Popular Culture

A prolific social critic, Paul McCarthy is best known for his work in performance, installation, film, and sculpture. His works reference American cultural archetypes such as Disneyland, B movies, soap operas, comic books, and contemporary politics. His...

What are super-devoted fans of comic books really like? What draws them together and energizes their zeal? What do the denizens of this pop-culture world have in common?This book provides good answers as it scrutinizes the fans whose profiles can be...

Black has never looked so brilliant! Yana Toboso celebrates fifteen years of Black Butler with this third artwork collection. Featuring over 120 full-color illustrations, the contents cover the Public School and Emerald Witch arcs of the manga, the...

How the Vietnam War changed American artBy the late 1960s, the United States was in a pitched conflict in Vietnam, against a foreign enemy, and at home-between Americans for and against the war and the status quo. This powerful book showcases how...

Doing Science + Culture is a groundbreaking book on the cultural study of science, technology and medicine. Outstanding contributors including life and physical scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, literature/communication scholars and historians...

A gorgeous, coffee-table collection that captures the energy, excitement and, of course, the love, behind Peanuts's first-ever partnership and public art exhibition with seven major internationally renowned artists including Nina Chanel Abney, AVAF...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683960270Author Robert WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 450Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781791943233Author Laura's Dot to Dot TherapyFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries Dot to Dot...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900486767Author Robert RosenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781548318215Author Jim BlanchardFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Celebrate the smiley face's 60 year impact on art, music, pop and counter culture with The Sm;)e Book. In the history of graphic design, there is no other symbol that has ever held such a duality-used simultaneously as both a positive mainstream driver...

The Origins of Minecraft, Journey, Limbo, Dead Cells, The Banner Saga and Firewatch and other incredible Indie video games! Video games have grown exponentially in recent years and have captured the hearts of millions thanks to the success of titles...

If the Punisher became a valuable piece of intellectual property during the closing decades of the twentieth century, he has become a global icon in the twenty-first. In this pathbreaking study, Kent Worcester explores the sometimes ridiculous and often...

How do images hold and convey meaning? How do we understand them? What are they trying to say? How do they persuade and influence us? The author writes a complete account analyzing the meaning and construction of images, throughout history to present...

Over the past several years, the Thai popular culture landscape has radically transformed due to the emergence of "Boys Love" (BL) soap operas which celebrate the love between handsome young men. Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and...

Traveling Music Videos offers a new interdisciplinary perspective on how contemporary music videos travel across, shape, and transform various media, online platforms, art institutions, and cultural industries worldwide. With the onset of digital...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959411321Author Jack BenderFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Girl Friday ProductionsPublisher Girl Friday Productions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506704678Author Peter BergtingFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593766511Author Valentin PopovFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher Soft Skull Press

Paul Madonna's popular comic, "All Over Coffee" had been running for twelve years in the San Francisco Chronicle when he was evicted from his longtime home and studio in the Mission District, ground-zero in the "tech wars" transforming the city. Suddenly...

The Art of Hotel Transylvania 2 showcases the incredible artwork featured in the upcoming animated fantasy comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Hotel Transylvania 2.The film is a sequel to the 2012 film Hotel Transylvania and is once again...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588346001Author Bill BentleyFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 2g

A beautifully illustrated history celebrating the achievements of American women from 1920 to present day The year 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in America, and what better way to commemorate the 19th Amendment than...

Will Eisner (1917-2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling and is best known for his iconic comic strip The Spirit and for his seminal work A Contract With God. Considered the first significant graphic novel, upon publication in...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593192412Author Jordan ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553496352Author Leah Reena GorenFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 187mm *...

The happiest time of the year is also the creepiest.Winter has an even darker and richer lore than Halloween. For centuries, people have feared creatures from ancient legends born of this time of year. Tales such as giant hairy monsters who live in the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684052615Author Tony FleecsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design WorksWeight(grams) 601gDimensions(mm) 306mm *...

In the Guangdong province in southeastern China lies Dafen, a village that houses thousands of workers who paint Van Goghs, Da Vincis, Warhols, and other Western masterpieces, producing an astonishing five million paintings a year. To write about life...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760790196Author Alan J WhitickerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland PublishersWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm)...

Visit the lush, sugar-coated township of Pollilop Drop and follow the journey of one lil' rotter kid, Pukeboy, who struggles to overcome his fear of playing guitar in front of an audience. He seeks advice from other rot-pack kids. Creatively frustrated,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599540900Author Guida GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Bordighera PressPublisher Bordighera PressWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592214426Author Simon OttenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 784g

The perfect way for kids to bring their love of Minecraft's boundless virtual worlds into a colorful new reality!Based on Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, this action-packed coloring book lets kids color their way through nearly 50...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599541211Author Stanislao PuglieseFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Bordighera PressPublisher Bordighera PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593765026Author Phil CushwayFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher Soft Skull Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506721910Author Michael Dante DiMartinoFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Iain Chambers approaches the often overlooked details and textures of popular culture through a series of histories which show how it becomes continually remade as each of us defines our own urban space.About the AuthorIain ChambersBook InformationISBN...

Wild Science investigates the world-wide boom in 'health culture'. While self-help health books and medical dramas are popular around the globe, we are bombarded with daily media images of DNA research, and news reports about cloning, the fight against...

Buy This Book is an important contribution to the history and understanding of consumption and advertising. This book brings together an outstanding collection of writing on the study of advertising, consumer practices and the future directions of...