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The Great Monster Magazines: A Critical Study of the Black and White Publications of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Robert Michael Cotter 9781476678986
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €23.31This is a critical overview of monster magazines from the 1950s through the 1970s. "Monster magazine" is a blanket term to describe both magazines that focus primarily on popular horror movies and... -
The Cheetah: An Origin Story Matthew K. Manning 9781398244450
RRP: €8.32Booksplease Price: €7.29How did The Cheetah become Wonder Woman's fierce feline foe? Discover the story behind this Super-Villain's journey from brilliant scientist to wildcat criminal, including the source of her beastly... -
Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction by Sam Cowling 9781350098442
Booksplease Price: €89.46What exactly are comics? Can they be art, literature, or even pornography? How should we understand the characters, stories, and genres that shape them? Thinking about comics raises a bewildering... -
Beat Your Writer′s Block by Andrew Edwards
Booksplease Price: €11.52Finding it difficult to begin writing? This book gives you the knowledge and tools you need to be able to understand the root of your writing anxiety, overcome your writer's block and write with ease... -
Little Book of Video Games: 70 Classics That Everyone Should Know and Play by Melissa Brinks
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.02A source of inspiration and nostalgia, The Little Book of Video Games is a lighthearted collection of 70 of the most iconic and influential classic video games. From arcade favorites like Pong,... -
Comic Book Punks: How a Generation of Brits Reinvented Pop Culture by Karl Stock 9781786186942
RRP: €29.74Booksplease Price: €19.29The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from disposable kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global... -
The Cat With a Really Big Head: Monsters in my Tummy by Roman Dirge 9781782762874
RRP: €16.65Booksplease Price: €11.50This is the tragic story of a cat called Cat and his stupidly enormous over-sized head as he struggles with day-to-day problems like coping with hairballs, trying to eat Chunky Beef Chunk With Beef... -
Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?: And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia! by Brian Cronin 9780452297845
Booksplease Price: €24.01Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from... -
DC Greatest Events: Stories That Shook a Multiverse by Stephen Wiacek
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €22.75The sagas and stories that shook the DC Multiverse. Explore the main events that have shaped and reshaped the DC Multiverse. From the groundbreaking debuts of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to... -
Smut Peddler Presents: Silver by Andrea Purcell
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €20.42It only gets better with age! The latest in the Smut Peddler series of high-end erotic anthologies, Silver shines the spotlight on grande dames and silver foxes. Whether you're drawn to graying hair... -
Vampira and Her Daughters: Women Horror Movie Hosts from the 1950s into the Internet Era by Robert Michael Cotter 9781476664347
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €23.31From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, characters such as... -
The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book: From The Exorcist and Halloween to Get Out and Child's Play, 30 Screams and Scenes to Slay with Color by Vernieda Vergara 9781507221365
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €7.62Grab your colored pencils and get ready for a scare with The Unofficial Horror Movie Coloring Book, which is full of scenes inspired by your favorite horror films. What's your favorite scary movie?... -
A Concise Dictionary of Comics by Nancy Pedri 9781496838049
RRP: €104.72Booksplease Price: €84.66Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides... -
Trakr Searches for Survivors: Heroic Police Dog of 9/11 Matthew K. Manning 9781398257139
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €8.91On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, and many were trapped under the collapsed buildings. When Canadian police officer... -
Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga by Rainbow Rowell 9781974738878
RRP: €16.65Booksplease Price: €11.76The manga adaptation of the beloved novel featuring all-new scenes by Rainbow Rowell! "The graphic novelisation of Fangirl is a beautiful, contemplative, and fun reading experience." -Women Write... -
Secret Agents of Honour: Bold Spies of World War II Matthew K. Manning 9781398261266
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €8.97A daring double agent tricks the Nazi regime. A world-famous jazz singer smuggles secrets out of occupied France. A professional baseball player turned spy steals classified nuclear information... -
Undercover Combat: Courageous Spies of World War I Matthew K. Manning 9781398261273
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €8.97A young British officer starts a spy base that is disguised as a shipping company. A German naval engineer turns against his country to aid the Allies. A Frenchwoman leads a spy network that saves... -
Projections: Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling by Jared Gardner 9780804771467
RRP: €104.72Booksplease Price: €89.42When Art Spiegelman's Maus won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992, it marked a new era for comics. Comics are now taken seriously by the same academic and cultural institutions that long dismissed the form... -
A Concise Dictionary of Comics by Nancy Pedri
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €18.09Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides... -
Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €8.07Tor.com's Best Comics of 2018THE WICKED + THE DIVINE writer KIERON GILLEN teams up with artist supernova STEPHANIE HANS (WicDiv, Journey Into Mystery) for her first ongoing comic. DIE is a... -
Dionysism and Comedy by Xavier Riu 9780847694426
Booksplease Price: €73.33This book investigates the idea of comic seriousness in Old Comedy. The issue has been a vexing one in classical studies, and the most traditional stance has been that Aristophanes' comedies reflect... -
Spider-Man: An Origin Story (Marvel Origins) by Ned Hartley 9781787416994
RRP: €8.32Booksplease Price: €6.49Follow Peter Parker's journey from ordinary boy to Spider-Man.This is the story of Peter Parker, a shy and brainy boy living in New York. He struggles to fit in with the cool crowd at school, but he... -
The Mummy by Doris V. Sutherland 9781911325956
RRP: €19.62Booksplease Price: €19.24Released in 1932, The Mummy moved Universal horror away from the Gothic Europe of Dracula and Frankenstein and into a land of deserts, pyramids, and long-lost tombs. In doing so the film continued a... -
Projections: Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling by Jared Gardner
RRP: €24.98Booksplease Price: €22.80When Art Spiegelman's Maus won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992, it marked a new era for comics. Comics are now taken seriously by the same academic and cultural institutions that long dismissed the form... -
The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy by Patrice Oppliger 9783030372132
RRP: €118.99Booksplease Price: €113.98This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who... -
Alan Moore, Out from the Underground: Cartooning, Performance, and Dissent by Maggie Gray 9783319882604
Booksplease Price: €133.42This book explores Alan Moore's career as a cartoonist, as shaped by his transdisciplinary practice as a poet, illustrator, musician and playwright as well as his involvement in the Northampton Arts... -
The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy by Patrice A. Oppliger 9783030372163
RRP: €118.99Booksplease Price: €113.98This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who... -
Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond by Bill Campbell
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €13.97Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond is a groundbreaking speculative fiction anthology that showcases the work from some of the most talented writers inside and outside speculative fiction... -
Scarlett Braves the Flames: Heroic Cat to the Rescue Matthew K. Manning 9781398257122
RRP: €10.70Booksplease Price: €8.91In 1996, a fire started in an abandoned building in New York City. As the flames rose, one young cat showed incredible bravery. Scarlett was a young mother and had recently given birth to her litter... -
Posy Simmonds by Paul Gravett
RRP: €23.79Booksplease Price: €16.91In the course of a career spanning more than fifty years, Posy Simmonds has become one of Britain's best-known satirical cartoonists. She is also as a much-loved author and artist of widely... -
Marvel Greatest Comics: 100 Comics that Built a Universe by Melanie Scott
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €23.60100 Marvel comics that built a universe.Which comic books have helped define Marvel Comics and make them the pop-culture phenomenon they are today? Find out in Marvel Greatest Comics, a compelling... -
Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50It's scary being the new dog.In this suspenseful new series, readers meet Sophie, a dog who can't remember what happened. She doesn't know how she ended up in this house. She doesn't recognize any... -
Storytelling in Kabuki: An Exploration of Spatial Poetics of Comics by Steen Ledet Christiansen 9781496226686
RRP: €27.36Booksplease Price: €24.23Steen Ledet Christiansen's Storytelling in "Kabuki" explores the series created by David Mack-a slow, recursive narrative that focuses on the death of Kabuki and her past. The series ran from 1994 to... -
Yes, Roya: Color by C. Spike Trotman
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.75Wylie Kogan is an aspiring artist, stumping for work in 1963 California. When a fawning fan letter grants him access to his cartoonist hero, the wealthy and celebrated Joseph Ahlstrom, he's quick to... -
MetaMAUS by Art Spiegelman 9781405982962
RRP: €23.80Booksplease Price: €18.49VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY RICH, TAKE A LOOK INSIDE ART SPIEGELMAN'S MODERN CLASSIC, MAUS'If you are serious about comics or the Holocaust, this book should be on your shelf' San Francisco Book... -
Superheroes and Identities Mel Gibson 9780367738938
RRP: €49.97Booksplease Price: €47.23Superheroes have been the major genre to emerge from comics and graphic novels, saturating popular culture with images of muscular men and sexy women. A major aspect of this genre is identity in the... -
The DC Book by Stephen Wiacek
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €17.40Travel the myriad worlds of the DC Multiverse. If you want to truly understand DC Comics, The DC Book is your one-stop guide to the DC Multiverse. This unique, insightful examination of a... -
Examining Lois Lane: The Scoop on Superman's Sweetheart by Nadine Farghaly 9780810892361
Booksplease Price: €82.72In June 1938, Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1, which also featured his romantic interest-and Clark Kent's journalistic rival-Lois Lane. In the decades since, the intrepid reporter has... -
Chester Brown by Frederik Byrn Køhlert 9781496858351
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €15.91Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. This first biography provides a critical account of... -
Chester Brown by Frederik Byrn Køhlert 9781496858344
RRP: €94.01Booksplease Price: €79.77Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. This first biography provides a critical account of...