![]() ![]() In 1987, he began working for DC Comics as well. In 1983 he worked as an inker at Marvel Comics on Daredevil and Power Man and Iron Fist and later became the penciler on titles such as The Incredible Hulk, Alpha Flight, and the Rocket Raccoon limited series. In 1982 he graduated from the California College of the Arts with a BFA in Illustration. His first published front cover was The Comic Reader #196 in November 1981. ![]() His first published piece was in The Comic Reader #183, a spot illustration of Red Sonja (pg. He began his career in 1980 by illustrating spots in The Comic Reader. Mignola was born in Berkeley, California. Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960. He has also created other supernatural and paranormal themed titles for Dark Horse including Baltimore, Joe Golem, and The Amazing Screw-On Head. Mike Mignola ( / m ɪ ɡ ˈ n oʊ l ə/ born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book artist and writer best known for creating Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson, and various spin-offs. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Warning This e-book contains sexually explicit scenes and adult language and may be considered offensive to some readers. While reference might be made to actual historical events or existing locations, the names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author‟s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. ![]() Published by Loose Id LLC PO Box 425960 San Francisco CA 94142-5960 This e-book is a work of fiction. Nunn Printed in the United States of America Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. No part of this e-book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without prior written permission from Loose Id LLC. This copy is intended for the purchaser of this e-book ONLY. A Rose is a Rose Copyright © February 2011 by Jet Mykles All rights reserved. ![]() ![]() ![]() Religious experience for James is at the heart of religion whereas religious teachings, practices and attitudes are ‘second hand’ religion. I did learn afterwards that it was Jesus, the sinner’s friend.” The man went on to become a preacher ![]() He used a variety of case studies of first-hand religious experience in the words of the people who told him their stories such as a homeless drunken man who “ seemed to feel some great and mighty presence. In it, James aims to survey the various types of religious experience as a psychologist and to present the findings of this survey and its implications for philosophy. His book ‘ The Varieties of Religious Experience: a study in human nature’ summarises the author’s ‘Gifford Lectures’ (renowned lectures in natural theology- based on reason and ordinary experience) given in 1902 in Edinburgh - It has been argued to be the most important book ever written on the topic of religious experience. William James was a philosopher and psychologist from New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The writer spent some time at Spring Lane Primary School before joining Northampton Primary school. By the age of five, he was borrowing books from the local library. Moore also took to reading at a very early age. She was very religious and highly superstitious, and her influence on Alan Moore’s life was imminent because she lived with them. Moore’s grandmother played a critical role in his life. As such, his childhood was one of poverty. His father a brewery worker and his mother a printer, Moore lived in a neighborhood that lacked those basic facilities most people take for granted. Moore was born in 1953 in Northampton, England. ![]() Green Lantern: In Brightest Day (With: Gil Kane,Dave Gibbons,Geoff Johns)Īlan Moore's Neonomicon (With: Jacen Burrows)Īlan Moore is a widely renowned writer best known for his work on some of the best comic book titles and graphic novels in the industry.Įven if you have never heard of Alan Moore, you have most likely come across some of his works, this including Watchmen and V for Vendetta. Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?Īlan Moore's The Courtyard (With: ,Garth Ennis,Jacen Burrows) ![]() ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Craig Russell-of New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's original prose novella of the same name illustrated by Yoshitako Amano. With the aid of Morpheus, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to foil this evil scheme and save the man whom she loves in The Sandman- Dream Hunters, a graphic novel adaptation-featuring the artwork of P. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life. ![]() ![]() A humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. ![]() ![]() Adapted from Rand's 1938 novella, Staton's art is oddly crude for such a veteran artist, but oddly well suited for Rand's clumsy, hectoring story. Forced by the lesser men around him to flee, Equality and his lover, Liberty 5-3000, find refuge in a conveniently preserved chalet, free to rediscover eternal truths suppressed by their totalitarian forefathers. His curiosity about the mysteries of the past is anathema to those selected to rule Equality's rejection of his assigned menial role is if anything an even greater affront to his master. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a future where misguided egalitarianism has reduced a once-vibrant civilization to a handful of doctrinaire serfs living in the rubble of what once was, Equality 7-2521 rejects the mindless collectivism of his people to embrace individuality. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Onye is not the average Ewu.Įven as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. She is Ewu - a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by her community. ![]() It doesn't take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different - special - she names her Onyesonwu, which means 'Who fears death?' in an ancient language. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the colour of sand. Martin! In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land.Ī woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. ![]() Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R.R. An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Maria goes to Rio de Janeiro, where she is approached by a Swiss entertainment businessman and is coaxed to fly back to Switzerland with the man and work in his nightclub as a samba dancer. Maria is different from other girls in her town in that she craves adventure, but it is not until she has graduated and has worked two years in a draper's shop that Maria can save enough money for a small vacation. Maria has several experiences with young love but her true love never appears, leaving Maria to believe that she is destined to live without that most important element that she believes most people find. Although she is good at school and always tries to better her situation by reading books, Maria's only goal is to fall in love, marry, and raise a family. Maria grows up in a small town in the interior of Brazil where folklore, superstitions, and traditional roles for women are woven into the culture. ![]() During her time in Switzerland, Maria experiences pain, pleasure, and love and must decide the correct path for her life. Her situation does not prove to be what she had hoped and she pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money quickly in order to return home. Eleven Minutes is the story of a young girl named Maria who leaves her Brazilian home to go to Geneva, Switzerland, in hopes of great adventure and great love. ![]() ![]() ![]() McNaught did an amazing job on this story. ![]() ![]() This is the typical poor-but-ambitious-and-determined sexy man drawn to the young, beautiful, rich girl-woman who are torn apart only to reunite at the end after much hardship. The theme of the Second Opportunities series is simply that, second chances. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Every Breath You Take, Night Whispers, Perfect, A Gift of Love, Someone to Watch Over Me,, Double Standards Paradise by Judith McNaughtĬontemporary romance in a paperback edition that was published by Pocket Books on 1991 and has 709 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seab Cooley, the leader of the opposition to the President and to Leffingwell. Notable as the last film appearance for Laughton, who plays Sen. Most obviously, a President who is hiding the extent of his illness and who serves with an honest but out-of-the-loop Vice President would have evoked Franklin D. The novel is not a Roman à Clef, but it does depict incidents and character traits that would have been familiar to Americans who followed politics at the time. ![]() Senate to "advise and consent" to the nomination. Political machinations ensue to get the U.S. The President makes a controversial nomination for Secretary of State, one Robert Leffingwell (Fonda), a man who advocates a more conciliatory approach to the Soviet Union with the hope of thawing the Cold War. Directed by Otto Preminger, the film stars Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, and Franchot Tone, among others. A 1962 political drama film based on the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning 1959 novel of the same name by Allen Drury. ![]() |