Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold.
Author: Emil Ferris
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 9781606999592
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
Page: 386
View: 157
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Kare's sparse bedroom reveals the character's lack of resources to follow her
passion for monsters. Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (2017). 5.2. The
Dracula bank is one of the few signs that Kare was able to tap into the growing ...
Author: Henry Jenkins
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9781479815173
Category: Social Science
Page:
View: 571
Considers how comics display our everyday stuff—junk drawers, bookshelves, attics—as a way into understanding how we represent ourselves now For most of their history, comics were widely understood as disposable—you read them and discarded them, and the pulp paper they were printed on decomposed over time. Today, comic books have been rebranded as graphic novels—clothbound high-gloss volumes that can be purchased in bookstores, checked out of libraries, and displayed proudly on bookshelves. They are reviewed by serious critics and studied in university classrooms. A medium once considered trash has been transformed into a respectable, if not elite, genre. While the American comics of the past were about hyperbolic battles between good and evil, most of today’s graphic novels focus on everyday personal experiences. Contemporary culture is awash with stuff. They give vivid expression to a culture preoccupied with the processes of circulation and appraisal, accumulation and possession. By design, comics encourage the reader to scan the landscape, to pay attention to the physical objects that fill our lives and constitute our familiar surroundings. Because comics take place in a completely fabricated world, everything is there intentionally. Comics are stuff; comics tell stories about stuff; and they display stuff. When we use the phrase “and stuff” in everyday speech, we often mean something vague, something like “etcetera.” In this book, stuff refers not only to physical objects, but also to the emotions, sentimental attachments, and nostalgic longings that we express—or hold at bay—through our relationships with stuff. In Comics and Stuff, his first solo authored book in over a decade, pioneering media scholar Henry Jenkins moves through anthropology, material culture, literary criticism, and art history to resituate comics in the cultural landscape. Through over one hundred full-color illustrations, using close readings of contemporary graphic novels, Jenkins explores how comics depict stuff and exposes the central role that stuff plays in how we curate our identities, sustain memory, and make meaning. Comics and Stuff presents an innovative new way of thinking about comics and graphic novels that will change how we think about our stuff and ourselves.
The Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies is a comprehensive, global, and interdisciplinary examination of the essential relationship between Gender, Sexuality, Comics, and Graphic Novels. A diverse range of international and interdisciplinary scholars take a closer look at how gender and sexuality have been essential in the evolution of comics, and how gender and sexuality in comics demand that we re-frame and re-view comics history. Chapters cover a wide array of intersectional topics including Queer Underground and Alternative comics, Feminist Autobiography, re-drawing disability, Latina testimony, and re-evaluating the critical whiteness and masculinity of superheroes in this first truly global reference text to gender and sexuality in comics. Comics have always been an important place for the radical exploration of feminist and non-binary sexualities and identities, and the growth of non-normative comic book traditions as a field of inquiry makes this an essential text for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers studying Comics Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Literary Studies, and Cultural Studies.
My. Favorite. Thing. Is. Monsters,. Book. 1. (Excerpt). Emil. FErris. originally
published in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 1 Fantagraphics books 8.75 x
11 inches · 386 pages. Biography. Emil Ferris grew up in Chicago during the
turbulent ...
Author: Phoebe Gloeckner
Publisher: Best American Series (R)
ISBN: 9781328464606
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
Page: 416
View: 814
Phoebe Gloeckner, author of The Diary of a Teenage Girl, picks the best graphic pieces of the year.
First Person Imperfect To read these 19 stories is to become the confidant of 19 very different, very real people. Whether tagging along with one of the nine children who open their lives and hearts to you or accompanying one of the 10 adults struggling to let go or hang on or strike out in a new direction, you will find yourself quickly caught up in these characters' lives. If you crave deep connection with quirky, disarmingly genuine people, then you'll enjoy an in-person look at First Person Imperfect. "Original, emotional stories that pulse with angst and aspiration." -William Hart, novelist, author of Never Fade Away "These are stories where everyone wears their human-ness on their sleeve. Which is my favorite kind. On the page, and in real life." -cin salach, poet, author of Looking for A Soft Place to Land A portion of the proceeds from this book benefits Boys Hope/Girls Hope, a not-for-profit network of group homes for high-potential, at-risk Chicago-area youth. Go to www.boyshopegirlshope.org. Published with a grant from Northwestern University.
The chief captor, the witch doctor, the general, the jailor or kidnapper or whatever
he is, has just showed me my favorite thing in East Africa, a plastic baggie that
would fit exactly in a shirt pocket, and shows me the label, 40% Volume Cane ...
Author: Denis Johnson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781473520363
Category: Fiction
Page: 240
View: 548
‘In this land of chaos and despair, all I can do is wish for magic armour and the power to disappear.’ Freetown, Sierra Leone. A city of heat and dirt, of guns and militia. Alone in its crowded streets, Captain Roland Nair has been given a single assignment. He must find Michael Adriko – maverick, warrior, and the man who has saved Nair's life three times and risked it many more. The two men have schemed, fought and profited together in the most hostile regions of the world. But on this new level – espionage, state secrets, treason – their loyalties will be tested to the limit. This is a brutal journey through a land abandoned by the future – a journey that will lead them to meet themselves not in a new light, but in a new darkness.
Monsters. Throe. Wishes. "nee there lived a little monster In a kingdom far away.
And a very strange thing happened As he ... Now let me think and then decide
What my first wish will be" Now my favorite thing is cookies, Thought the monster
...
SPACE MONSTERS There are monsters from outer space who come to the
planet Earth to be in our movies [Invaders From ... The Thing has one of my favorite lines in a monster movie: When one of the characters sees another
character's ...
Author: John Landis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780756692261
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 320
View: 237
From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by legendary filmmaker John Landis showcases the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk, or rampage across the Silver Screen! Landis provides his own fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of moviemaking, while conducting in-depth "conversations" with leading monster makers, including David Cronenberg, Christopher Lee, John Carpenter, and Sam Raimi- to discuss some of the most petrifying monsters ever seen. He also surveys the historical origins of the archetypal monsters, such as vampires, zombies, and werewolves, and takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of those special-effects wizards who created such legendary frighteners as King Kong, Dracula, and Halloween's Michael Myers. With more than 1000 stunning movie stills and posters, this book is sure to keep even the most intense fright-seekers at the edge of their seats for hours!
Author: Children's Television WorkshopPublish On: 1975
Cookie Cookie Dough Monsters Famous ring COO Dear Reader , Hello , there !
Me COOKIE MONSTER and my favorite thing is EATING COOKIES . In this book
me going to show you how to make ALL KINDS OF COOKIES ! But first ... me tell
...
Author: Children's Television Workshop
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394829042
Category: Amusements
Page: 96
View: 184
Big Bird and his Muppet friends introduce a collection of stories, poems, puzzles, recipes, crafts, and games.
Ahmed highlights each Romantic theme through close readings of well-known but often overlooked comics, including Enki Bilal's Monstre tetralogy, Jim O'Barr's The Crow, and Emil Ferris’s My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, as well as the iconic ...
Author: Maaheen Ahmed
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781496825308
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 264
View: 625
Monsters seem inevitably linked to humans and not always as mere opposites. Maaheen Ahmed examines good monsters in comics to show how Romantic themes from the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries persist in today’s popular culture. Comics monsters, questioning the distinction between human and monster, self and other, are valuable conduits of Romantic inclinations. Engaging with Romanticism and the many monsters created by Romantic writers and artists such as Mary Shelley, Victor Hugo, and Goya, Ahmed maps the heritage, functions, and effects of monsters in contemporary comics and graphic novels. She highlights the persistence of recurrent Romantic features through monstrous protagonists in English- and French-language comics and draws out their implications. Aspects covered include the dark Romantic predilection for ruins and the sordid, the solitary protagonist and his quest, nostalgia, the prominence of the spectacle as well as excessive emotions, and above all, the monster’s ambiguity and rebelliousness. Ahmed highlights each Romantic theme through close readings of well-known but often overlooked comics, including Enki Bilal's Monstre tetralogy, Jim O'Barr's The Crow, and Emil Ferris’s My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, as well as the iconic comics series Alan Moore's Swamp Thing and Mike Mignola's Hellboy. In blurring the otherness of the monster, these protagonists retain the exaggeration and uncontrollability of all monsters while incorporating Romantic characteristics.
My favorite answer was from a school- girl in Texas who said, “Batman!” Actually,
the girl's suggestion of Bat- ... still creating myths all the time. My books, among
other things, explore the myth of America as the beacon of civilization, the myth of
...
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN: 9781937856373
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 288
View: 789
Which Greek god makes the best parent? Would you want to be one of Artemis’ Hunters? Why do so many monsters go into retail? Spend a little more time in Percy Jackson’s world—a place where the gods bike among us, monsters man snack bars, and each of us has the potential to become a hero. Find out: Why Dionysus might actually be the best director Camp Half-Blood could have How to recognize a monster when you see one Why even if we aren’t facing manticores and minotaurs, reading myth can still help us deal with the scary things in our own lives Plus, consult our glossary of people, places, and things from Greek myth: how Medusa got her snake hair extensions, why Chiron isn’t into partying and paintball like the rest of his centaur family, and the whole story on Percy’s mythical namesake.
The Novel as Network: Forms, Ideas, Commodities engages with the contemporary Anglophone novel and its derivatives and by-products such as graphic novels, comics, podcasts, and Quality TV. This collection investigates the meaning of the ...
CHAPTER THREE Green's Day “ I think ' Buffy ' is good and scary , and that's my favorite thing about it . The monsters are scary , the imagery is creepy , and the
suspense is genuine . That's what makes it successful , in my opinion . ” -Seth in ...
Author: Kristin McCracken
Publisher: Childrens Press
ISBN: 0516234161
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 48
View: 755
Recounts the personal and professional life of the young actor who starred in "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" and "Austin Powers."
Some actually do , but the majority of musicians are convinced that critics can be their staunchest allies , that the power of the ... None of this would happen , I
believe . if teachers and critics would focus upon one thing : they are criticizing
people , and not just their performances . ... Once , for example , when I
participated in an all - Schumann chamber music concert in Alice Tully Hall . my favorite hall in ...
Author: Seymour Bernstein
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0634078372
Category: Music
Page: 507
View: 313
This book by internationally known writer, composer, teacher and lecturer Seymour Bernstein expounds upon topics touched on in his bestseller With Your Own Two Hands (HL50482589). Bernstein teaches readers the truth about performing careers, offering insights and advice on both personal and musical issues. In Part 2, he discusses the importance of music education, covering both "monster" and "angel" teachers, managers and critics. Bernstein believes that everyone has a right to develop whatever talent they have, for self-fulfillment and self-development, if not necessarily for a career.
The horribly horrible monster king summoned his four equally horrible chefs.
Author: Brian Anderson
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 9781466867680
Category: Juvenile Fiction
Page: 32
View: 390
The horribly horrible monster king summoned his four equally horrible chefs. "I am tired of eating only eyeballs and ketchup," roared the king. "Find me something new to eat or you will find yourselves on my menu!" Trembling with fear, they each set off in a different direction to look for something truly scrumptious. But what, besides eyeballs and ketchup, could a monster king possibly want to eat? A rabbit? A fish? A snake? What one finally brings back may change dinnertime in the kingdom forever. A Neal Porter Book
I think it ' s weird that you have a crush on my stepbrother . He ' s a jerk . ” " I don '
t have a ... After all , he moved into my house with his family and took over . He
waltzed into my ... admitted Katy . “ Look , I know snooping is your favorite thing
83.
Author: Karle Dickerson
Publisher: Pages Publishing Group
ISBN: 0874063752
Category: Stepfamilies
Page: 155
View: 853
Kerri's thirteen year old life is bombarded with three new stepbrothers, but fortunately, she quickly adjusts to them, a play is saved, and she is able to talk to her dream boy without freezing, all in one summer.
It had stars and red in it, two of my favorite things. I loved the ... knew one thing for
sure: Americans are not the monsters described on our TV. In the weeks that
followed, my father started getting the required documents for our move to
America.
Author: Nada Prouty
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780230341241
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 288
View: 293
"Nada Prouty served her country loyally, with distinction, and, as universally acknowledged by her colleagues, with great personal courage as a CIA covert officer. This tale of rampant trampling of citizen's rights is a vivid reminder of the responsibility of citizens to be vigilant against unaccountable government overreach if we hope to keep a strong democracy, where the rule of law prevails and where a citizen is presumed innocent until proven guilty." -Valerie Plame, author of Fair Game When Nada Prouty came to the United States as a young woman, she fell in love with the democracy and freedom of her new home. After a childhood in war-torn Lebanon with an abusive father and facing the prospect of an arranged marriage, she jumped at the chance to forge her own path in America-a path that led to exciting undercover work in the FBI, then the CIA. As a leading agent widely lauded by her colleagues, she worked on the most high-profile terrorism cases in recent history, including the hunt for Saddam Hussein and the bombing of the USS Cole, often putting her life on the line and usually getting her man. But all this changed in the wake of 9/11, at the height of anti-Arab fervor, when federal investigators charged Prouty with passing intelligence to Hezbollah. Lacking sufficient evidence to make their case in court, prosecutors went to the media, suggesting that she had committed treason. Prouty, dubbed "Jihad Jane" by the New York Post, was quickly cast as a terrorist mastermind by the relentless 24-hour news cycle, and a scandal-hungry public ate it up. Though the CIA and federal judge eventually exonerated Prouty of all charges, she was dismissed from the agency and stripped of her citizenship. In Uncompromised, Prouty tells her whole story in a bid to restore her name and reputation in the country that she loves. Beyond a thrilling story of espionage and betrayal, this is a sobering commentary on cultural alienation, the power of fear, and what it means to truly love America.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS VAMPIRES : WHAT'S WHAT YOU THINK ,
CANDY ! ARE TOO ! ARE NOT : 2 S. TODD BARBER SALES ZI HAM VALLEY
TOY AHHG RH NEGATIVE ! MY FAVORITE ! UH - OH ! KIDS ! I'D BETTER HIDE
ARCH ...
Author: Michael T. Gilbert
Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing
ISBN: 1893905071
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
Page: 136
View: 268
Michael T. Gilbert's Mr. Monster is back in a new book collection featuring twelve twisted tales of Forbidden Knowledge, collecting all the hard-to-find Mr. Monster stories from A-1, Crack-A-Boom!, and Dark Horse Presents in mysterious black and white! Volume Zero also includes over 30 pages of all-new Mr. Monster art and stories. Can your sanity survive the Lee/Kirby monster spoof by Michael T. Gilbert and Mark Martin? Or how about the long-lost 1933 Mr. Monster newspaper strip? Then there's the extra-special 8-page full-color insert featuring a terrifying Trencher/Mr. Monster slug-fest, drawn by Keith Giffen and Michael T. Gilbert! Can you stand the horror as titans (and art-styles) clash? Talk about Forbidden Knowledge! All this and more will be revealed in Mr. Monster: His Book Of Forbidden Knowledge. Read it at your own risk!
