They may be only one notch below humans on the evolutionary ladder but gorillas & monkeys have for decades climbed to the top of the comic-book world as monsters super-villains sentient masterminds soldiers aliens buffoons & super-heroes " Comics Gone Ape!" is the definitive missing link to everything you need to know about these popular primates including Gorilla Grodd Beppo the Super-Monkey Brain Ape King Kong Titano the Super-Ape Cy-Gor Konga Magilla Gorilla Detective Chimp Blip Gleek the Gibbon Lancelot Link Secret Chimp Mojo Jojo Angel & the Ape & a barrel of others " Comics Gone Ape!" is loaded with comics artwork a chest-thumping gallery of comics covers featuring apes Also

Includes:: behind-the-scenes looks at " Planet of the Apes" Arthur Adams& " Monkeyman" & O& Brien & Joe Kubert&s " Tarzan" With its all-new Avengers-as-gorillas cover by Arthur Adams you won&t be able to keep your filthy paws off this book!

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This is the first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day arranged chronologically & richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists styles & movements being discussed The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within the art forms broader history & offer a description of the more fluid international & digital scene that is the mediums likely future They supply examples from around the world including the US & UK France Spain Belgium Italy Germany Switzerland Argentina Japan South Korea & New Zealand & from a range of renowned & lesser-known artists ...

A fascinating exploration of the time Winslow Homer spent in England & how it influenced his art Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is widely regarded as the greatest American painter of the 19th century but it is not well known that he spent a pivotal period of time on the other side of the Atlantic The eighteen months Homer spent in England in 1881 & 1882-studying the work of masters such as J M W Turner & Lawrence Alma-Tadema & exploring the landscape of coastal villages-irrevocably shaped his creative identity This beautifully designed & produced publication explores Homer's time in England & how it influenced his art as he attempted to reconcile his affinity for traditional subject matter with his increasingly modern aesthetic vision Coming Away complicates our understanding of his work & convincingly argues that it has more cosmopolitan underpinnings than previously thought ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Perhaps the most powerful picture ever made about the shattering aftermath of the Vietnam War Coming Home earned eight Academy Award nominations & three Oscars Best Actress (Jane Fonda) Best Actor (Jon Voight) & Best Screenplay Hailed by critics as dazzling gripping & urforgettable it is a heart-rending examination of a critical period in American history & an uncompromising extraordinarily moving film When Marine Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam his wife Sally (Fonda) volunteers at a local hospital There she meets Luke Martin (Voight) a former sergeant whose war injury has left him a paraplegic Embittered with rage & filled with frustration Luke finds new hope & confidence through his growing intimacy with Sally The relationship also transforms Sally’s feeling about life love & the horrors of war & when wounded & disillusioned Sally’s husband returns home all three must grapple with the full impact of a brutal distant war that has changed their lives forever ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After over twenty years of marriage Wendy & Al are struggling to keep hold of the happiness they enjoyed in the early days with growing tensions leading to their separation & moving out of their family home When their grown-up children twins Kate & Melanie learn about their parents decision they decide to take drastic action to bring them back together & save their family from drifting apart With Christmas just around the corner Kate sets out to reunite the entire family for the most magical day of the year & she has the perfect spot their old family home The only problem is there s someone else living there now Starring Ben Hollingsworth (The Joneses Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules) & George Canyon (Man of Steel Christmas Miracle) come & join the whole family as they rediscover love fun & joy with the help of a little bit of Christmas spirit ...

An enchanting tale of one family coming together & finding their way from the Sunday Times bestselling author It's the summer of 1939 & after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest book Romily Temple returns home to Island House & the love of her life the charismatic Jack Devereux But when Jack falls ill his estranged family are called home & given seven days to find a way to bury their resentments & come together With war now declared each member of the family is reluctantly forced to accept their new stepmother & confront their own shortcomings But can the habits of a lifetime be changed in one week? & can Romily a woman who thrives on adventure cope with the life that has been so unexpectedly thrust upon her? Praise for Erica James'A beautifully crafted & hugely uplifting tale of friendship history & love A real gem'
- Isabelle Broom Heat'A captivating tale of love & loss'
- Sunday Express Magazine' Delightfula blend of emotion & wry social observation'
- Daily Mail'A captivating read beautifully written & heartrendingly sad'
- Daily Telegraph Fans of Santa Montefiore Katie Fforde Jill Mansell & Rosamunde Pilcher will love the warm characters & storytelling in this wonderful new bestseller from Erica James



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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Coming To America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem who rebels against an arranged marriage & heads to America to find a new bride Murphy&s regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the US sending the prince&s faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens To avoid fortune hunters Prince Akeem conceals his true identity & gets a " Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant Murphy & Hall play multiple roles & there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings
- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche & Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places Actors James Earl Jones Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall Madge Sinclair Shari Headley & John Amos Director John Landis Certificate Restricted Year 1988 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Spanish ; French Duration 1 hour 56 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Eddie Murphy is a king of comedy & in John Landis& Coming To America Murphy is also the Prince of Comedy
- a very wealthy & pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride Accompanied by his closest companion (Arsenio Hall) Murphy quickly finds a job new friends new digs new enemies
- & lots of trouble Keep an eye out for both Murphy & Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles! Actors Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall James Earl Jones Paul Bates Madge Sinclair Sheila Johnson Cuba Gooding Jr Eriq La Salle Cynthia Finkley Shari Headley Allison Dean & John Amos Director John Landis Certificate 15 years & over Year 1988 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the Hearing Impaired ; Finnish ; German ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Romanian ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 52 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players



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This edition of Floella Benjamin's classic memoir

Includes:: a foreword by the author & some additional historical

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A twentieth-anniversary edition of Floella Benjamin&s classic memoir

Includes:: a new foreword by the author

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