Best Selling Books by Mark Bagley

Direttamente dai primi anni 90, una saga completa con l''avventura di un gruppo estemporaneo e sorprendente capitanato da Peter Parker/Spider-Man! L''inquietante organizzazione Impero Segreto contro Spidey… e i suoi incredibili amici! Ospiti speciali Nova, Punisher, Darkhawk, Moon Knight e Night Thrasher! Preparatevi inoltre all''origine del vigilante cyborg… Cardiac! Testi dei Ragno-veterani David Michelinie e Al Milgrom, disegni di un giovanissimo Mark Bagley, il futuro autore di Ultimate Spider-Man e Thunderbolts. [Contiene storie tratte da Amazing Spider-Man 351/360 del 1991/92]

Ownership of urban space has been heavily contested in recent years by prominent artists, policy-makers and citizens alike. From Shephard Fairey and his condemnation of corporate culture in public space, to Banksy and his use of imagery as a form of political activism, the presence of 2D media in urban environments has become increasingly relevant. This research summarises recent advances in our thinking about space and place, and seeks the potential opportunities for customisation and taking ownership of these spaces to create a socially engaging, collaborative environment for the creative city (Florida, 2003). By using street art and graffiti culture as a model for creative inclusivity, this research explores the effects of new forms of data collection and configuration and the design opportunities they present. In doing so, this research hopes to promote discussion and debate into how we may use new media such as 3D printing and computer-generated imagery to make provocative statements and elicit responses. To explore 3D printing as a means of customising and taking ownership of space, this research identifies recurring themes in traditional 2D media, as well as manifestations of 3D and 4D media in urban spaces. This background research is documented in a taxonomy of precedents combined with a technology review and observational research in the field. This background research provides a context for researching through design in the form of iterative physical experimentation and reflection. Beginning with abstract experimentation, the first stage of testing digital making technologies identifies opportunities provided by different software, materials, scanning and 3D printing itself, at all different scales and resolutions. This active process of making also tests the visual languages and aesthetics afforded by the technologies, particularly parametric modelling techniques as well as low resolution models with new visual qualities. By applying the knowledge gained

"The Trilithon is a solid rock, set upon two enormous stones . . ."On the assassination of his father, a spoiled young man with sybaritic tastes, Crown Prince Andru, assumes the throne of the Jovian Empire. Like the stony megalith of the title, he is propped up by two conniving and evil men. Orin Jax is the brutally sadistic commander of the Emperor''s personal guards. Seth IV is the Prelate of New Cynia, ruler of one house of the Thresaanian Religious Order. The Prelate, one of the few adepts who can wield the arcane power of ''the Ways'', and his militant order of monks, possess the compiled prophecies of an ancient oracle that predict the rise and fall of Jovian dynasties for 10,000 years into the future. A passage in "The Book of Visions" seems to foretell another regime change is about to begin. Armed with their knowledge of the prophecy, the advisors to the new Emperor scheme to subsume the power of the Great Houses and make Andru an absolute monarch. Unknown to him, Seth has plans of his own; to unleash his secret master, a twisted being of incarnate evil, into the real world. There, it can sate its unending hunger to feast on the souls of men.Facing the approaching disaster, Tor, a cousin of the Emperor, rises with his allies against adversity to lead the Great Houses in a fight for their very existence. Amid the chaos that ensues, as the forces of Light clash in battle with Andru and his minions, loyal companions will find love and intimate connections that span the Empire from Mars and the Belt to distant Ariel orbiting Uranus. Space fleets will battle, castles will fall, friends will be lost, and an unusual hero will rise as the titanic struggle climatically focuses on the Trilithon itself. Will the ancient stones of the long lost First Kingdom become a portal to disaster, or will they be a gateway to redemption, peace and freedom?

De grands pouvoirs impliquent de grandes responsabilités.Brian Michael Bendis et Mark Bagley, deux des auteurs de comics les plus talentueux du moment, vous proposent une version moderne, drôle et pleine d’énergie de Spider-Man. Embarquez-vous dans d’extraordinaires aventures en compagnie de Peter Parker, un jeune lycéen transformé en super-héros !

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