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Geek art is the new pop art Characters from comics, movies, TV shows, and video games are a part of the collective imagination forever, so it's only natural that artists would begin integrating them into their work, giving birth to a new artistic...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Peacemaker had a long road to the spotlight and he's not alone. There are dozens of unique, sometimes absurd, and yet truly memorable characters waiting for their chance to shine. Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse celebrates some of the...

The definitive guide to the making of the Prime Video smash hit The Boys, featuring exclusive insights into the origins, themes and production of the show from the cast and crew. The Art and Making of The Boys is a fascinating insight into the...

'Even a seasoned art history buff will find new things to discover in this book.' - Hyperallergic 'Fascinating facts and illuminating anecdotes.' - The Art Newspaper The perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of...

Before Bunny Yeager was old enough to be one, she fantasized about becoming a Pin-Up girl. She realized her dream and much more. After building a successful modeling career, she moved behind the camera, in the 1950s, to become one of the most renowned...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684056828Author Kevin EastmanFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

"I lived in a haunted apartment." Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Shifting from anecdotes to deep research to translation of ancient ghost stories, he explores the persistence...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999323175Author Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint The BelieverPublisher The Believer

In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre...

After decades in which American popular culture dominated global media and markets, Japanese popular culture-primarily manga and anime, but also toys, card and video games, and fashion-has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. From Pokemon and the Power...

Gods in the Bazaar is a fascinating account of the printed images known in India as "calendar art" or "bazaar art," the color-saturated, mass-produced pictures often used on calendars and in advertisements, featuring deities and other religious themes as...

Presents the 1925 Paris Exhibition as a key moment in attempts to update the image of Paris as "capital of the 19th century". At the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris itself, as much as the commodity, was put on...

Giorgio Bertellini traces the origins of American cinema's century-long fascination with Italy and Italian immigrants to the popularity of the pre-photographic aesthetic-the picturesque. Once associated with landscape painting in northern Europe, the...

The past decade has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and commercial success - and that new prominence has led to increasing interest within the academy as well. Comics & Media, a special issue of the journal...

Mic check! Mic check! Lacking amplification in Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street protestors addressed one another by repeating and echoing speeches throughout the crowd. In "Occupy", W. J. T. Mitchell, Bernard E. Harcourt, and Michael Taussig take the...

Walk on the Wild Side is the mesmerising second book of the Dorothy Circus Trilogy, presenting an immersive and detailed look at every exhibition of Pop Surrealism that took place at the world-renowned gallery in 2012. This volume catalogues these...

The visible world overflows with pictures: more than three billion of them stream across social media every day. This overproduction this excess needs to be managed. Images must be stored, formatted and transported, their flow and exchange must...

The acclaimed director of The Book of Life returns with an original art book celebrating the mix between American pop culture and Mexican folklore. This bilingual (English-Spanish) book is a loving reflection of Mexican artist Jorge R. Gutierrez's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646047Author Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint The BelieverPublisher The BelieverSeries Believer

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646023Author Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 111Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer MagazineWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646054Author Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackImprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646009Author The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932698824Author Sina NajafiFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint CabinetPublisher Cabinet

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932698749Author Sina NajafiFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint CabinetPublisher Cabinet

In 1975, Marvel Comics revived the X-Men, a failed title which hadn't used new material for half a decade. It was a marginal project in an industry then in crisis. Five years later, it was the bestseller in a revived comics market. Unusually in the...

In the wake of Ireland's recent economic rise, fall, and associated social crises, theatre and performance have played vital roles in reflecting on the past, engaging the present, and imagining possible futures. That Was Us features a wide, rich range...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576878194Author Alice HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

How the internet transformed television Before HBO's hit show Insecure, Issa Rae's comedy about being a nerdy black woman debuted as a YouTube web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, her response to the absence of diverse black characters...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912740185Author Roberto MolinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955912191Author Lee CrutchleyFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm)...

Discover the craft of writing comics the Marvel way, with scripts and commentary from top writers and editors. The Marvel Script To Page series is an official behind-the-scenes look at the craft of writing comic books, featuring exclusive scripts and...

Since 2001, the Australian game company Halfbrick Studios has been changing the mobile games scene. After seven years of making licensed games, Halfbrick took a chance and released Fruit Ninja to the world-- and the world became obsessed with slicing...

They have stalked the horizons of our culture, wreaked havoc on moribund concepts of dead and not dead, threatened our sense of identity, and endangered our personal safety. Now zombies have emerged from the lurking shadows of society's fringes to wander...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683838609Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375415432Author William MiddletonFormat HardbackPage Count 896Imprint Alfred A KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

Drag is transformation, communication, and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This fearless book observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey - from the surprising, to the sophisticated, to...

"Superb...Gopnik persuasively assembles his case over the course of this mesmerising book, which is as much art history and philosophy as it is biography" Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianWhen critics attacked Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings as shallow, the ...

With light and shadow woven together, an unforgettable adventure awaits! Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout combines alchemy and combat for a unique JRPG experience. Atelier Ryza: Official Visual Collection compiles the gorgeous artwork...

"The Art of Dead Space" is the ultimate gallery of the "Dead Space" universe, with over 300 images, sketches and concept art pieces by acclaimed game artists showcasing breathtaking spacescapes to terrifying Necromorphs, character designs to creating an...