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BooksPages Winston Effect HC Art & History Of Stan Winston Studio Stan Winston and his team are the special effects genii behind The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, Jurassic Park, Edward Scissorhands, and many more! This is the first-ever book to reveal the secrets of Stan Winston Studio. Featuring hundreds of unseen art and photographs, this deluxe, interview-packed book is an unmissable read! Superman Returns HC Non-Fiction: The Visual Guide The Man of Steel comes back to Earth in an epic action-adventure, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's best-loved super heroes. Vivid stills and inside information explore and explain the thrilling world of Superman Returns . A must have purchase for Superman fans of all ages! Superman Returns: The Official Movie Guide SC Non-Fiction Complemented with 150 magnificent photos the Superman Returns Official Movie Guide features excerpts from the screenplay - plus overviews of the actors costumes stunts and special effects - offering readers a visual and literary journey through the film's story while marveling at the filmmaking magic of the much-anticipated feature film. James Kochalka's Sketchbook Diaries Volume 2 Following the incredible success of his first diary sketchbook, Top Shelf is proud to announce year two of James Kochalka's Sketchbook Diary. Since October 1998, James Kochalka has kept a daily diary, drawn in comic strip form in his sketchbook. Drawn with relaxed and beautiful brushwork, these charming and addictive strips perfectly capture the rhythm of daily life. From the hilarious to the sad, from the poetic to the drunken, these strips offer a direct and intimate portrait of the life of one of America's most important alternative cartoonists. This ambitious volume collects the second full year of Kochalka's diary, including his infamous rock tour of Scandinavia. X-Men/Doctor Doom Chaos Engine Book 1 - nick & dent Doctor Doom! Magneto! The Red Skull! Three of the deadliest villains in the Marvel Universe all sharing a common dream - to become absolute master of the Earth! Through the use of the Cosmic Cube - a device whose reality-bending powers allow its possessor to create the perfect world - they are able to bring their dreams to reality. With the odds stacked against them the X-Men must make a desperate attempt to destroy the 'Chaos Engine' and restore order to the cosmos. But in order to save the world from Armageddon one of the X-Men must be willing to risk their life - an action that may have lasting repercussions for the fabric of reality itself! Our Gods Wear Spandex SC by Christopher Knowles; illustrated by Joseph Michael Linsner Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods of antiquity? In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of esoterica." DC Action Figure Archive HC For the legions that collect the immensely popular DC Comics action figures, we have good news: the official visual compendium of more than 1,400 characters has finally arrived! Assembled by lead collector Scott Beatty and the experts at DC Comics, The DC Comics Action Figure Archive features more than 600 full-color photographs - from Ace the Bat-Hound to Zauriel, with lots of Batman and Superman in-between - plus details on previously impossible-to-find release dates, variants, and 'redecoes,' as well as information on action figure scales and articulation points. Mermaid Song Vol. 1 TPB by Various Follow the call of the sirens in Mermaid Song Volume 1, containing an exquisite collection of portraits celebrating these fabled water-breathers in all their sea-foam sexiness, as seen by artists like Arantza, Fastner & Larson, Bruce Colero, Pelaez, James Hottinger, David Dunstan, Malachi Maloney, and many more." Alex Raymond His Life And Art HC by Tom Roberts Complete with a foreword by George Lucas and an introduction by famed artist James Bama, Alex Raymond: His Life and Art delves deep into the history and work of this internationally famous artist, showcasing never-before-known facts and art that transcended the confines of a comic strip page and make him more than just the renowned artist of Flash Gordon." Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5 Novel #5 by Makoto Inoue & Hiromu Arakawa During a recent visit with their former teacher Izumi Curtis, the Elric brothers discover the existence of a particular book - a book so dangerous that it remains against the law to even print it! Curious, Edward and Alphonse set out to locate this unique and rare tome. On their journey they encounter a young Ishbalan child and his foster mother. Seeing them reminds the brothers of their own mother who died of a fatal illness." All Star Companion Vol. 3 TPB by Roy Thomas Comics legend Roy Thomas presents more amazing secrets behind the 1940-51 All-Star Comics and the 1941-44 Seven Soldiers of Victory - and illustrated speculation about how other Golden Age super-teams might have been assembled! Also, an issue-by-issue survey of the JLA/JSA team-ups of 1963-85, the 1970s JSA revival, and the 1980s series The Young All-Stars and Secret Origins, with commentary by the artists and writers! Plus rare artwork from Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Jerry Ordway, Murphy Anderson, Alex Toth, Nick Cardy, Gil Kane, Gene Colan, Michael Bair, Mike Sekowsky, Dick Dillin, Joe Staton, and many others! Featuring a new JLA/JSA cover by George Pérez!" Abject Expressionism Art Of Ron English HC This comprehensive survey of pop painter Ron English's artwork covers twenty years of his career, from staged photography and neo-surrealist oil paintings to street art and cultural jamming. An important look at the work of an artist who has been at the forefront of movements in photography, painting, activist art, and underground music. Pages |
