Sentences with phrase «by the graphic novel»

I dropped in on Book Expo America, the annual book trade show, on Friday, and I was impressed by the graphic novel presence there.

As the title suggests, the exhibition casts a wide net, capturing everything from cultural artifacts (feminist literature, earthenware) to graphic design (exhibition posters, bakery business cards), to unique artists» works influenced by graphic novels, Girl Scout badges, stock photography, and other bric - a-brac.

Hoelscher's vibrant, abstract paintings are primarily sourced from the rules of perspective and modernist abstraction, but are also influenced by graphic novels, pop, and punk culture.

«TRENTON DOYLE HANCOCK: Skin and Bones, 20 Years of Drawing» @ Studio Museum in Harlem New York Inspired by graphic novels, comics and cartoons, music and film, over the past two decades, Houston - based Trenton Doyle Hancock has been exploring elaborate animated narratives.

Recent curated exhibitions include Compulsive Narratives: Stories that MUST be Told, an exhibition inspired by the graphic novel at the Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University Camden; and Home: Human = Cage: Cockatoo, part of Artscape 2014 at Towson University Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson, MD..

Not exact matches

The blog is administered by cartoonist Chad Essley, who is creating a graphic novel of the same name about his «unusual friendship» with McAfee.

I plan to begin work on a children's book / graphic novel inspired by folk tales, while continuing to promote my work on Brighton the Graphic novel with some university presentations early in spring onwards.

But Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, manages what no other film has managed: to present Western audiences with a must - see tale of growing up in Iran, combined with an entertaining and accurate potted history of the country since the fall of the Shah.

The exciting discovery and recovery of the first complete fossil of an Ichthyosaurus by ten - year - old Mary Anning in 1811 is told in an attractive graphic novel format, perfect for young readers.

His graphic novel can't be as thorough as the Pulitzer Prize — winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.

Cao's novel approach adopts OS and hardware levels features including graphic cards exposed by WebGL, audio stack by Audio - Context, and CPU by hardwareConcurrency.

Lovelace died early on into her friendship with Babbage, and the Analytical Engine was never built — except for in the pages of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage (Pantheon, April 2015), a graphic novel by artist and animator Sydney Padua.

Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel «The Dark Knight Returns,» is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).

Veteran director Walter Hill helms this graphic novel adaptation about New Orleans (or, going by the film, Crescent City - NOLA's nickname) hitman James «Jimmy Bobo» Bonomo (Sylvester Stallone) who teams up with greenhorn D.C. cop Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) to bring down the killers of their respective partners.

Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power.

Based on the DC Comics graphic novel, Fox's new action series stars Mark Valley as Christopher Chance, a private security expert who protects his clients by completely integrating himself into their worlds and becoming the target of their attackers.

Tom Cruise stars in an adaptation of Kosinski's own graphic novel, set in the year 2073 when Earth is mostly abandoned after being devastated by war.

V for Vendetta, based on a graphic novel, is sabotaged by its second half, which is more like V for vacuous.

Aaron Eckhart stars as a very different monster in this adaptation of Kevin Grevioux «s graphic novel in which Frankenstein's creation comes to the defense of the human race as it faces extinction at the hands of immortal clans led by Bill Nighy and Miranda Otto.

I'm trying to like it but the dumb writing and the graphic novel character development and the idiotic moves made by the characters reminds me of Revolution (w / Zombies).

One would be hard - pressed to disagree with this notion after seeing Persepolis, a film based on Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel memoirs of the same name and adapted for the screen by Satrapi and fellow comics artist Vincent Paronnaud.

But being someone who's just never really felt attuned to the art of the graphic novel, throughout I couldn't help but think that even the best panel of Persepolis might be substituted by a better written description of the same represented event or emotion.

It all stems from his graphic novel, Kick - Ass, which was published two years ago by Marvel Comics.

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Image Comics» Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the story takes place in the present day and finds the Creature being hunted by demons that want to learn the secret of his creation.

If it were up to us, graphic - novel legend Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Art School Confidential) would have inspired at least a dozen movies by now — we're still waiting for our standalone Chicago feature.

She also starred in the Cannes 2013 Palme d'Or - winning Blue Is the Warmest Color, based on the graphic novel by Julie Maroh, and appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

The latest batch of films includes The Big Sick, a semi-autobiographical story from couple Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon directed by Michael Showalter, a starring vehicle for Jessica Williams titled The Incredible Jessica James, and the latest from Daniel Clowes based on his graphic novel Wilson.

Woody Harrelson stars in «Wilson,» with a screenplay by Daniel Clowes based on his graphic novel and directed by Craig Johnson.

(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.

Written by Kurt Johnstad, based on the graphic novel by Antony Johnston and illustrator Sam Hart.

** 1/2 / **** DVD - Image A - Sound B Extras B BD - Image A Sound A Extras B + starring Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law screenplay by David Self, based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner directed by Sam Mendes

Though only two of the four stories featured are from Frank Miller's graphic novels — the titular centerpiece «A Dame to Kill For» and the Marv - centric prelude «Just Another Saturday Night» — the best of the bunch (featuring Joseph Gordon - Levitt's perpetually lucky gambler) is an original story written by Miller for the movie.

It wasn't the horror or dark science fiction that many had come to know him by, but an arresting thriller that was actually based on a graphic novel.

Of course, it's his being ahead - of - the - curve that likely appealed to star Tom Cruise — «Oblivion» was originally conceived as a graphic novel by Kosinski, a decision made to better illustrate his concept to executives.

Fox has bought the rights to the graphic novel by Royden Lepp, and The Devil Wears Prada writer Aline Brosh McKenna is reportedly on board to adapt.

Soavi's film is based on a graphic - novel, Dylan Dog by Tiziano Sclavi, but Soavi's more obvious influences range from Jean Rollin's La Rose de Fer (1973) to Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990).

My Friend Dahmer (Marc Meyers): Ross Lynch gives a haunted, sad, scary, and unforgettable performance as young (future serial killer) Jeffrey Dahmer in this electrifying film based on the graphic novel by Derf Backderf.

The screenplay, written by the director and Michael Bacall («Manic»), remains true to O'Malley's six - volume Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series.

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children is a film based on the graphic novel by Alberto Vázquez.

Credits: Directed by Scott Stewart, written by Cory Goodman, based on the Min - Woo Hyung graphic novels, produced by Michael De Luca, Joshua Donen and Mitchell Peck.

The screenplay was written by Jack Thorne, adapted from Laura Redniss» graphic novel.

The second he won more recently for «Helium» in 2013, directed by Anders Walter, who will helm the forthcoming «I Kill Giants,» an adaptation of a graphic novel starring Zoe Saldana and Imogen Poots.

Disney has just put that film into development by hiring Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to write a script based on the Image Comics graphic novel created by AJ Lieberman and Riley Rossmo.

Based off of a graphic novel by Derf Backderf, we see how Jeffery's obsession with death was spawned, all while he began to ignore those around him, until it ultimately led to his first kill.

Originally a character in a graphic novel, Polina was brought to life by Angelin Preljocaj and Valérie Müller, a choreographer and a screenwriter.

Official Synopsis: Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster «300,» this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield — on the sea — as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren star in Red, an explosive action - comedy based on the cult DC Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis.

This film is based on the graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean - Marc Rochette.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010, USA / UK / Canada, 112 minutes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/ directed by Edgar Wright, written by Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall based on the Bryan Lee O'Malley graphic novels, starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Alison Pill & more!