Shawn Martinbrough Livres

In Scatterlings, Martin Shaw walks the myth-lines of seven stories based in and around his homeland of Dartmoor, England.

A brilliant exploration of the relationship between myth, culture, and the wild-both in landscape and language. Dr. Shaw's rich storytelling gifts are displayed as he presents seven texts and commentaries as diverse as Irish, Siberian, and Romanian Gypsy.

How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough. Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company. In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design. How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture.

In Snowy Tower, Dr. Martin Shaw continues his trilogy of works on the relationship between myth, wilderness, and a culture of wildness. In this second book, he gives a telling of the Grail epic Parzival. Claiming it as a great trickster story of medieval Europe, he offers a deft and erudite commentary, with topics ranging from climate change a

CIA si myslela, že se o ně postarala. Poté, co byli ve špatný čas na špatném místě a viděli více než měli, skončil jejich vrtulník v plamenech. Clay, Puma, Jensen a Čokl – tým známý jako „Parchanti“ byl zrazen při jedné z tajných vládních operací svým nadřízeným důstojníkem Maxem. Parchanti, ale nečekaně přežili a nyní se vracejí a chtějí své životy zpět. Svým posledním tahem Parchanti učinili přítrž ilegálnímu pohybu hotovosti svého bývalého zaměstnavatele CIA a aby měli pořád navrch, musejí dále riskovat – což znamená vypátrat Maxe, stínového agenta CIA, o jehož existenci nevědí ani mnozí zaměstnanci Agentury. Ale Max nechce být nalezen – nikým. A tak jak Parchanti sledují jeho těžce vypátratelné stopy na malinkatý ostrov Montserrat v Karibiku, zjišťují, kam až jeho vliv sahá a jak moc si chce své tajemství nechat pro sebe.