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 ...

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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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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 ...

Born in Colombo Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school while her beloved mother & younger sister live abroad with her father When her new friend Loveday Carey-Lewis invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow the Carey-Lewises& beautiful estate on the Cornish coast it is love at first sight She falls in love too with the generous Carey-Lewises themselves With their generosity & kindness Judith grows from naive girl to confident young woman basking in the warm affection of a surrogate family whose flame burns brightly But it is a flame soon to be extinguished in the gathering storm of war & Judith herself has far to travel before at last coming home ...