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  • The Kaiju Film

    A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters

    de Jason Barr ...
    The Kaiju (strange monster or strange beast) film genre has a number of themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. Since the seminal King Kong 1933) and the archetypal Godzilla (1954), kaiju has mined the subject matter of science run amok, militarism, capitalism, colonialism, consumerism and pollution.This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Kaiju Connection

    Giant Monsters and Ourselves

    de Jason Barr ...
    What makes a kaiju a kaiju? What makes an ape a large ape, and why do we sympathize with some, such as King Kong, and not with others, such as Konga? And what makes a giant person become a "monster"? This book provides a new perspective on kaiju and reveals that our boundaries for the genre are perhaps not so solid.This work focuses primarily on newer kaiju works, ranging from Colossal to Shin ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Kaiju Unleashed

    An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts

    de Shawn Pryor ...
    Celebrate the world of movie monsters and beasts with Kaiju Unleashed, a complete reference guide to strange creatures in film and how they came to be.Kaiju (Japanese for “strange creature”) is a film genre that emerged in Japan in the early ’50s. The movies center on giant monsters battling humans, machines, or other beasts. This film category has stomped its way back into mainstream culture.This ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Gender and Werewolf Cinema

    de Jason Barr ...
    It all begins with a howl, the unsettling sound which tells audiences that someone will soon become a werewolf. But the changes that occur during that transformation aren't just physical; they are psychological as well. Unremarkable men become domineering leaders. Innocuous men become violent and overtly sexual. In films from The Wolf Man and An American Werewolf in London to Ginger Snaps, when ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Video Gaming in Science Fiction

    A Critical Study

    de Jason Barr ...
    Series series Studies in Gaming
    As video gaming and gaming culture became more mainstream in the 1970s, science fiction authors began to incorporate aspects of each into their work. This study examines how media-fueled paranoia about video gaming--first emerging almost fifty years ago--still resonates in modern science fiction. The author reveals how negative stereotypes of gamers and gaming have endured in depictions of modern ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Language of Doctor Who

    From Shakespeare to Alien Tongues

    Edición de Jason Barr, Camille D. G. Mustachio ...
    Series series Science Fiction Television
    In a richly developed fictional universe, Doctor Who, a wandering survivor of a once-powerful alien civilization, possesses powers beyond human comprehension. He can bend the fabric of time and space with his TARDIS, alter the destiny of worlds, and drive entire species into extinction. The good doctor’s eleven “regenerations” and fifty years’ worth of adventures make him the longest-lived hero in ... Leer más

    $105.99 USD

  • Giant Creatures in Our World

    Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture

    Edición de Camille D.G. Mustachio, Jason Barr ...
    Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the kaiju or "strange creature" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop culture. From homage to parody to advertising, references to Godzilla--and to a lesser extent Gamera, Rodan, Ultraman and others--abound in entertainment media. Godzilla in particular is so ubiquitous, his name is synonymous with immensity and ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • A Brief History of Manga

    de Helen McCarthy ...
    Manga is more than a genre in the comics field: it is a vital creative medium in its own right, with hundreds of millions of readers worldwide, a host of graphic styles, and a rich history now spanning seven decades.Now for the first time, that history is told by an award-winning expert in the field. Covering topics from Akira to Mazinger Z, this book is fully illustrated throughout, and photos of ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series, 2d ed.

    de David Kalat ...
    This thoroughly updated and revised critical account of the Godzilla movie franchise explores the fascinating story behind Japan's most famous movie monster and its development from black-and-white arthouse allegory to international commercial juggernaut. Reviled by critics but boasting a dedicated cult following, the films of the Godzilla franchise provide a unique window into the national ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Godzilla on My Mind

    Fifty Years of the King of Monsters

    de William Tsutsui ...
    "A stellar book; an entertaining and vivid look at Japanese pop culture, its globalization, and American encounters with Japan." —Theodore C. Bestor, author of Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the WorldEver since Godzilla (or, Gojira, as he is known in Japan) crawled out of his radioactive birthplace to cut a swath of destruction through Tokyo, he has claimed a place alongside King Kong ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Godzilla: The First 70 Years

    The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions

    de Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski, Shogo Tomiyama ...
    An epic celebration of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, exploring every aspect of the creation, design, and evolution of King of the Monsters in Toho Studios' films and TV series from 1954 to the presentGodzilla: The First 70 Years is a narrative and visual history of Japan’s King of the Monsters, chronicling the triumphs, challenges, and meaning of seven decades of city-trashing, kaiju-smashing ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Attack on Titan Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Attack on Titan

    de Tina Booth ...
    This book is your ultimate Attack on Titan resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Attack on Titan's whole picture right away. Get countless Attack on Titan facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Attack on Titan ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus