 'Draw', 'Paint', 'Make'. It celebrates and discusses the work of forty-five urban artists, extraordinarily diverse but united by one basic principle: their work is completely fresh, original and the epitome of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198867Author Annie OwensFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.

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Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and...

This new edition of The Photographic Image in Digital Culture explores the condition of photography after some 20 years of remediation and transformation by digital technology. Through ten especially commissioned essays, by some of the leading scholars...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540423382Author Jean TumbagahanFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language...

Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International-the oldest established clowning organisation - has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving...

The authoritative guide to cosplay written by a legend in the community, and packed with step-by-step advice and fascinating investigations into every aspect of the art. Cosplay-a portmanteau combining "costume" and "play"-has become one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506721873Author Michael Dante DiMartinoFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198546Author Todd SchorrFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 3428g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Locus Awards (Art Book) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780547928258Author J R R TolkienFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher...

Having forged his graphic style painting subways in New York in the late 1970s, Futura was among the first graffiti artists to be shown in contemporary galleries in the early 1980s, where his paintings shared space with works by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684058631Author Jim SterankoFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Twenty-five years ago, Namco released Tekken and redefined the fighting game genre in three dimensions. Known for its deep gameplay, cutting edge graphics, and operatic lore, Tekken has become synonymous with the PlayStation brand while remaining one of...

Whores and Other Feminists fleshes out feminist politics from the perspective of sex workers--strippers, prostitutes, porn writers, producers and performers, dominatrices--and their allies. Comprising a range of voices from both within and outside the...

In this new collection of her provocative essays on Third World art and culture, Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Bringing to her subjects an acute sense of the many meanings of the marginal, she examines topics such...

Australian governments at all levels have been engaged with arts and culture in many different forms since the beginning of European settlement. The way this has occurred is documented and analysed here, both from an historical and critical perspective...

There has long been a politics around the way in which women are represented, with objection not so much to specific images as to a regime of looking which places the represented woman in a particular relationship to the spectator's gaze. Artists have...

A fascinating panorama of the faces of Jesus today Jesus Now presents, for the first time, a showcase of the figure of Christ in contemporary art, graphic design, advertising, and pop culture. Featuring the work of more than 80 artists from around...

With a dozen games released over the past 20 years, The Legend of Heroes is a mainstay of Japanese RPGs from pioneering game developer Nihon Falcom. Now, the gorgeous character art from the newest games in this legendary series is collected in this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394285Author Jennifer Otter BickerdikeFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 252g

One of the founders of the posthumanities, Donna J. Haraway is professor in the History of Consciousness program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Author of many books and widely read essays, including the now-classic essay "The Cyborg...

With a dozen games released over the past 20 years, The Legend of Heroes is a mainstay of Japanese RPGs from pioneering game developer Nihon Falcom. Now, the wonderful illustrations from the newest games in this legendary series are collected in this...

First published in 1987. This is a book about the music of the Caribbean - from calypso and ska through to Reggae and Caribbean club culture.About the AuthorDick HebdigeBook InformationISBN 9780415058759Author Dick HebdigeFormat PaperbackPage Count...

is a comprehensive introduction to the British tradition of cultural studies. Turner offers an accessible overview of the central themes that have informed British cultural studies: language, semiotics, Marxism and ideology, individualism, subjectivity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722181147Author ScharfFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Soldier Heroes explores the imagining of masculinities within adventure stories. Drawing on literary theory, cultural materialism and Kleinian psychoanalysis, it analyses modern British adventure heroes as historical forms of masculinity originating in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798871887110Author Travis M BanksFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

Embark on an explosive 3D journey through the world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things with the only officially licensed Stranger Things pop-up book.Netflix's Emmy Award-winning series Stranger Things has captivated the imaginations of millions of...

Giant armored vehicles called tankheads clash on the battlefields of the Neverending War. These walking behemoths come in many devastating forms, battling across land, air and sea. From the minds of artist Emerson Tung (DOOM Eternal, Warhammer 40K)...

Pusheen by the Numbers offers artists of every age the chance to paint and display their favourite lazy, lovable feline no matter where or when inspiration strikes.- Specifications: Includes everything you need to create three 3-1/8" X 2-1/4" mini...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599540900Author Guida GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Bordighera PressPublisher Bordighera PressWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599541211Author Stanislao PuglieseFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Bordighera PressPublisher Bordighera PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788881187409Author Lea VergineFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 160mm * 28mm

Featuring unmatched artwork of heroes, heroines, demons, and gods, Rage of Bahamut has taken the mobile world by storm to become the world's most popular mobile card battle game! Rage of Bahamut: Official Art Works includes some of the best artwork...