Comic Con Christian is a look at Catholic Christian teachings through the lens of superheroes sci-fi & fantasy stories making them accessible to people crossing many

Dimensions -- 176 pages Schlameuss-Perry Jen

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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 Born in Edinburgh Alastair Sim began life as the academic he was often to play on screen Briefly in the family tailoring business he was soon involved in teaching poetic drama in his native Edinburgh In his late twenties Sim came to London & friends seeing him perform in amateur productions urged him to turn professional Sim came to the fore with the three popular Inspector Hornleigh comedy thrillers made between 1938 & 1941 they also marked the first major association between himself & the filmmaking partnership of Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat later to give him several of his best roles Alongside Mario Zampi’s deliciously dark LAUGHTER IN PARADISE three of the Sim Laundner Gilliat partnerships are to be found in this collection Securing the public’s affection in films such as Hue & Cry Scrooge & the whimsical farce FOLLY TO BE WISE a project close to Sim’s heart the 1950s saw Sim emerge as one of Britain’s biggest stars GEORDIE ably demonstrated that the public would pay to see Sim even when he did not enjoy top billing the film also demonstrating the actor’s ability to quietly impose himself on projects in supporting roles Sim continued to have audiences eating out of his hand doubling as the headmistress & her bookie brother in The Belles of St Trinian&s & becoming one of the world&s least likely assassins in the irreverent THE GREEN MAN At the end of the decade Sim established a notable rapport with Ian Carmichael – the pair reuniting the following year for the seminal School For Scoundrels – as an avaricious uncle in the political satire LEFT RIGHT ...

Comic Relief A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological aesthetic & ethical issues relating to humor Offers an enlightening & accessible foray into the serious business of humor Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature & actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial irrational & foolish Argues that humor's benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy

Includes:: a foreword by Robert Mankoff Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

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Comical Bowls Mug' Grab life by the bowls'a comical scripted fine china mug with a bowls themed illustration A great gift idea for any sports fan or golfing fanatic! ...

Comical Fishing Mug' Good things come to those who bait' a comical scripted fine china mug with a fishing themed illustration A great gift idea for any sports fan or fisher ...

What's cooler than comics about cartoonist? NOTHING! This is mind-blowing full-color hardback book collects rare comics about real & fictional cartoonists
- created by the greatest cartoonists in the world! Read comics about cartoonists by the top illustrators & creators in the field Jack Kirby Steve Ditko Jack Cole Dick Briefer Winsor Mc Cay Chester Gould Sheldon Mayer Milton Caniff Ernie Bushmiller Basil Wolverton Siegel & Shuster Will Eisner Elzie Segar & Harvey Kurtzman! Plus more by Charles Schulz George Herriman & a 1940s comic about Walt Disney! It's a veritable " Who's Who" of great cartoonists drawing superhero horror funny animal funny people war & romance comics about cartoonists! From IDW the publisher who brought you; The Art of Steve Ditko 9781600105425 Krazy & Ignatz In Tiger Tea 9781600106453 Dick Briefer's Frankenstein 9781600107221 Dan De Carlo's Jetta 9781600106460 Archie A Celebration of America's Favorite Teenagers 9781600107542 Golden Treasury of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics 9781600105203 Popeye Strong To The Finish
- The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf 9781600107474 Carl Barks' Big Book of Barney Bear 9781600109294 Amazing 3-D Comics 9781600108532 Complete Milt Gross Comic Book Stories 9781600105463 Archie's Mad House 9781600107900 Barney Google 9781600106705 Felix the Cat's Greatest Comic Book Tails TPB 9781613770856

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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 ...