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Comics Studies Here and Now Frederick Luis Aldama 9780367590703
SciFier: $58.60Comics Studies Here and Now marks the arrival of comics studies scholarship that no longer feels the need to justify itself within or against other fields of study. The essays herein move us forward,... -
Strange Science: How does it Rain Fish? The Strange Science of Planet Earth Anna Claybourne 9781526328328
RRP: $13.39SciFier: $9.84Discover the most weird, wonderful and wacky aspects of Planet Earth with fun comic strips.Planet Earth is a fascinating place: there are rocks that move by themselves and fish that fall from the sky... -
The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies Ray Carney (Boston University) 9780521381192
SciFier: $114.56The first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worked outside the studio system. Providing extended critical discussion on six of his most important films (Shadows, Faces,... -
The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies Ray Carney (Boston University) 9780521388153
SciFier: $32.82The first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worked outside the studio system. Providing extended critical discussion on six of his most important films (Shadows, Faces,... -
Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom Diane Negra 9780415216784
SciFier: $50.46Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars... -
Minor Miracles Will Eisner 9780393328141
RRP: $18.75SciFier: $17.39In this classic graphic novel, Will Eisner's pen cuts an expansive swath through all aspects of the human condition. A powerful portrayal of Jewish life in the New York City of Eisner's youth, Minor... -
Hogan by Donata Sartorio
RRP: $67.00SciFier: $48.23Fifty-six international designers and architects celebrate the Hogan label's most recent collections. There is an obvious connection between the different forms of creative expression: this is the... -
Up the Garden Path: A witty take on gardening from the legendary cartoonist Norman Thelwell (Author) 9780749029326
SciFier: $10.64Up the Garden Path brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's gardening cartoons. This humorous cartoon guide covers all aspects of gardening, from how to make a hole in the frozen fish... -
A Family Matter by Will Eisner
RRP: $33.50SciFier: $28.13In this classic graphic novel, Will Eisner's pen cuts an expansive swath through all aspects of the human condition. A Family Matter starts close to home, following a family as it gathers to observe... -
Narrative Comprehension and Film Edward Branigan 9780415075121
RRP: $56.27SciFier: $51.63Narrative is one of the ways we organise and understnad the world. It is found everywhere: not only in films and books, but also in everday conversations and in the nonfictional discourses of... -
Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation by Christopher Miller
SciFier: $160.79Although cinematic storytelling shares many of the same elements as other art forms, film tells a story in a unique way. Concentrating on careful analysis of the formal aspects of specific films for... -
The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy: Critical Studies Robert Myers 9780313224935
SciFier: $69.67Robert E. Myers has assembled a collection of essays which explore aspects of the relationship between science fiction and philosophy. Contributing authors focus on significant issues, questions, and... -
SOUND OF THE BREAK by Elizabeth Price
RRP: $34.84SciFier: $27.90Elizabeth Price SOUND OF THE BREAK accompanies the homonymous Turner Prize winner's extensive solo exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, presenting both new works and works shown in Germany... -
The Digital Interface and New Media Art Installations Phaedra Shanbaum (University of Cambridge, Cambridge England University College London, UK) 9781032338088
SciFier: $58.60This book is about the digital interface and its use in interactive new media art installations. It examines the aesthetic aspects of the interface through a theoretical exploration of new media... -
Blake & Mortimer - The Complete Collection Vol. 6 Jean Van Hamme 9781800441835
CinebookRRP: $41.53SciFier: $28.17This sixth volume of the collected edition introduces the second creative team assigned to the new adventures of Blake & Mortimer: Andre Juillard and Yves Sente, who would take turns with Jean Van... -
Blake & Mortimer - The Complete Collection Vol. 8 Jean Van Hamme 9781800441859
CinebookRRP: $50.91SciFier: $34.05In this eighth volume of the Complete Collection, the next Blake & Mortimer written - in two parts - by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by three different artists, brings the reader along on one of... -
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition Tony Williams 9781628461077
RRP: $56.95SciFier: $34.41Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from... -
Splendors of Latin Cinema R. Hernandez-Rodriguez 9780313349775
SciFier: $58.95This insightful account analyzes and provides context for the films and careers of directors who have made Latin American film an important force in Hollywood and in world cinema.In this insightful... -
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition Tony Williams 9781628461909
RRP: $146.06SciFier: $137.34Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from... -
High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D
SciFier: $28.89The charismatic Kat Von D, the star of LA Ink, with writer Anthony Bozza (author of best-sellers "Slash" and "Tommyland") opens the door to the world of contemporary tattooing, the way only a true... -
Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde Joan Hawkins 9780816634149
RRP: $29.47SciFier: $25.02Explores what horror movies tell us about issues of taste.Even before Jean-Luc Godard and other members of the French New Wave championed Hollywood B movies, aesthetes and cineasts relished the raw... -
Warhol by Geoffrey Rayner
RRP: $40.20SciFier: $31.93The first publication devoted to the textile designs of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, showcasing a rarely discussed aspect of the Pop Art superstar's career Andy Warhol... -
High Voltage Tattoo Kat Von D. 9780061684388 [USED COPY]
RRP: $26.80SciFier: $3.44The charismatic Kat Von D, the star of LA Ink, with writer Anthony Bozza (author of best-sellers "Slash" and "Tommyland") opens the door to the world of contemporary tattooing, the way only a true... -
The Development of Costume Naomi Tarrant 9780415080194
RRP: $58.95SciFier: $53.95Clothing is the outward and visible sign of taste, discrimination, social attitude and status. In every culture, men and women pay enormous attention to the minutiae of dress and appearance. This... -
Cinematic Nihilism: Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings John Marmysz 9781474424561
RRP: $120.60SciFier: $112.68Exposing and illustrating how an ongoing engagement with nihilistic alienation may contribute to, rather than detract from, the value of life, Cinematic Nihilism both challenges and builds upon past... -
Forbidden Eve Bunting 9780544938816
RRP: $10.71SciFier: $9.37In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings,... -
Lucky Luke 20 - The Oklahoma Land Rush Morris & Goscinny 9781849180085
CinebookRRP: $12.05SciFier: $9.00On 22 April 1889, the American government opened the new Oklahoma territories to settlement. In this volume, Lucky Luke acts as a government agent and ensures that every candidate for settlement is... -
Russian Writers and Society in the Nineteenth Century Ronald Hingley 9780367776022
SciFier: $42.33This book, first published in 1977, begins with a close look at the lives of nineteenth century Russian writers, and at the problems of their profession. It then examines their environment in its... -
Brujerias by Nasario Garcia
RRP: $44.15SciFier: $26.08These stories come from a variety of Southwestern states - as well as Latin America - and demonstrate how the magical world of witchcraft and the supernatural connects Spain to Latin America, and... -
The Video Game Explosion by Mark J. P. Wolf
SciFier: $99.15The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games... -
Exhaustion and Regeneration in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Culture by Julia Nikiel
RRP: $61.57SciFier: $56.94The essays included in this collection offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and visual art which reflect the current (post-)millennial fascination with theorizing ends and... -
Cartooning in Latin America John A. Lent 9781572735613
RRP: $44.15SciFier: $37.53Cartoons and comics have played important roles in the political and social processes of Latin America for more than a century. This book coalesces, for the first time in one volume, aspects of comic... -
Television Technology Demystified: A Non-technical Guide Aleksandar Louis Todorovic 9780240806846
SciFier: $65.97"Television Technology Demystified" is written for non-technical television production professionals. Journalists, program producers, camera persons, editors, and other television professionals need... -
1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook by Charlotte Fiell
SciFier: $29.99From the ashes of the Second World War came forward-thinking fashions, the likes of which had never been seen before. The early Forties were defined by thriftiness and practicality, a... -
Popular Cinema of the Third Reich by Sabine Hake
RRP: $30.81SciFier: $25.02Too often dismissed as escapist entertainment or vilified as mass manipulation, popular cinema in the Third Reich was in fact sustained by well-established generic conventions, cultural traditions,... -
Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences Peter Vorderer 9780805853223
SciFier: $103.31From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross... -
Mr Bean's Side-Splitting Stories: 10 hilarious comics Official Mr Bean 9781408376140
RRP: $9.37SciFier: $7.97A laugh-out-loud comic collection for kids aged 7-10!Get ready for uncontrollable giggles with Mr Bean's Side-Splitting Stories - a riotous collection of 10 original comic strip adventures featuring... -
Fox and Goose by Jo Empson
RRP: $9.37SciFier: $7.97A book about friendship, challenge, and what co-operation can achieve. Two unlikely friends - Fox and Goose - playfully boast about their own special skills. When a new challenge arises, let's guess... -
Cat and Bird Jo Empson 9781786287410
RRP: $9.37SciFier: $7.97A book about friendship, challenge, and what co-operation can achieve. Two unlikely friends - Cat and Mouse - playfully boast about their own special skills. When a new challenge arises, let's guess... -
Gaming and the Divine: A New Systematic Theology of Video Games Frank G. Bosman (Tilburg University, Netherlands) 9780367786731
RRP: $53.59SciFier: $51.44This book formulates a new theological approach to the study of religion in gaming. Video games have become one of the most important cultural artifacts of modern society, both as mediators of...