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Ogden Whitney was one of the unsung masters of American comics. He is perhaps best remembered for co-creating the satirical superhero Herbie Popnecker, also known as the Fat Fury, but his romance comics of the late 1950s and 1960s may be even more unique. In Whitney's hands, the standard formula of meet-cute, minor complications, and final blissful kiss becomes something very different: an unsettling vision of midcentury American romance as a devastating power struggle, a form of intimate psychological warfare dressed up in pearls and flannel suits. From suburban lawns and offices to rocket labs and factories, his men and women scheme and clash, dominate and escape. It is darkly hilarious, truly terrifying--and yes, occasionally even a bit romantic.

Πρόκειται για τον δεύτερο τόμο στην επική, υπέροχα σχεδιασμένη ριζική αναπροσαρμογή του διεθνούς εκδοτικού φαινομένου Sapiens: Μια σύντομη ιστορία του ανθρώπου, που έχει πουλήσει παγκοσμίως 21 εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα σε 65 γλώσσες. Η σειρά, που θα ολοκληρωθεί σε 5 τόμους, άρχισε να εκδίδεται το φθινόπωρο του 2020 με τον τόμο Η γέννηση της ανθρωπότητας (που εστιάζει στη Γνωσιακή Επανάσταση). Το βιβλίο βρέθηκε αμέσως στη λίστα μπεστ σέλερ των New York Times, έγινε υποψήφιο για το βραβείο Eisner Comic Industry, έφτασε στους τελικούς των βραβείων Goodreads Choice 2020, επιλέχθηκε επίσημα για το σημαντικό Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κόμικς της Ανγκουλέμ του 2021 και κέρδισε το βραβείο CITIC για το Βιβλίο της Χρονιάς στην Κίνα. Στο καινούργιο βιβλίο, Τόμος 2 – Τα θεμέλια του πολιτισμού, ξαναβρίσκουμε τους βασικούς χαρακτήρες από τον πρώτο τόμο, που ξεκινούν για μία ακόμα ξέφρενη περιήγηση στα μήκη και τα πλάτη της ανθρώπινης ιστορίας. Αυτή τη φορά μας λένε πώς οι χόμο σάπιενς μετατράπηκαν από νομάδες σε έποικους (κατά τη διάρκεια της Αγροτικής Επανάστασης) και άρχισαν να εργάζονται όλο και πιο πολύ, χωρίς όμως να εξασφαλίζουν μια καλύτερη ζωή. Ο Γιουβάλ, η Ζωή, η καθηγήτρια Σαρασβάτι, η Σίντι και ο Μπιλ, η αστυνόμος Λόπες και η Δρ Φαντασία μάς αποκαλύπτουν πώς το σιτάρι έγινε κυρίαρχος του κόσμου, πώς αναδύθηκαν οι αυτοκρατορίες και πώς ο πόλεμος, η πείνα, οι αρρώστιες και η ανισότητα έγιναν μέρος της ανθρώπινης κατάστασης. Οι συγγραφείς καταπιάνονται με το δύσκολο αυτό θέμα με χιούμορ και ευφυϊα, επιστρατεύοντας αναφορές στην ελισαβετιανή τραγωδία, τον οικονομικό Τύπο και τις ιστορίες μυστηρίου με υπερήρωες, με γκεστ σταρ το βασιλιά Χαμουραμπί, τον Κομφούκιο, τον Τόμας Τζέφερσον, τη Σκάρλετ Ο’ Χάρα, τη Μάργκαρετ Θάτσερ και τον Τζον Λένον. Στην καρδιά της τρελής αυτής κούρσας βρίσκεται ένα βασανιστικό ερώτημα: μήπως πριν από 12.000 χρόνια εμείς οι άνθρωποι πέσαμε σε μια παγίδα από την οποία δεν μπορέσαμε να ξεφύγουμε ποτέ; Το βιβλίο αυτό μπορεί να διαβαστεί αυτόνομα ή σαν συνέχεια του πρώτου τόμου της σειράς και απευθύνεται σε ενήλικους και εφήβους που συνήθως δεν ασχολούνται με την επιστήμη και την ιστορία.

A bold and stylish graphic adaptation of Alex Rider's fifth mission. In the fifth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice ... work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in.

'Sexuality delivers the goods, making the history and theory of sexuality downright sexy ... I learned more in one session with this book than I've figured out in a lifetime.' Christine Burns MBE, author of Trans BritainThey're back! Writer Meg-John Barker and artist Jules Scheele once again team up in this cheeky and informative comic-book follow-up to Queer and Gender. Sex is everywhere.

It's in the stories we love - and the stories we fear. It defines who we are and our place in society ... at least we're told it ought to.

Sex and sexuality can seem like a house of horrors, full of monsters and potential pitfalls. We often live with fear, shame and frustration when it comes to our own sexuality, and with judgement when it comes to others'. Sex advice manuals, debates over sex work and stories of sexual "dysfunction" only add to our anxiety.

With compassion, humour, erudition and a touch of the erotic, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele shine a light through the darkness and unmask the monsters. 'The art introduces a set of reoccurring characters, tongue-in-cheek references to the Scooby-Doo gang, who journey through a haunted house confronting and unmasking the villains: patriarchy, white supremacy, ableism, and capitalism personified ... The sum: accessible, compassionate reading for readers wanting to think more deeply about sex, society, and how they intersect.' Publishers Weekly

Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juaarez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton's second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton's incisive wit in these satirical strips."--Provided by publisher.

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON APPLE TV+ | The curiously relatable inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's New York Times bestselling phenomenon Strange Planet are at it once again! Illustrated with art from the Strange Planet collections, Nathan W. Pyle's guided journal takes a fresh, self-reflective look at the behaviour that makes us human.

Strange Planet: Existence Chronicle explores favourite themes from the Strange Planet social media stream and books, including emotions, recreation, and cultural traditions. Filled with prompts from the Strange Planet universe, and showcasing the signature characters in pastel hues of pink, blue, green, and purple, this guided journal can help fans explore and better understand the "strange planet" they inhabit.

Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram comic, a hilariously perceptive and hugely addictive look at an alien world not unlike our ownFrom the mind of New York Times-bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle comes an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Since launching on Instagram in Feb 2019, Strange Planet has become a viral sensation - and this book, based on the side-splitting Instagram comic - covers a full life cycle of the alien planet's inhabitants, including milestones such as:The Emergence DayBeing Gains a SiblingThe Being Family Attains a BeastThe Formal Education of a BeingCelebration of Special DaysBeing Begins a VocationThe Beings at HomeHealth Status of a BeingThe Hobbies of a BeingThe Extended Family of the BeingThe Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet RotateWith dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, Strange Planet offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own.

Hi Dad . . . can we have a chat about your dementia . . . Can you remember how it started? When Ron Husband started to forget things – dates, names, appointments . . . daft things, important things – it took a while to realise that this was ‘a different form of forgetting’. But it was just the first sign of the illness that gradually took him away from the family he loved. This is the touching, illustrated story of Tony’s father and how dementia slowly took him away from his family. The title is a reference to his last words to his son – on a day when Tony had spent the day in the care home with no sign of recognition. The book is framed as a chat between Tony and his dad, who fades away through the last few pages of the book.

The Arab of the Future, the #1 French best-seller, tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood, spent in the shadows of 3 dictators―Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria--but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents; his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult… Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace. Brimming with life and dark humor, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis.

'I JOYOUSLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO YOU' Mark Haddon 'RIAD SATTOUF IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATORS OF OUR TIME' Alain De Botton 'A MASTERPIECE' Posy Simmonds 'EXCELLENT' Guardian 'WORTH A SHELF FULL OF BOOKS' Hari Kunzru The Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood, spent in the shadows of three dictators - Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father. In striking, virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood and the fervor of political idealism, Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France, Gaddafi's Libya, and Assad's Syria - but always under the roof of his father, a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation. Riad, delicate and wide-eyed, follows in the trail of his mismatched parents: his mother, a bookish French student, is as modest as his father is flamboyant. Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State and then joining the family tribe in Homs, Syria, they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner. And hold they do, though food is scarce, children kill dogs for sport, and with locks banned, the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment. The ultimate outsider, Riad, with his flowing blond hair, is called the ultimate insult...Jewish. And in no time at all, his father has come up with yet another grand plan, moving from building a new people to building his own great palace. Brimming with life and dark humour, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis. Translated by Sam Taylor. A GUARDIAN 'BEST GRAPHIC BOOKS OF 2015' PICK WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR GRAPHIC NOVELS NOMINATED FOR 'BEST REALITY-BASED WORK' AT THE EISNER AWARDS 'ENGROSSING' New York Times 'A PAGE TURNER' Guardian 'MARVELLOUS...BEGS TO BE READ IN ONE LONG SITTING' Herald 'AN OBJECT OF CONSENSUAL RAPTURE' New Yorker 'ONE OF THE GREATEST CARTOONISTS OF HIS GENERATION' Le Monde