Provides an illustrated introduction to the diversity and development of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.

Product Description: Read by millions, British comics are world-famous. And for more than a quarter of a century, Britain’s writers and artists have had a significant influence on the American comic-book scene, revitalizing standards from Batman to X-Men and originating uniquely British characters of their own, such as Modesty Blaise and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...read more

Explores the relationship between comic and cartoon imagery and contemporary art. This work presents the work of artists who produce comics and cartoons as part of their practice and those who employ the language of the comic in their work, borrowing from stylistic sources across high and low culture.

A tour of one hundred definitive graphic novels documents their growing role in the literary world, showcasing extracts from a range of publications to explore such topics as the history and key contributors of the graphic novel form, the impact of Japanese manga and European albums, and the achievements of recent innovators.

Product Description: These are some of the slickest, moodiest, graphic short stories ever collected, from the mean streets and sin cities of crime. One of the only compilations of the crime comic genre, this volume contains 25 of the best graphic short stories and is fully loaded with some of the greatest writers and artists in comics...read more

Product Description: This highly entertaining, irreverent history celebrates the humor, mischief, and wit of British comic art. From Hogarth to Spitting Image, Rude Britannia is a testament to the bawdy, absurd, and often political nature of British comic art from the 18th century to the present day...read more

Product Description: New product. Never used!

Product Description: "A Graphic Cosmogony is the first anthology from publishers Nobrow Press. This is a Nobrow equivalent of McSweeney's albeit with a very deliberate theme. The twenty-four artists in A Graphic Cosmogony tackle creation in a fitting seven pages each—each one becoming that shamanic presence, creating their own wild, imaginative versions to answer that perennial question: 'how did we get here?' ...read more

Contains 10 mysteries including two Inspector Morse stories written especially for this anthology. By the author of "Last Bus to Woodstock", "The Jewel That Was Ours" and "The Way Through The Woods".