After a hold-up gone wrong, Slick finds himself deep in the red with local mafia boss Rex. But that's not the only thing setting them at odds: they also have their sights set on the same woman, the beguiling Caprice. She's engaged to Rex and headlines his club, where she thrills the nightly crowds. She's off-limits, but Slick has never been one for limits. And he has unfinished business with Caprice, who was once his own sweetheart before the war pulled them apart. After all these years, there's no love lost between them, but that doesn't mean the old spark isn't alive... And now, they're playing with fire. Taking inspiration from the Hollywood noir films of the 1950s, Enrico Marini delivers a gritty graphic novel combining crime, love, jealousy, and betrayal.
On the run from the ruthless Luciel crime family, Khalida, a young woman sold into prostitution stumbles across an ancient, mystical blade known as The Black Dagger. Using the knife to fight off her attackers, Khalida is possessed by its demonic power and transformed into The Goddess of the City, a powerful demon who takes the form of a nun. Returning to the city, the possessed Khalida creates a cult and unleashes a plague of demonically possessed zombies known as the Maagi to take over the city in an attempt to re-ignite a millennium old war between Heaven and Hell. Now all that stands in her way is a young female assassin in training, and an NYPD detective. Demonic possession, the war between good and evil, and organized crime. Gumaa is a contemporary, dark thriller that expertly mixes genres to create a powerful story that will chill your bones and haunt your soul. Collects GUMAA: The Beginning of Her #1-7
After a robbery gone wrong, hard-boiled bandit Slick owes a debt to the local mob. Looking to leave the criminal life behind, Slick plots his escape – but there’s one thing missing, his beautiful ex, Caprice. Their passionate affair was interrupted by the war and Caprice, a performer at a burlesque club, is now engaged to owner and mob boss, Rex. Caught in a struggle between surviving and reuniting with the woman he loves, can Slick find a way to get both? An ode to 1950s Hollywood Noir, acclaimed writer and artist Enrico Marini (Batman: The Dark Prince Charming, The Eagles of Rome) tells a thrilling tale of lust, crime and stoic shootouts.
Anyone who's dabbled with internet dating has a story to tell but few tell them as well as Julie McDowall. Her online dating blog was an instant sensation when she charted her bizarre and hilarious experiences in search of the perfect man. Or at least a man who wasn't a total freak. Or, failing that, a freak who was freaky in the right ways... Now for the first time Casting The Net - Volume 1 presents the unexpurgated true story of her ongoing quest, including all the material deemed unfit for a family news site. Join the eloquent, witty and intrepid McDowall as she tackles The Janny, The Accountant, The Comedian, Foxy Doctor, the inimitable Shug — and her ultimate nemesis, The Clown. "Sex. Pain. Humour. Ups. Downs. All varieties of the human condition are here, laid bare in an alarmingly candid style." Calum Macdonald, HeraldScotland
Witness the rise of an acclaimed cinema icon, the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, creator of the infamous The Godfather trilogy. Following the story of the man behind the movies, Don Coppola reveals the incredible insights into the critically acclaimed director and takes a look at both the impact of his movies and his life from a cinematic perspective. Created and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, discover the behind-the-scenes saga of one of Hollywood’s biggest hits.
Murder, passion, and criminal enterprise are presented here at their darkest, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics! In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you'll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics' top talent!
This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen, like Robert Benchley, Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W. C. Fields. Six comic film genres are identified as outgrowths of a national tradition of Cracker Barrel philosophers, personality comedy, parody, screwball comedy, romantic comedy and dark comedy. Whether it is Mark Twain or a parody film involving Steve Martin, comedy is most often about blowing "raspberries" at the world, and a reminder you are not alone.
Things aren't getting any easier for Slick. After falling out of favor with local mob boss Rex, he finds himself thrust into a turf war with the Sicilian mafia. He's tasked with stealing a prized and priceless portrait belonging to the capo himself, and when things go south, he finds himself with a bigger target on his back than ever. If he's going to make it through in one piece, Slick will have to think fast and hit hard—and keep a close eye on Caprice, as well as mob daughter Pearl, two femmes fatales who prove to be just as dangerous as any of the other gun-toting gangsters. The gripping conclusion to Marini's noir opus.
As this exciting contribution to interdisciplinary studies in the arts shows, the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were reworked, reframed and reinterpreted in diverse ways from as early as the sixteenth century. In addition, the definition of “Gothic” art and architecture was used, questioned, and challenged in a range of literature from the Renaissance onwards. The diverse essays in Gothic Legacies: Four Centuries of Tradition and Innovation in Art and Architecture demonstrate that the Gothic spirit manifested itself in many visual forms, including furniture, set design, cathedrals, book illustration, and urban architecture. Edited by Laura Cleaver and Ayla Lepine, Gothic Legacies showcases new research by scholars who are united by an interest what “Gothic” could mean in particular contexts, and how it was used across different periods, cultures, and media. The book’s twelve essays are divided into thematic sections, which identify recurring themes in discussions of the “Gothic”. The authors explore debates around the understanding and use of spolia and ideas about heritage, the relationships between “Gothic” art and literature, and the invocation of concepts of the “Gothic” in opposition to other categorisations (notably Classicism and Modernism). In doing so they shed light on rich dialogues between the present and the past (real or imagined). Featuring interdisciplinary and international contributions from medieval and modern period scholars with fresh academic perspectives, this volume constitutes a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in how and why the art of the Middle Ages was to play such an important role in forming and revising personal, national, and international identities in subsequent works of art and architecture.
