Alex Ross
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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
It's a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for ... Ben Grimm. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four -- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Thing (Ben Grimm) -- find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human...
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Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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English
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The scandal over modern music has not died--while paintings by Picasso and Pollock sell for millions of dollars, works from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring onward still send ripples of unease through audiences. Yet the influence of modern music can be felt everywhere. Avant-garde sounds populate the soundtracks of Hollywood thrillers. Minimalist music has had a huge effect on rock, pop, and dance music from the Velvet Underground onward. Music critic...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A large-canvas narrative history, charting the impact of the cultural titan Wagner on art and politics. Ross will show how various artists-composers, novelists, poets, filmmakers-wrestled with the legacy of Wagner in the twentieth century"--
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen years after his Eisner Award-winning, nationally best-selling Mythology--here is the long-awaited Marvel Comics counterpart, a retrospective celebration of the other half of the comics galaxy that is currently ruling the world: Spider-Man, IronMan, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four. "Alex is a legend. Even if you don't consider yourself a comics-head,...
7) Marvels X
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"David has a problem. He's the last normal human on Earth. He lives in a world of monsters that would love to devour him. And these monsters are his former neighbors. David has one hope: to get to New York, where Captain America and the rest of the heroes are."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Comics painter Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini, both among the most acclaimed talents in the field, join forces to create an unusual look at the world's greatest super-hero and his attempt to improve the world. This volume is as much illustrated prose as it is comics; the emphasis here is on captions over word balloons.
9) Kingdom come
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Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"In the near future, the DC Universe is spinning out of control. The new generation of heroes have lost their moral compass, becoming as reckless and violent as the villains they fight. The previous regime of heroes--the Justice League--returns under dire circumstances, which sets up a battle of the old guard against these uncompromising protectors in a conflict that will define what heroism truly is."
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of essays written in 2011 about music and its culture covering such music styles as rock, pop, rap, jazz, blues, and country and featuring such authors as Jason Cherkis, Jessica Hopper, Chet Flippo, and James Wood.
11) Marvels
Author
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Follows thirty-five years of Marvel superhero action from the perspective of Phil Sheldon, a newspaper photographer who witnessed some of the more spectacular battles and events.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these extraordinary icons are ordinary men and women who view the "Marvels" with a mixture of fear, disbeliev, envy and admiration. Among them is Phil Sheldon, a New York City photojournalist who has dedicated his career to covering the exploits of the Marvels and their effect on humankind. Written by Kurt Busiek...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Young orphan Billy Batson finds himself wielding truly amazing magic powers-just in time to face an invasion of alien and earthly monsters! All he has to do is say the magic word: Shazam! When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid eating monsters, political intrigue and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the...
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Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The kingdom of the Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Conan, adrift at sea, escapes his captors with fellow prisoner Suty and a box he believes contains treasure. Opening the chest, the color sands inside gift him with a magic map that only he can see in his mind. Following the map to the Stygian city of Kheshatta, Conan finds much more than he bargained for, as others are after the treasure-including a dark sorcerer with an unexpected plan! A journey into the city's mysterious underground reveals more...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Reunited once more! The Fantastic Four settle into their surprising new home - unaware that a mysterious threat has made it there first! As their knowledge of language itself begins to melt from their minds, the members of the First Family sink into disarray - and the greatest villain of all time grasps the chance to seal their Doom! Then, Sue and Alicia spend some quality time together in town. But when they return, everything is different - and...
Author
Series
Black Panther volume Vol. 3, All this and the world, too
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"T'Challa has been banished from his homeland! Searching for purpose, the Black Panther returns to the Avengers - just in time for a mysterious group of terrorists to seize control of global communications! And when that organization proves to be eerily connected to Wakanda and T'Challa himself, his standing even among Earth's Mightiest Heroes comes into question - as does everything he has come to know and trust over the course of recent events....
19) The long shadow
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Secrets from the Panther's past have come back to haunt him. Fresh from returning from his travels in space, T'Challa receives an unexpected and urgent message from a Wakandan secret agent. Now the Black Panther must race the clock not only to save his agent, but also to keep his true agenda under wraps. Because if the truth comes out, it could cost T'Challa everything ...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Iron Man finds himself marooned in a small colony on a remote planet! Life here seems perfect...but who's pulling the strings behind its delicate design? As Tony digs deeper for answers, a message from home warns him that Korvac is still a threat...but recovering from his many recent injuries means pain medication. Will Tony succumb to the temptation that has plagued him for years? Either way, Iron Man will soon face a cosmic showdown on the deck...