Written by ED BRUBAKER & GREG RUCKA Art & cover by MICHAEL LARK The first ten issues of the Eisner & Harvey Award-winning series are collected in softcover for the first time! Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) & Greg Rucka (DETECTIVE COMICS 52) this series pits the detectives of Gotham City's Special Crimes Unit against the city's greatest villains
- in the shadow of Batman himself. On sale MARCH 9
- 240 pg FC

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The sixty photographs contained in this book were taken over the course of more than a decade by Luca Campigotto in New York. They are primarily images borrowed from movies & comic books visions of the city at night. A Gotham City reconstructed from memory often infused with a glassy light & an atmosphere at times glowing with vivid colors other times wrapped in muted hues. A sentimental journey in the Big Apple of our imagination
- from the East River bridges to the Empire State Building from the Guggeheneim Museum to Canal Street from Times Square to the old docks of Brooklyn each image looking like the backdrop for scene in a movie.
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Tailored specifically for students new to the daunting field of literary theory Fred Bottings Gothic is a clear & welcome introduction to the study of this compelling genre. This lucid easy-to-follow guide: * Explains the transformations of the genre through history * Outlines all the major figures which define the genre such as ghosts monsters & vampires * Charts key texts over two centuries * Traces origins of the form * Looks at the cultural & historical location of gothic images & texts * Provides a succinct introduction to the field which is also an excellent foundation for further study. ...

Gothic & Lolita" charts the current trend of Gothic street fashion that has swept Japan over the last decade. Influenced by Western fashion trends from the mid 1980s young teenagers predominately adolescent girls congregate in the urban centres of Harajuku Akihabara & a number of underground clubs in & around Tokyo dressed head-to-toe in gothic costumes & late-Victorian dress. The psychological characteristics of the average Japanese Goth is one of introversion & exclusivity. The majority of girls in the scene are teenagers & most usually stop by the age of eighteen. The origin of the movement was in Osaka in the mid 1990s when young teenagers adopted Gothic fashion in response to the clothes worn & promoted by Japanese Gothic rock bands. In the ten years since the trend began it has expanded to a number of cities including Tokyo & now boasts many thousands of devotees who dedicate their lives to creating ever more flamboyant & bizarre variations on the Gothic theme. From handmade black lace dresses based on designs from the 1860s to Lolita outfits lacy Gothic designs that have a pre-pubescent rococo edge to them to dresses with an occult flavour the Gothic & Lolita scene is one of the more bizarre hybrids within Japanese street fashion. " Gothic & Lolita" is specially commissioned by Phaidon Press. Based on the creative design of the best selling " Fruits & Fresh Fruits" it will feature portraits & group portraits of Japanese Goths & Lolitas both at home & in the urban centres of Tokyo & Osaka. In addition to the visual content of the book each subject will also be asked a number of questions about their handmade designs & why the fashion is so important to them. This text will run in a similar question & answer format as in the original Fruits publications. The coupling of portraits & insightful first-person commentary will together make " Gothic & Lolita" the definitive book on the scene in both the West & in Japan presenting an ideal opportunity to view one of the more surreal aspects of Japanese popular youth culture in an informative yet entertaining manner." ...

Create weird & wonderful knitted dolls with a Gothic theme using the knitting patterns in this book. There are clear instructions on making & stuffing the bodies which are then needlesculpted to create form; colouring & embroidering the faces to give the dolls their unique & spell-binding characters; & creating the hair using fancy yarns fake hairpieces & hair embellishments. Each doll is artfully & distinctively dressed in knitted outfits & accessories that any Goth would be proud of. The simple patterns mean that knitters of all abilities can enjoy making these gruesome dolls so pick up your knitting needles & create your very own Gothic characters out of yarns beads buttons ribbons & threads. Each doll can have as many outfits as he or she wants & all of the items can be made using different colours & yarns to extend their wardrobes still further or to create a unique characters that you have designed yourself. Whether you are knitting for fun or wish to create an unusual & unforgettable gift for a friend or relative you will be irresistibly drawn to these loathsome yet loveable creatures. Add just the right amount of scariness & these dolls will delight & inspire adults as well as children of all ages. ...

This fascinating volume celebrates every aspect of Whitbys Gothic past. With a detailed exploration of the towns connection with Dracula" (including historical events such as the beaching of the Dmitri & a visit to many of the books most famous sites) it will delight all lovers of Gothic fiction. Featuring a complete tour of attractions including the abbey & the churchyard
- & full details of the gargoyles tombstones & many other strange carvings to be found there
- it evokes Whitby as it was when Stoker visited. However " Dracula" is not the only strange tale told in Whitby & this volume also collects together many other local ghost stories & legends to make this a volume that no bookshelf in Whitby & far beyond will be complete without."

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Escaping from a horde of enemies Gotrek & Felix stumble into a network of ancient magical tunnels & emerge on the mist-shrouded isle of Albion where old foes are hatching a deadly plan. In the far south the Slayer aids a dwarf prince against the orcs & goblins who have seized his hold. & when they meet their old friend the dwarf engineer Malakai Makaisson the heroes uncover a sinister plot to sabotage a dwarf airship & aid the forces of Chaos in their war with the Empire. ...

Gotrek & Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire or nothing more than common thieves & murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between & depends entirely upon whom you ask... Captured by dark elves & imprisoned in a terrifying Black Ark Felix must forge a fragile alliance of prisoners & incite rebellion. Back on dry land Gotrek & his companion are drawn into a frantic battle against monstrous beastmen in the heart of the Empire's forests. & trapped in a fortress under siege by the restless dead commanded by the sinister Heinrich Kemmler & the mighty Krell the heroes must unite the fractious defenders if they are to live to see the dawn. ...

John Gotti was the original New York Untouchable
- a Godfather who laughed at the law. He rose from the streets of Queens to head
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Once upon a time that was called 1828 before all the living things on the land & the fishes in the sea were destroyed there was a man named William Buelow Gould a convict in Van Diemens Land who fell in love with a black woman & discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould invader of Australia liar murderer forger condemned to live in the most brutal penal colony in the British Empire & there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time miraculous things happened. ...