Robocop: The Human Element

Robocop: The Human Element
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1608863891
ISBN-13 : 9781608863891
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Robocop: The Human Element by : Joe Harris

Your move Four anthology-style one-shots exploring the world of the new film, brought to you by some of the freshest voices in the industry -- Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC), Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS), Ed Brisson (SHELTERED), and Michael Moreci (HOAX HUNTERS). When Alex Murphy goes under the knife, his memories converge with reality. Perception is blurred and his mind tries to cope with the changes forced upon his very soul. Through a distortion of the past, his present horrors loom over him. The man within must be corrupted to make way for the future of America.

Terminator/Robocop

Terminator/Robocop
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1606902601
ISBN-13 : 9781606902608
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Terminator/Robocop by : Rob Williams

The ultimate killing machine meets the future of law enforcement! In the future, humanity has been wiped out and the machines are triumphant. Traumatised by his Skynet-influenced actions, Robocop looks to travel back in time and change the course of history. But when he emerges in the middle of Jon and Sarah Connor's assault on Cyberdyne Systems, he comes face-to-face with the second time-travelling Terminator. Bullets will fly! And the T-1000 can't be far behind! Collecting the four-issue series in one volume along with bonus material, and a cover gallery with art by Walt Simonson and Tom Feister.

Carceral Capitalism

Carceral Capitalism
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9781635900026
ISBN-13 : 1635900026
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Carceral Capitalism by : Jackie Wang

Essays on the contemporary continuum of incarceration: the biopolitics of juvenile delinquency, predatory policing, the political economy of fees and fines, and algorithmic policing. What we see happening in Ferguson and other cities around the country is not the creation of livable spaces, but the creation of living hells. When people are trapped in a cycle of debt it also can affect their subjectivity and how they temporally inhabit the world by making it difficult for them to imagine and plan for the future. What psychic toll does this have on residents? How does it feel to be routinely dehumanized and exploited by the police? —from Carceral Capitalism In this collection of essays in Semiotext(e)'s Intervention series, Jackie Wang examines the contemporary incarceration techniques that have emerged since the 1990s. The essays illustrate various aspects of the carceral continuum, including the biopolitics of juvenile delinquency, predatory policing, the political economy of fees and fines, cybernetic governance, and algorithmic policing. Included in this volume is Wang's influential critique of liberal anti-racist politics, “Against Innocence,” as well as essays on RoboCop, techno-policing, and the aesthetic problem of making invisible forms of power legible. Wang shows that the new racial capitalism begins with parasitic governance and predatory lending that extends credit only to dispossess later. Predatory lending has a decidedly spatial character and exists in many forms, including subprime mortgage loans, student loans for sham for-profit colleges, car loans, rent-to-own scams, payday loans, and bail bond loans. Parasitic governance, Wang argues, operates through five primary techniques: financial states of exception, automation, extraction and looting, confinement, and gratuitous violence. While these techniques of governance often involve physical confinement and the state-sanctioned execution of black Americans, new carceral modes have blurred the distinction between the inside and outside of prison. As technologies of control are perfected, carcerality tends to bleed into society.

Alternate Americas

Alternate Americas
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9780313025143
ISBN-13 : 0313025142
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Alternate Americas by : M. Keith Booker

For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most important and successful products of American cinema, and are worthy of study for that reason alone. On a deeper level, the genre has reflected important themes, concerns and developments in American society, so that a history of science fiction film also serves as a cultural history of America over the past half century. M. Keith Booker has selected fifteen of the most successful and innovative science fiction films of all time, and examined each of them at length—from cultural, technical and cinematic perspectives—to see where they came from and what they meant for the future of cinema and for America at large. From Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Star Wars, from Blade Runner to The Matrix, these landmark films have expressed our fears and dreams, our abilities and our deficiencies. In this deep-seeking investigation, we can all find something of ourselves that we recognize, as well as something that we've never recognized before. The focus on a fairly small number of landmark films allows detailed attention to genuinely original movies, including: Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Robocop, The Abyss, Independence Day, and The Matrix. This book is ideal for general readers interested in science fiction and film.

The End of Black Studies

The End of Black Studies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9781317200611
ISBN-13 : 1317200616
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The End of Black Studies by : Clovis E. Semmes

Following a history of racial oppression and segregation, Black Americans were able to move in greater numbers into previously all- or predominantly-White colleges and universities. However, they encountered normative structures that excluded or distorted the Black experience and denied Black perspectives. As a result, Black studies grew up reconstructing the humanity of a historically oppressed, devalued, and exploited group. Knowledge production in Black studies offers distinct insights into the strength and resiliency of the human spirit and poses exemplary models for enlightened social change. This book examines the foundational parameters and historical mission of the field of African-American Studies, which emerged from a broad-based Black intellectual tradition defined by the metaproblem of cultural hegemony. Semmes seeks to broaden our thinking about the scope and content of Black studies. The End of Black Studies identifies Afrocentric or Black-centered approaches to knowledge production that are distinctly different from, yet inclusive of, a historiographical emphasis on ancient Egypt, but alternative to the claim of a singular African worldview. This book will appeal to students and scholars interested in the field of Black Studies, including African American studies, Africana studies, Africology, and Pan-African studies. It will be a source of critical discussion for graduate seminars examining theory building and/or knowledge production (research and writing) in Black studies. The End of Black Studies has received the 2017 Outstanding Book Award from the National Council for Black Studies. Read the Introduction for free online using our eBook widget ”

Clive Barker's Next Testament #10

Clive Barker's Next Testament #10
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Total Pages : 63
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ISBN-10 : 9781681590998
ISBN-13 : 1681590999
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Clive Barker's Next Testament #10 by : Clive Barker

Tristan and Elspeth believe they’ve figured out how to finally end Wick’s reign, but the disciples of the Lord Of Colors have reached Providence, determined to stop that from happening...

Kirby: Genesis - Dragonsbane

Kirby: Genesis - Dragonsbane
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Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 : 9781524100353
ISBN-13 : 1524100358
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Kirby: Genesis - Dragonsbane by : Robert Rodi

Sigurd Dragonsbane, one of the greatest creations of legendary comic book writer/artist Jack "The King" Kirby, returns in an epic tale of valor and victory! When the Fell Mists, which have shrouded the borders of Valhalla for time immemorial, rise to expose other Mythlands beyond his own, Sigurd and his brethren Balduur, Honir, and Heimdall revel in the knowledge that they may once again ride abroad into unknown lands, lending arms to those in need. Tahmina, a princess imprisoned by fearsome dragons in distant Persia, sends a psychic projection to Valhalla, requesting their aid. Across strange summits and seas, they rush into adventure... facing witches, hulking beasts, and fiery she-demons along the way!

Robocop Vol.2: Last Stand Part 1

Robocop Vol.2: Last Stand Part 1
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1608863743
ISBN-13 : 9781608863747
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Robocop Vol.2: Last Stand Part 1 by : Frank Miller

The Robocop saga continues, the way Frank Miller envisioned it

Hoax Hunters

Hoax Hunters
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Publisher : Image Comics
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9781607069768
ISBN-13 : 1607069768
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Hoax Hunters by : Michael Moreci

Mix X-Files with Mythbusters and you get HOAX HUNTERS, the series about a reality show that is out to cover up the dark, mysterious corners of the world. THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN collects the final arc of the acclaimed first season „ dig deeper into the mysteries of JackÍs dad and the multiverse, ReganÍs powers, and what the heck is going on with Murder. Collects HOAX HUNTERS #10-13 and CASE FILES #1

Transformers: Regeneration One Volume 3

Transformers: Regeneration One Volume 3
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Publisher : IDW Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1613778570
ISBN-13 : 9781613778579
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Transformers: Regeneration One Volume 3 by : Simon Furman

"As the fabric holding together their universe unravels, the Transformers face huge and ancient cosmic forces while Cybertron descends into chaos and anarchy"--Cover.