God Of Comics

Cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (1928?1989) is the single most important figure in Japanese post-World War II comics. During his four-decade career, Tezuka published more than 150,000 pages of comics, produced animation films, wrote essays and short fiction, and earned a Ph.D. in medicine. Along with creating the character Astro Boy (Mighty Atom in Japan), he is best known for establishing story comics as the mainstream genre in the Japanese comic book industry, creating narratives with cinematic flow and complex characters. This style influenced all subsequent Japanese output. God of Comics chronicles Tezuka's life and works, placing his creations both in the cultural climate and in the history of Japanese comics. The book emphasizes Tezuka's use of intertextuality. His works are filled with quotations from other texts and cultural products, such as film, theater, opera, and literature. Often, these quoted texts and images bring with them a world of meanings, enriching the narrative. Tezuka also used stock characters and recurrent visual jokes as a way of creating a coherent world that encompasses all of his works. God of Comics includes close analysis of Tezuka's lesser-known works, many of which have never been translated into English. It offers one of the first in-depth studies of Tezuka's oeuvre to be published in English.

Chronicles the life and works of Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, and includes a close analysis of Tezuka's lesser-known works, many of which have never been translated into English. Original.

"Collects all twelve chapters of The last god: book one of the Fellspyre chronicles along with The last god: songs of lost children, and an exclusive expanded edition of the roleplaying game sourcebook The last god: tales from the book of ages."

SOUTHERN BASTARDS meets American Gods in a high-stakes fantasy series that masterfully blends high-octane action and jaw-dropping worldbuilding. In GOD COUNTRY, readers meet Emmett Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia. Emmett isn't just a problem for his children„his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home„as well as the surrounding West Texas town„a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. An enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more than a sound mind and body, however. He's now the only man who can face these otherworldly creatures the sword has drawn down to the Lone Star Stateƒ In GOD COUNTRY, salvation is a double-edged sword. ñSo much fun to watch creators find that next level. Go, Cates, go!î„BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Collects GOD COUNTRY #1-6

Samson's mighty son Branan traces his famous father's footsteps as he battles the Philistines. Throughout the different episodes, with both humor and action, Branan learns about God's purpose for his life and inherited strength. In the heat of battle, Branan finds that he's not alone. After contending with desert thieves and braving sandstorms, Branan uncovers a Philistine plot to steal Israel's most sacred object and wield it as a superweapon. With the Hebrew army gone on assignment, a Philistine victory appears certain---until a pair of mysterious warriors arm Branan for combat.

From Kratos's Spartan childhood, to the battles and tragedies that define him, to the war with the gods he currently wages, 'God of War' delivers the backstory fans have been waiting for.

Emmett Quinlan goes to Hell.

In the final volume of the New York Times–bestselling Olympians graphic novel series, author/artist George O’Connor focuses on Dionysos, the god of wine and madness. The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos, the last Olympian, and maybe, just maybe, the first of a new type of God. His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood.