Full color ANIME-infused stories inspired by Philippine folklore from SUPERSTAR CREATORS! Mythspace: Ignition is a graphic novel collection of six stories exploring a universe where the old tales of monsters and folklore creatures from the Philippines – Tikbalangs, Kapres, Manananggals – were inspired by actual alien civilizations. From a young man’s journey into myth, to a Kapre war, to a Manananggal coming of age, these stories (now depicted in full color) will take readers on an unforgettable journey both strange and familiar. The collection was written and co-created by Paolo Chikiamco and features art from a cadre of acclaimed Filipino illustrators including Koi Carreon, C.R. Chua, Borg Sinaban, Jules Gregorio, Paul Quiroga, and Mico Dimagiba.
Mythspace: Ignition is a graphic novel collection of six stories exploringa universe where the old tales of monsters and folklore creatures from thePhilippines - Tikbalangs, Kapres, Manananggals - were inspired byactual alien civilizations. From a young man's journey into myth, to aKapre war, to a Manananggal coming of age, these stories (now depicted in fullcolor) will take readers on an unforgettable journey both strange and familiar. The collection was written and co-created by Paolo Chikiamco andfeatures art from a cadre of acclaimed Filipino illustrators including KoiCarreon, C.R. Chua, Borg Sinaban, Jules Gregorio, Paul Quiroga, and MicoDimagiba. Mythspace: Black Mark with Paul Quiroga A story which givesreaders a glimpse into the fractious society of the crafty Nuno, where politicalzealots (who tint their skins to signify their party loyalties) have thegovernment in a persistent state of gridlock. Yet, legend has it that thereexists a faction that transcends politics: the legendary Black, a task forcethat is authorized to go to extreme measures to safeguard Nuno society. HelmlessMang, a pariah on his home planet, is about to find out that the Black are bothmore powerful and more terrible than that the stories would have you believe...Art by Paul Quiroga and story by Paolo Chikiamco. Mythspace: Devourers ofLight with Jules Gregorio The reasons behind the centuries-long hatredbetween the Kapre and the Laho unfolds in this tale. At a turning point inhistory, the Laho lead an inter-species alliance to punish the Kapre forviolating a galaxy-wide taboo... but when Supreme Apex Barkarilkarilmon loseshis patience with the other races, the Laho take independent action -- withdisastrous consequences for the Kapre race. Art by Jules Gregorio and story byPaolo Chikiamco. Mythspace: Uncommon Ground with Mico Dimagiba It's tough being a detective on a planet of shapeshifters. But InquestHaskra's life takes a turn for the worse when he's hired by a Lahoto find a missing jewel to prevent the onset of civil war. But does Haskrareally want to help a member of the race that destroyed his home planet? Art byMico Dimagiba and story by Paolo Chikiamco. Mythspace: Humanity with C.R.Chua In a galaxy where humans have no rights, Danny and Marta work as slavesin the mines of the Kataw. But when they are miraculously rescued by somethingout of legend, they must decide what freedom means to each of them, and whatthey are willing to pay for it. Art by Cristina Chua and story by PaoloChikiamco. Mythspace: Unfurling of Wings with Borg Sinaban Ri-En,Books, and Zu are orphans who eke out a living in the slums of an aging spacestation, under the protection of their mentor, Ka-Ang. But Ka-Ang's healthis deteriorating, and the three friends hatch a desperate plan to save him-- one which places them on a collision course with the station'sworst criminal gang, as well as one of the dreaded and immortal"Sixths". Art by Borg Sinaban and story by PaoloChikiamco.
This book explores the relationship between multiplicity and representation of non-European and European-American cultures, with a focus on comics and superheroes. The author employs a combination of research methodologies, including close reading of transmedia texts and interviews with transmedia storytellers and audiences, to better understand the way in which diverse cultures are employed as agents of multiplicity in transmedia narratives. The book addresses both commercial franchises such as superhero narratives, as well as smaller indie projects, in an attempt to elucidate the way in which key cultural symbols and concepts are utilized by writers, designers, and producers, and how these narrative choices affect audiences – both those who identify as members of the culture being represented and those who do not. Case studies include fan fiction based on Marvel’s Black Panther (2018), fan fiction and art created for the Moana (2016) and Mulan (2020) films, and creations by both U.S.-based and international indie comics artists and writers. This book will appeal to scholars and students of new media, narrative theory, cultural studies, sociocultural anthropology, folkloristics, English/literary studies, and popular culture, transmedia storytelling researchers, and both creators and fans of superhero comics.
Per of Esterpike is a standard knight-in-training; brave, hardworking, noble. Oh, and her sister Elena is the nation’s most beloved hero. No pressure. Then Per is the only living witness to Elena’s death at the hands of a barbarian horde set on wiping Esterpike off the map, and someone has to carry word to the rest of Unity. This is a job for a hero; a job for Elena. But Per is all they have. Together with Elena’s second-in-command Amelia, Per must impersonate her sister and travel to Unity’s capital to rally the people against the oncoming horde. But as Per moves forward on her quest, she comes upon a conspiracy that could undermine everything Per, and Elena, has ever fought for. Join newcomers C.R. Chua (Adventure Time Comics) and Paolo Chikiamco on Per’s grand adventure all about strength, swords, and sisterhood.
This book discusses a number of ways in which the dialogue about Europe’s past and future could be rendered more inclusive, such as the promotion of critical and sentimental education and the creation of virtual and actual social spaces in which citizens and organised identity groups can participate. The discussion about European memory is far from being a “merely” symbolic issue with no political consequences. Imagining Europe and its past in different ways will lead to different real political outcomes. For instance, thinking about European integration as an embodiment of the values of the Enlightenment (such as human rights, liberal democracy, and reason), as a guarantor of peace on the continent, as a guarantor of prosperity, or as a guarantor that massive human rights violations like genocide will “never again” be committed on its soil, all entail different political objectives. Similarly, conflicting understandings of European memory as either a thing or a social construct, as either one memory or a plurality of memories, as either the end point of deliberation or a dialogical process, represent not merely inconsequential cultural “froth on the tides of society,” but crucially important issues with real political consequences. The book is intended to contribute to this discussion about the common European approach to the past (and thus to the future).
From trade fair stands to museum concepts, the successful transfer of information to a wide public audience relies on effective staging and appropriate architectural design. While museum exhibitions focus on the art of communicating content, with commercial aspects tending to play a more subordinate role, the goal of trade fair stands and showrooms is to convey a brand image. And at least since large companies like BMW and Mercedes began introducing commercialized museum concepts designed to stage their brands, the phenomenon has come full circle. Not infrequently, planners today must not only accomplish the demanding task of designing an exhibition; they must also meet full service demands, from briefings and CI design to realization. How to do this successfully is the subject of short articles by authors from the relevant fields. With extensively documented project examples organized by presentation or exhibition type, these valuable technical articles offer a detailed roadmap to practical success.
All she thought she ever wanted was freedom. Desperate for the chance to make her mark upon a world, Ariagne sneaks aboard the shuttle of the new justiciar of Elysion, intent on persuading him to accept her terraforming services in exchange for escape from her step-mother. All he thought he had was law and the dispensation of order. Aidoneus is used to being the rational one, the cold one. Serving as justiciar on an icy mining planet seems apropos for a man such as he. Turns out that wasn't the full truth for either of them. Together, they will discover that there can be joy to being bound, and that even the most logical of justiciars can fall to love. A re-telling of the myth of Hades and Persephone.
Australia and Papua New Guinea share a number of important social, cultural, and historical features, making a sustained comparison between the two especially productive. This situates the ethnography of the two areas within a comparative framework and examines the relationship between indigenous systems of knowledge and place - an issue of growing concern to anthropologists. The essays demonstrate the manner in which regimes of restricted knowledge serve to protect and augment cultural property and the proprietorship over sites and territory; how myths evolve to explain and culturally appropriate important events pertaining to contact between indigenous and Western societies; how graphic designs and other culturally important iconic and iconographic processes provide conduits of cross-cultural appropriation between indigenous and non-indigenous societies in today's multicultural nation states.
From Homer to Sophocles and Greek Middle Comedy, and from Plato and Protagoras to Ovid, this volume features a panoramic and cross-generic overview of the diverse handling and ad hoc elaboration of the overarching literary notions of "time" and "space". The twenty-one contributions of this volume written by an international group of esteemed scholars provide an equal number of hermeneutic approaches to individual, distinct aspects of Greek and Latin literature. The volume is purposely designed not as a linear display of knowledge, but rather as an anthology of select paradigms that aim to demonstrate the multidimensional function and multifaceted role of the twin notions of "time" and "space" throughout ancient Greek and Latin literary texts. The volume opens with analyses of conspicuous cases from epic poetry, proceeds with examples from drama (tragedy and comedy), and concludes with diverse instances of chronotopes (empirical, imaginary, and even shifting ones), in various literary genres. The volume is of greatest relevance since it meets the cultural and theoretical trends of today’s Classics. It therefore will attract not only the interest of specialised Classicists but it is also intended for a wider general readership.
