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The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry Insight Mini-Classic Books

Posted November 9, 2008

Insight Mini-Classic

Jerry Beck is the foremost quintessential chronicler of animation history. He delves into the foundation of every subject,tackles and sheds some interesting light into his subjects. Animation is more than cels and paint,there is the whole human aspect of the process. He dissects the politics of animation studios to give us the human side of the funny business for children. Jerry is at again with a three new little books from Insight Editions about the history of Hanna Barbera and their most popular creations. Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo shine for all to see. These tiny books that measure 4” x 4 ¾" and carry a full wallop of tidbit history in 48 pages. Jerry projects are always innovative when presentation is concerned and once again he does not fail to deliver. Read more>>

 

Bat-Manga

Posted October 29, 2008
Bat-manga,tony medeiro, sandbox world, Chip Kidd
Batman can transcend into any culture and Japan is no different. Besides baseball, comics was the best thing that United States offered Japan and they spun a pop culture that churns billions each year around the world. Batman was a manga character in the 60’s at the height of the bat-craze and what came out of that elusive run of manga books is now for all to see. Chip Kidd the well known book designer and an author in his own right has collected together an impressive collection of some of Batman’s strangest adventures that only the Japanese can tell.
 
The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever.

In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world’s most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys.

This is The Dynamic Duo as you’ve never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won’t stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview for our book.

The deluxe, expanded, and limited hardcover edition has a distinctly different cover, full-color printed endpapers, and an amazing extra adventure written by Jiro Kuwata (not included in the paperback), about a band of rogue alien robot art thieves at large in Gotham City. Guess who gets called in to save the day….

More than just a dazzling novelty, Bat-Manga! is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics. 

Indie Fonts: Digital Type from Independent Foundries

Posted October 22, 2008

Indie Fonts

Fonts distinguish the look and feel of any project. Getting the right font is a tricky thing at times. Sure there are oodles of fonts out there on the net for free. Indie Fonts is a collection of books that can grace any serious crafts-person who deals with fonts and depends on that extra punch for their project. This tome of three in a series of the collected fonts from the net is both free and in book form. These upscale fonts will dazzle and spruce up any project. If you have time to spare and search the fonts on line, Indie Fonts has an easy way of doing so with their linked based version of the books. The site does not do justice to the handsomely collected books. This is a trove of hours of search and fun for people who take their fonts seriously. See fonts>> 

The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition

Posted October 15, 2008
The Elements of Style Sandbox World Tony Medeiros

The Elements of Style is celebrating 50 years this October. Well blogging has shuffled that book to the side. Somebody should read them their Miranda rights for breaking linguistic etiquette. This is the bible for any serious writer out there. With lagging newspaper sales and the melting pot of new languages finding way to the English vernacular. It’s amazing that this book is still the Parthenon and standard for the English language. Many have tried to imitate this simple rule book and the test of time still holds up. The Elements of Style is getting a new celebratory hardcover slick new black edition. The Elements of Style will never go out of fashion.

William Strunk, Jr. was a Professor of English at Cornell University and first published a private edition of his "little book"  in 1919 for his own writing students. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk’s class at Cornell, and used the small volume himself, during which time he became respectful and appreciative of its pithy and indispensable writing advice.  Commissioned by Macmillan to revise the book, White edited and created new material for the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.

I Luv Halloween Ultimate Twisted Edition

Posted October 8, 2008

I Luv Halloween, The  Ultimate Twisted Edition.  At last! The collected adventures of those lovable and loathable Halloween hooligans from the town of Turgid Meadows in one vile volume! It began with a horrible Halloween omen. An apple for a treat! But it ended in murder, mayhem and madness. From zombie hordes to alien invasions, this book’s got it all! What more could you want? How about all three original volumes reprinted in "gore-ious" full color?! But wait, there’s more! All-new bonus 10-page story

Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book Three

Posted September 29, 2008
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book Three
Moomin is taking the comic book industry by storm with the serious readers of the genre. Drawn and Quarterly release once again the third edition of the popular series. Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip is over fifty years and is enjoying a rejuvenation of sorts. The material is as fresh and still relevant. What was old is still new. The universality of the strip has a wide appeal and it is surprising that Tove Jansson is not uttered in the same circles of greats like Charles Schulz and creators of his ilk. Hopefully justice will be restored to this amazing collection of work and dignity to a serious live achievement of an astray artistic masterpiece.

This third volume returns to Moominvalley, where its beloved inhabitants get tangled up in five new stories. Moomin falls in love with a damsel in distress, an unseasonably warm spell turns the valley into a tropical rain forest, and a flying saucer crashes into Moominmamma’s garden. Moominpappa decides to live out his dream of occupying a lighthouse and writing a great seaside novel, only to discover that he hates the sea so close up and has no interest in writing about it, and a variety of curious clubs spring up in the valley. Moomin and Moominmamma do their level best to avoid the whole mess but, of course, get drawn into the muddle.

Danica Novgorodoff’s Slow Storm

Posted September 1, 2008

 

Mother Nature’s bag of calamity can deliver some life altering moments for people under the constant eye of approaching doom. Gustav slowly tears through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, people evacuate from nearby coastal cities as impending hurricane forces threaten to destroy everything that it touches. The aftermath of a phenomena such as hurricanes and tornadoes changes the perspective of an individual for quite some time.  Danica Novgorodoff is a writer, painter, photographer, and comics artist that easily interlopes into the natural world of destruction that scars people for a lifetime. The graphic novel Slow Storm is a well paced visual anticipation of life in a metaphor of illustrated symbols. The mixed media in her panels are a storm juxtaposition of colors that give you a sense of awe.

A firefighter in rural Kentucky, Ursa searches for her place in life, struggling to meet her own expectations.  When a tornado hits her town, the ensuing chaos brings her world into sharp focus, somehow making everything clearer, and Ursa finds that she just can’t stomach the way her life is going.  It is then that she meets Rafi, an illegal immigrant whose life isn’t going the way he’d pictured it either.  Their encounter is the catalyst for Ursa and Rafi, who take different roads to the realization that wanting your life to change isn’t enough to make it happen. 

 

Slow Storm stands apart as a graphic novel with its literary heart and charged, atmospheric watercolor and ink artwork. The storm builds around the characters and inside them, and moments of violence and tenderness suddenly crack like lightning. With Slow Storm, Danica Novgorodoff takes her place as a talent to be reckoned with in the literary world.  Preview book>>

The New Parents’ Fun Book: Laugh Yourself Silly Through Baby’s First Year!

Posted August 25, 2008
If there were a manual on how to nurture and survive raising your baby for the first year, this book is for you. You have to have a wry sense of humor to raise your little bundle of joy. There will be days you wonder how you got yourself in this mess. Have no fear we all have travelled this fair road. With a spin on truth and a dash of comedy that one year will fly so fast and you can have fun with the new parents’ fun book. It is simply illustrated in great finesse. Here is a little preview of The New Parents’ Fun Book: Laugh Yourself Silly Through Baby’s First Year!

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BARACK OBAMA Comic Book

Posted July 30, 2008
Inspiration is abound. Hollywood is cashing in comic book related movies with this summer’s bonanza box office receipts. So what are comics to do? They look to politics for the newest pool of ideas. When you look at it, American politics is greater than life. Heroes are built and destroyed by the media. Scrutinized on a daily basis. Their lives belong to all. Why not create comic books about them. IDW Publishing is publishing the stories of both BARACK OBAMA and JOHN MCCAIN. This idea is not so far fetched as you might think. Marvel Comics sold copies of the life story of John Paul II in the 80’s.

The Presidential Material comic book biographies or ?Graphic Novellas,? provide a straight and unbiased look at the two presumptive party nominees. Each book is thoroughly researched from the public record. Additionally each book will contain a list of annotations citing the author?s sources. The PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL books are written by Andrew Helfer & drawn by Stephen Thompson (McCain) and Jeff Mariotte & Tom Morgan (Obama). The covers are by J. Scott Campbell.

Santa vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights

Posted July 13, 2008
Santa vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights
More speculative than anything, Santa vs. Satan, is sort of a "Celebrity Death-match" of intellectual proportions. The book asks what it would be like if certain Pop Culture persons real or imagined would be like if they went head to head. Who would be the winner in the battle of wits. Santa vs. Satan is a quick and fun read for the summer. Here are thoughts that many people pondered at one time.
 
Han Solo vs. Indiana Jones
Adam vs. Charles Darwin 
Drunk vs. Stoner
Conspiracy Theorists vs. Conspirators
Muhammad Ali vs. Bruce Lee
The Stork vs. The Grim Reaper
Metrosexual vs. Eunuch
Michael Corleone vs. Tony Montana
Small Man with Breasts vs. Large Balding Woman
Artist vs. Critic
The Constipated vs. The Incontinent
Gandalf vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi
 
From Jake Kalish, five-star general of the Imaginary Battlefield, emerges Santa vs. Satan, a tome that offers far more than idle speculation, culling expert analysis from martial arts masters, scientists, social theorists, and pop-culture philosophers, providing in-depth detail of the strengths and vulnerabilities of the combatants, and making bold predictions. Warriors are profiled and winners are declared in this seminal list of throw downs that never were but should have been.
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