New Releases by Paul Pope

Now in its fourth edition, this practical introduction to forensic linguistics combines critical theoretical discussion with workplace application. This updated version reflects digital developments in areas such a forensic phonetics, artificial intelligence, and cybercrime, and includes more recent case studies and texts. Student exercises also reflect topics of current, global interest. This new edition is fully updated and revised throughout and includes: - a new chapter on author profiling - a new chapter on forensic phonetics written by Ricky Chan (Hong Kong University) - the expertise of two new co-authors - case studies, transcripts to analyse, communication aids to design, and a glossary - appendices of forensic texts for student study, plus additional exercises and commentaries, and suggestions for further reading - an updated companion website with a repository of statements, notes and examples referred to throughout the text. Parts One and Two introduce, illustrate and critically evaluate methods while Part Three applies this introduction to workplace settings. The new revising authors offer an important blend of knowledge and research experience from law and linguistics in the UK and the USA ensuring that this well-established textbook remains relevant for the next generation of students.

Discover the epic series that helped break new ground in adult graphic novels with Total THB, Volume 3. This is the final installment in a three-volume collection of Paul Pope''s visionary cult classic. HR Watson has a target on her back. Her industrialist father is hatching an ambitious plan that threatens to upend the status quo of Mars, and the government is determined to stop him—and if that means kidnapping his only daughter to use as leverage against him, so be it. As the government’s agents close in, HR must rely on her wits, her friends and, of course, her mysterious bodyguard, THB, to make her escape. Over thirty years since its debut, the sci-fi world of THB—with its unique blend of elements from American comics, European graphic novels, and Japanese manga—continues to inspire loyal readership and critical acclaim. Now for the first time, New York Times–bestselling author and Eisner Award–winner Paul Pope’s sprawling vision is gathered in three definitive editions, featuring exclusive new material. Pope''s passion and distinctive art style shine throughout Total THB Volume 3, with kinetic illustrations and a swift, pulse-pounding plot sure to enthrall new and returning readers alike.

Discover the epic series that helped break new ground in adult graphic novels with Total THB Volume 2. This is the second in a three-volume collection of Paul Pope''s visionary cult classic. HR Watson is free. With the help of her loyal but enigmatic bodyguard, THB, she has fled her comfortable home, escaped the government militia on her tail, crossed the red deserts of Mars, and found shelter with a ragtag band of bohemian musicians. But can HR evade her wealthy father’s enemies, stand on her own two feet, and carve out a life for herself in a thrilling, unpredictable new city? Over thirty years since its debut, the sci-fi world of THB—with its unique blend of elements from American comics, European graphic novels, and Japanese manga—continues to inspire loyal readership and critical acclaim. Now for the first time, New York Times–bestselling author and Eisner Award–winner Paul Pope’s sprawling vision is gathered in three definitive editions, featuring exclusive new material.

Discover the indie sci-fi epic that broke new ground in graphic novels with Total THB, Volume 1. Mars is a planet divided. In the north, the bohemian Plutonium City teems with music and art. In the south, the people of Velo City are stifled by an oppressive bureaucracy with a tightening grip. And it is in Velo City that we find HR Watson, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and THB, her loyal but mysterious bodyguard who can expand from a tiny rubber ball to a nine-foot-tall humanoid with just a splash of water. To HR, THB is a novelty—a strange new toy of dubious value. But when she finds herself in the crosshairs of her father’s enemies, HR will quickly discover the true extent of THB’s power. Over thirty years since its debut, the world of THB continues to inspire loyal readership and critical acclaim. Now for the first time, New York Times–bestselling author and Eisner Award–winner Paul Pope’s sprawling, self-published vision is gathered in three definitive editions, featuring remastered art and exclusive new material.

"In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington''s top agents is hot on the suspect''s trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder. Amid the chaos Gotham City Police Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, discovers that the man they are chasing shouldn''t exist at all"--

Originally published: London: Titan, 2009.

Following the 20th anniversary edition of PAUL POPE''s HEAVY LIQUID, IMAGE is proud to release POPE''s follow-up, 100%, in a newly remastered edition collecting all 5 issues, a gallery of the wraparound covers, unseen art and sketches, and a stunning wraparound cover colored by YUKO SHIMIZU. Time Magazine listed both HEAVY LIQUID and 100% among their 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade, and fans and critics alike regard 100% as some of POPE''s most emotionally charged and literary work, akin to Los Bros. Hernandez''s Love and Rockets and the films of Wong Kar-wai. Set in HEAVY LIQUID''s alternate future New York and the same timeline as hit series Batman Year 100, 100% focuses on the intertwining struggles, hopes, and loves of six characters all working and frequenting the seedy Catshack strip club. Blending the worlds of sex work, MMA fighting, and urban menace, 100% asks is it possible to find love, safety, and hope in this dystopian American megalopolis? Collects 100% #1-5

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of PAUL POPE''s (Battling Boy, Batman: Year 100) Eisner-nominated sci-fi/cyberpunk classic with this new edition. Time Magazine listed HEAVY LIQUID among the 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade when it originally debuted in the 2000s, and its relevance and influence has only increased since it was first published. In a future where New York has evolved into a sci-fi metropolis, a man named S becomes entwined in a mystery that''s littered with love and drugs and in particular, an addictive substance called heavy liquid that''s both a drug and an art form. In his search for the one artist skilled enough to render heavy liquid into a perfect sculpture, S finds himself battling deadly psychopathic foes as well as the inner demons of addiction. If he can survive these physical and mental trials, S just might discover the shocking secret behind heavy liquid, and a love he thought lost forever. Collects HEAVY LIQUID #1-5

The first value-priced collection of the most memorable and important character focused Adventure Time stories published by BOOM! Studios. It’s Adventure Time with Finn and you! Embark on the most mathematical journey imaginable by diving into tales all about your favorite human in the Land of Ooo. From playing retro board games to facing down foes, Adventure Time: Finn collects all the stories that make the Eisner Award-winning series perfect for fans of all ages. Join an all-star cast of creators including Paul Pope (Batman: Year 100), Luke Pearson (Hilda), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), and more in this timeless collection of Finn’s greatest Adventure Time stories.

Gotham City, 2039. Batman, une icône oubliée du passé, est recherché pour meurtre. Lancés à la poursuite d''une légende, le commissaire Gordon, petit fils de l''original, prend rapidement conscience des ramifications de l''affaire lorsque ses hommes se trouvent secondés sur le terrain par une unité d''élite, débarquée de Washington.

14 international creators—all renowned and all unique—present 13 short stories in this love letter to the endless possibilities of sequential art in all its forms.

Young lovers Tubby and Vim want to escape - escape the mistakes they''ve made, the lives they''ve lived, and the dirty city weighing them down. Their plan is simple - all they have to do is rip-off Tubby''s pals, the One Tricks, the toughest street gang in LA! If they pull it off, they''re set for life. If not, their lives won''t matter much anyway. From Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Paul Poe (Batman: Year 100, THB, Heavy Liquid, 100%) and presented for the first time in color by Jamie Grant (All-Star Superman), One Trick Rip-Off / Deep Cuts is 288-pages of raw power, of which over 150-pages are comprised of new, rare, and never-before-seen stories created during Pope''s time traveling the world in the ''90s. Included in the Deep Cuts section is a bounty of unpublished and rare work Pope did in the ''90s, including the legendary Supertrouble manga, created for Kodansha in Japan, appearing here in print for the first time.

They say that sport is a substitute for war, but the line dividing the two is often hard to make out-especially in the no-holds-barred pages of STRANGE SPORTS STORIES, where the spirit of good, clean competition gets a brutal body check from the darker side of human nature. After all, the urge to be the best-and to crush your opponents along the way-is one of the defining characteristics of life, from the lowliest microbes to the most artificially intelligent of robots. Whether you’re scoring goals to appease the elder gods or rolling boules with the Devil, everyone wants to be a winner-and you can’t win if you don’t play! Collects STRANGE SPORTS STORIES #1-4, featuring work by Paul Pope, Lauren Beukes, Gilbert Hernandez, Amy Chu, Andy MacDonald, Ivan Brandon, Darick Robertson, Monica Gallagher and many more!

Prepare to see the Dark Knight as you’ve never seen him before! Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for murder in the future. In the year 2039, a federal agent has been murdered in Gotham. Now a contingent of Washington’s best spooks are hot on the suspect’s trail. Amid the chaos, GCPD’s Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, launches his own investigation and discovers that the man they are chasing is a man who shouldn’t exist at all. It’s a dark dystopian world devoid of privacy, filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for “secret identities.” A sci-fi future where everything is known by everyone, yet there is one bizarre anomaly…The Batman! Visionary writer-artist PAUL POPE (HEAVY LIQIUD), with JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA (SWEET TOOTH), brings his unique style to Gotham City and beyond! BATMAN: YEAR 100 AND OTHER TALES includes such stories as “Batman of Berlin,” “Broken Nose,” and “Teenage Sidekick,” along with the Eisner Award-winning four-issue miniseries BATMAN: YEAR 100 #1-4. Visionary writer-artist PAUL POPE (HEAVY LIQUID), with JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA (SWEET TOOTH), brings his unique style to Gotham City and beyond! BATMAN: YEAR 100 AND OTHER TALES includes such stories as “Batman of Berlin,” “Broken Nose,” and “Teenage Sidekick,” along with the Eisner Award-winning four-issue miniseries BATMAN: YEAR 100 #1-4.

Aurora West is on the verge of solving the mystery of her mother''s death, but it''s hard keeping her efforts a secret from her grieving father, the legendary monster-hunter Haggard West. Between her school work and her hours training and hunting with her dad, Aurora is hard-pressed to find time to be a secret sleuth. But she''s nothing if not persistent. What Aurora doesn''t realize is that she''s about to blow open a secret that may very well destroy what''s left of her family...and, indeed, all of Arcopolis. From Paul Pope, the legendary creator of Battling Boy, teamed up with JT Petty and David Rubín, comes the nail-biting sequel to The New York Times bestselling The Rise of Aurora West!

"Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for "secret identities." In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington''s top agents is hot on the suspect''s trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder. Amid the chaos Gotham City Police Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, discovers that the man they are chasing shouldn''t exist at all"--

En Arcópolis sobran monstruos y faltan héroes. Por suerte, una nueva figura se vislumbra en el horizonte. Entre clase y clase de química y matemáticas, Aurora West aún tiene que encontrar tiempo para las lecciones de artes marciales, para ayudar a su padre en misiones épicas y para investigar el misterio en torno a la muerte de su madre. La respuesta está en los recuerdos de la infancia ... tan solo necesita que el monstruo Sadisto y su clan asesino le dejen el tiempo suficiente para encajar las piezas. Debolsillo presenta el primer volumen (de dos) de El momento de Aurora West: una aventura trepidante, ambientada en el mismo universo de Battling Boy, llena de misterios, caos ... y crímenes!

The extraordinary world introduced in Paul Pope''s Battling Boy is rife with monsters and short on heroes... but in this action-driven extension of the Battling Boy universe, we see it through a new pair of eyes: Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis''s last great hero, Haggard West. A prequel to Battling Boy, The Rise of Aurora West follows the young hero as she seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother''s death, and to find her place in a world overrun with supernatural monsters and all-too-human corruption. With a taut, fast-paced script from Paul Pope and JT Petty and gorgeous, kinetic art from David Rubin, The Rise of Aurora West (the first of two volumes) is a tour de force in comics storytelling.

Os monstros tomaram a cidade de Arcopolis, sequestrando as crianças para seu submundo nefasto e instaurando um reinado de terror. Apenas um homem pode salvar Arcopolis: o vigilante Haggard West, um misto de cientista e super-herói que patrulha as ruas da cidade. Infelizmente, Haggard West está morto. Após a morte de seu herói, Arcopolis acorda em pânico. A cidade está desesperada, mas os deuses reagem à altura, enviando o garoto Bom de Briga para salvar o dia e derrotar os monstros. O semideus, que tem apenas doze anos e está tão surpreso quanto a população de Arcopolis, precisará se aliar à filha de Haggard West enquanto descobre seus próprios poderes e se prepara para a batalha final. É hora de conhecer um novo e eletrizante herói. “Bom de Briga é a aventura do ano!” - Jeff Smith, autor de Bone, HQ vencedora do prêmio Eisner “Em Bom de Briga, Pope criou uma linda aventura sobre um semideus não tão poderoso, enviado dos céus para salvar uma cidade em ruínas de uma horda de monstros. [...]Bom de Briga é um livro estrondoso - um caleidoscópio de monstros gigantes e heróis cientistas. Este é um trabalho estonteante e mal posso aguardar pelo segundo volume.” - Junot Díaz, autor de A breve e maravilhosa vida de Oscar Wao “Pope está pronto para voar para a glória.” - Wired “Um herói para uma nova geração.” - Entertainment Weekly

From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-winner Paul Pope comes Escapo! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation - even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul Pope.

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PAUL POPE''s new graphic novel Battling Boy debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and the original art is now the focus of a series of traveling art exhibits in the United States and Europe. Image Comics presents POPE''s large, lush, brushy original drawings, represented here in detail, photographed from the actual art boards, with minimal editorial interference or digital editing. This is a wide sampling from the various touring exhibits, featuring the art in its original format, with text in English, French, and Italian. The book focuses on the subtleties of the drawings in process, replicating the experience of seeing the art in person. 63 originals from Battling Boy are showcased, along with detailed close-ups of the pages. A critical essay by CHARLES BROWNSTEIN, executive director of CBLDF, is included. POPE himself contributes an essay on the influences behind Battling Boy, as well as his process and technique. This is a must for any POPE fan, student, fellow artist, or fan of the medium. MONSTERS & TITANS is a celebration of the original art from one of the most critically-acclaimed American cartoonists of our time.

Quand le père de Battling Boy, un dieu guerrier, l’expédie dans un monde infesté de monstres assoiffés de sang, il le laisse avec une carte de crédit magique et une valise pleine de tee-shirts enchantés. Ses instructions sont claires : ne pas rentrer à la maison avant d’avoir libéré la planète des monstres. C’est une mission difficile, et Battling Boy est persuadé qu’il n’est pas capable de l’accomplir. Mais s’il échoue, personne d’autre ne pourra sauver ce monde !

The adventure begins in the new graphic novel by comics legend Paul Pope. Monsters roam through Arcopolis, swallowing children into the horrors of their shadowy underworld. Only one man is a match for them - the genius vigilante Haggard West. Unfortunately, Haggard West is dead. Arcopolis is desperate, but when its salvation comes in the form of a twelve-year-old demigod, nobody is more surprised than Battling Boy himself. IT''S TIME TO MEET AN ELECTRIFYING NEW HERO. An NPR Best Book of 2013

The short stories from the all-ages smash hit are finally collected in this deluxe hard cover! What Time Is It? Adventure Time! Finally! The Adventure Time short stories by the comic industry’s top independent talent, previously only in the comics, are collected in this deluxe hardcover edition. Experience the Land of Ooo and all of your favorite characters including Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, Ice King, Peppermint Butler, and so many more in a way you’ve never seen them before. The biggest hit in the comic book industry in 2012, ADVENTURE TIME has received unmatched critical acclaim and commercial success in all-ages comics!

Attention, citizens of the monster-ridden city-planet Arcopolis! The Death of Haggard West is the final installment in the legendary Invincible Haggard West comics series, the bestselling chronicle of the adventures of our beloved hero, Haggard West. In breathtaking color and frenetic action, this 32-page comic presents the final moments in the life of one of the greatest vigilante heroes Arcopolis has ever seen . . . and introduces his successor in the fight to save our city, Battling Boy. From First Second Books: The Death of Haggard West presents a sneak peek in pamphlet comic form of the first volume of Battling Boy, the electrifying new graphic novel from comics legend Paul Pope. This limited-edition one-off comic includes exclusive content that will not be found in the Battling Boy graphic novel: a spectacular cover and original diagrams from Battling Boy creator Paul Pope. The Battling Boy graphic novel will be available in October 2013.

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