Лучшие комиксы — 266 книг

Научная фантастика, антиутопия.
рецензия GreenHedgehog

All five issues of the edgy, groundbreaking miniseries from writer/artist Paul Pope are collected in one stunning hardcover package. This "graphic movie" tells three separate but interconnected stories in Pope's trademark dynamic style, shifting viewpoints and characters across the urban maze of 2038 Manhattan. Filled with wit, charm, sex and menace, 100% brings a surprisingly true-feeling future to gritty life. The collection also includes a host of character sketches, designs, and other material from creator Pope.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 09:50

История, война, фэнтези.

Это настоящая Большая Книга с иллюстрациями одного из самых влиятельных художников нашего времени Фрэнка Миллера. В книгу вошли оригинальные картины Фрэнка Миллера и колористки Линн Варли. Не стоит ждать от этого романа исторической достоверности. "300" - это эпос, возвышенное повествование о людях-титанах, вставших на пути божественной силы и остановивших ее ярость ценой собственной жизни. "300" - это легенда, брошенное в мир послание о том, что духовная мощь немногих способна предотвратить крушение целого мира. "300" - это миф, который удивителен хотя бы тем, что подвиг, о котором он рассказывает, совершили в реальной битве при Фермопилах не титаны, не полубоги, а люди из плоти и крови...

Фрэнк Миллер начинал как художник в сериях популярных комиксов, но настоящую известность получил после того, как стал создавать собственные графические романы. Эпическая тема битвы при Фермопилах занимала его давно (она упоминается в одном из первых романов знаменитого цикла «Город Грехов»), а в 1998 году Миллер создал новеллу, целиком посвященную царю Леониду и легендарным 300 спартанцам. «300» практически сразу вошли в золотой фонд мирового графического романа, а выразительная и стильная экранизация Зака Снайдера закрепила за этой книгой культовый статус.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 09:51

Детектив, нуар, триллер.

Dizzy Cordova, a Latina gangbanger who has just finished a prison sentence, is given the chance to avenge her family's murders, and a downtrodden bartender receives the opportunity to exact revenge against the woman who ruined his life.Then, as Agent Graves continues to approach and manipulate his "clients," questions about the ghoulish agent start to arise as people from his past begin to appear, revealing interesting information about their former acquaintance. And in this volume's third arc, Graves pulls a young man by the name of Loop Hughes into his web of intrigue and deception. Armed with one of Graves's briefcases, Loop tracks down his long-lost father and is soon drawn into the world of mob enforcement.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 09:57

Ужасы, апокалипсис.

The final work of a comics visionary, this intense, hallucinatory story with artwork of breathtaking intensity is a true graphic novel, engaging ultimate themes of life, death, and salvation
The late John Hicklenton was one of Britain's leading comic book artists, famous for the brutal, visceral draughtsmanship he brought to the 2000AD/Judge Dredd titles and Nemesis the Warlock. His final graphic novel is a parable of environmental devastation, depicting the quest of Mara, Warrior and Earth Goddess, as she seeks revenge against the Longpig: a Satanic personification of capitalism, red in tooth and claw, whose followers, a legion of the damned, look quite a lot like us. The world of the Longpig is rich in killing fields and scenes of mass crucifixion that recall Goya, Blake, and Bacon, and represents a true crossover of the graphic novel form with fine art. John took his own life with the help of an assisted dying group, following a heroic struggle with multiple sclerosis. This book was drawn and written in foreknowledge of his imminent death, and its insight into universal themes of life, death, salvation, and damnation seems to come from a place between worlds. Its words those of a prophet, its artwork transcending the comic book form, 100 Months will redefine the adult graphic novel.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 09:58

Научная фантастика, детектив, триллер, антиутопия.
Манга: сэйнэн

Failed rock musician Kenji's memories of his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.
Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns.
This is the story of a gang of boys who try to save the world.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:00

Ужасы, вампиры

In a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff and Deputy, husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:00

Рассказы, нон-фикшн, образование

99 Ways to Tell a Story is a series of engrossing one-page comics that tell the same story ninety-nine different ways. Inspired by Raymond Queneau’s 1947 Exercises in Style, a mainstay of creative writing courses, Madden’s project demonstrates the expansive range of possibilities available to all storytellers. Readers are taken on an enlightening tour—sometimes amusing, always surprising—through the world of the story.Writers and artists in every media will find Madden’s collection especially useful, even revelatory. Here is a chance to see the full scope of opportunities available to the storyteller, each applied to a single scenario: varying points of view, visual and verbal parodies, formal reimaginings, and radical shuffling of the basic components of the story. Madden’s amazing series of approaches will inspire storytellers to think through and around obstacles that might otherwise prevent them from getting good ideas onto the page. 99 Ways to Tell a Story provides a model that will spark productive conversations among all types of creative people: novelists, screenwriters, graphic designers, and cartoonists.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:01

История
Манга: сэйнэн
рецензия saros

A graveyard in contemporary Israel has an unlikely visitor. The elderly gentleman from Japan, a former news correspondent, lays a bouquet of flowers at the tomb of one Adolf Kamil. For he remembers the tale of three Adolfs: Kamil, a Jew who grew up in Kobe, Japan, the son of a baker; Kaufmann, only child of a German consul stationed at that port city and his Japanese wife; and the Führer with whom the Far Eastern nation made common cause.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:03

Научная фантастика, фэнтези

В созвездии Льва, в галактике NGC 3185 вращается астероид «Герметический гараж» — персональная вселенная элегантного Майора Груберта и по совместительству место действия одного из самых грандиозных графических романов ХХ века, созданных великим Мёбиусом.

Француз Жан «Мёбиус» Жиро — признанный гений комикса и книжной иллюстрации, сценарист, демиург бессчётного количества необыкновенных визуальных миров. Он в своей внутренней алхимической лаборатории смешал рисованные истории и фэнтези-литературу и создал настоящий философский камень «девятого искусства» — научно-фантастический графический роман «Герметический гараж», одну из бесспорных вершин жанра.

Это не простая книга. Она полна потаённых смыслов, игры слов и хитроумно запрятанных в самих изображениях ребусов. Подобно настоящему герметическому трактату, «Гараж» откроет свои тайны лишь избранным посвящённым адептам. Запутанность и хитросплетения сюжетных линий могут легко поставить в тупик, а многослойность повествования вкупе с обилием персонажей потребует неоднократного прочтения, осмысления и перелистывания этого неординарного произведения.

А пока по бескрайним просторам тундры в сторону города Армджутра мчится шестиколёсная «Свиоккла 2000» — передвижной командный пункт некоего Джерри Корнелиуса, загадочной личности, кинувшей вызов самому Майору Груберту — хозяину и одновременно слуге замкнутого и таинственного астероидного мирка...

sartreuse 7 июля 2016 г., 14:47

Киберпанк, антиутопия, сверхспособности.
Манга: сэйнэн.

The science fiction tale set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follows the lives of two teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who have a consuming fear of a monstrous power known as Akira.

In the year 2019, a police state, scheming politicians, religious sects, revolutionaries and a secret scientific project all combine to produce an explosive mixture in Neo-Tokyo. The rival groups all have their eyes on one prize: control of Akira, a boy of such destructive psychic ability that he has been held in cryo-stasis for over 30 years. A coup is planned, but there is a wild card in play: the psychic Tetsuo, an impetuous young biker who releases Akira and so forces all of the groups to make their move.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:06

История, нон-фикшн

Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago it was the greatest center of learning in the whole of Christendom and the very cradle of English consciousness. In the time of Lewis Carroll it was the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. To this city that gave the world the electric light bulb, the stars and stripes, the millennium, the Liberty Ships and the greatest British dragon legend came Carroll in the years preceding his most famous book, Alice in Wonderland, and here are buried the roots of his surreal masterpiece. Enter the famous Edwardian palace of varieties, The Sunderland Empire, for a unique experience: an entertaining and epic meditation on myth, history and storytelling and decide for yourself - does Sunderland really exist?

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:07

Супергероика
рецензия mourningtea

Новые захватывающие приключения ждут Человека Из Стали, а вместе с ним и Лекса Лютора, Джимми Олсена, Лоис Лейн, Бизарро и других. Супермен должен вступить в бой с Бизарро, своим искаженным зеркальным отражением, и с новым героем, Зибарро, еще одним злодеем с той же планеты, что и Бизарро. Но решающая схватка ждет Человека Из Стали с Лексом Лютором – и бой этот не на жизнь, а на смерть!

Объединив свои таланты для создания нового образа Супермена, Грант Моррисон и Фрэнк Куайтли вновь заключили союз со своим соавтором по «WE3» Джейми Грантом, чтобы рассказать одну из самых блистательных историй про Человека Из Стали, какую только можно представить.

sartreuse 29 июня 2016 г., 22:51

Супергероика

He was a teenage web-slinger, and he carved a career few heroes have equaled since! Witness the origins of Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Lizard, Electro and more of Spider-Man's original rogues gallery - most of whom remain in the spotlight forty years later! Plus: Spider-Man's identity is exposed for the first time! His first fights with the Green Goblin, the villain who would defeat him more disastrously than any other! Spidey's first effort to join a super-team, and his first effort to fight a super-team - all before his high-school graduation (and we've got that, too)! Guest-starring Doctor Strange, Daredevil, the Human Torch, the Hulk and more!

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:08

Супергероика

Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacys! Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Ock and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall-crawler's police officer mentor, Captain Stacy, and his first true love, Gwen - events that affect the Marvel Universe to this day!

sartreuse 1 июля 2016 г., 12:48

Юмор, детская литература

Meet Amelia Louise McBride.
She's nine years old, a former New Yorker who's now living in a small town after her parents decided to get divorced, and dealing with everything from being the new kid in school to getting her first kiss. But you know what? She's got her mom and her aunt Tanner (who happens to be an ex-rock star) and her friends Reggie, Rhonda, and Pajamaman, and everything's going to be okay. Except, of course, when it isn't.

In this first book of Amelia's adventures, Amelia and her friends take on bullies (and Santa!), barely survive gym class, and receive a disgustingly detailed explanation of the infamous Sneeze Barf.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:08

Литература для подростков, взросление, юмор

All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl...

Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god...

Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse...

These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. American Born Chinese is an amazing rise, all the way up to the astonishing climax--and confirms what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Yang is a major talent.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:09

Автобиография, юмор

A deluxe compilation of the first five years of James Kochalka's ground breaking daily diary comic strip. Since October 1998, James Kochalka has kept a daily diary, drawn in comic strip form in his sketchbook. Drawn with relaxed and beautiful brushwork, these strips perfectly capture the rhythm of daily life. From the hilarious to the sad, from the poetic to the drunken, these strips offer a direct and intimate portrait of the life of one of America's most important alternative cartoonists. This ambitious and deluxe, perfect-bound volume collect the first five years of Kochalka's diary. Contains a full-color section

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:09

Юмор, автобиография

Experience the heartwarming all-American story of a crank and his comic book.

What’s a file clerk from Cleveland doing with an Oscar nomination? How did a movie about Harvey Pekar win the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival? The story begins in 1976, when Harvey began publishing his autobiographical, slice-of-downtrodden-life comic book series American Splendor, illustrated by a who’s who of underground comic artists, including R. Crumb, Kevin Brown, Greg Budgett, Sean Carroll, Sue Cavey, Gary Dumm, Val Mayerik, and Gerry Shamray. After self-publishing American Splendor for nearly two decades under less than splendid conditions (and racking impressive accolades in the process), Harvey finally got a break when Dark Horse Comics took over the publication in the early 1990s. It was an opportunity for Harvey to reach a wider audience–which, as it turned out, included a few Hollywood types, too. (Who knew?) But that’s another story. . . .

Now we are happy to bring you the Best of American Splendor, a collection of some of Harvey’s greatest work. Harvey Pekar has been compared to Theodore Dreiser, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Lenny Bruce, but this collection is a true American original. Just like Harvey.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:09

Поэзия, ужасы, детская литература

The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word amphigory, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. As always, Gorey's painstakingly cross-hatched pen and ink drawings are perfectly suited to his oddball verse and prose. The first book of 15, "The Unstrung Harp," describes the writing process of novelist Mr. Clavius Frederick Earbrass: "He must be mad to go on enduring the unexquisite agony of writing when it all turns out drivel." In "The Listing Attic," you'll find a set of quirky limericks such as "A certain young man, it was noted, / Went about in the heat thickly coated; / He said, 'You may scoff, / But I shan't take it off; / Underneath I am horribly bloated.' "

Many of Gorey's tales involve untimely deaths and dreadful mishaps, but much like tragic Irish ballads with their perky rhythms and melodies, they come off as strangely lighthearted. "The Gashlycrumb Tinies," for example, begins like this: "A is for AMY who fell down the stairs, B is for BASIL assaulted by bears," and so on. An eccentric, funny book for either the uninitiated or diehard Gorey fans.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:10

История, стимпанк, приключения

Enter Jérôme Plumier, whose search for his missing uncle, the inventor Louis-Ferdinand Chapoutier, brings him into contact with the sinister, frigid forces behind this — and soon he too is headed towards the North Pole, where he will content with mad scientists, monsters of the deep, and futuristic submarines and flying machines. Told with brio in hilarious slabs of vintage purple prose, The Arctic Marauder works both as ripping good adventure story and parody of same, and, predating as it does the later and not dissimilar Adele Blanc-Sec series, is a keystone in Tardi’s oeuvre in his fantastical mode.

sartreuse 15 марта 2016 г., 10:12