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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Jim Carson
Lowly office clerk Jim, has been press-ganged into a clandestine organisation of assassins, who control the population by secretly culling them in a variety of bizarrely ridiculous ways. If you thought your day job was bad, just wait until you see Jim's "To Do" list!
Marina MysteryA dead body introduces Detective Jim Nash to Coroner Allie Sands. Despite warnings from just about every woman working in the same building, Allie throws caution to the winds while helping Jim solve a murder. As their relationship deepens, someone is intent on digging a grave for Jim deep enough that he will never climb out.Twisted SistersDetective Jim Nash has a problem. He has a murder victim in an alley and a dead woman in his bed. His own homicide division wants to charge him with murder. To say he's got serious commitment problems would be an understatement. He's on the lookout for twins, but he doesn't want to date them. He wants to know who murdered them.Sleeping with a .45Detective Nash still has a couple of problems. He doesn't know who killed the woman found dead in his bed. As if that wasn't enough, someone is trying to kill him, and the killer's methods aren't very inventive. In fact, they're pretty old-fashioned. His boss says he's too close to both crimes and won't permit him to investigate. The women in his life fare only a little better. Lucy and Zelda narrowly escape an attempt on their own lives.
In this true-life non-fiction adventure, Dr. Wayne Frye explores famed knife aficionado Jim Bowie's romance with Judalon de Bornay and how it may have inadvertently led to his near death in the famous Visalia Sand Bar Brawl. Called the Rembrandt of words by one European critic, Wayne Frye's historical works read like fiction, as he puts you right in the middle of the action. In this exciting true-life adventure you can sense bullets whizzing all about. You can feel the cold steel of a knife penetrate your flesh. You can hear the clashing swords as you battle for the honour of a lady-so-fair. You can feel the palpitations of your pounding heart as you prepare for a duel with pistols to the death on a field of honour. Jim Bowie was more than a man. He was a legend. Even today, the Bowie knife commands the respect of all who know the mythology of this razor sharp blade that cut its way into folklore in the hands of a man skilled in its use to the point that all he had to do was pull back his coat and display it on his hip to strike fear into any man who dared wrong him. Saint to some, sinner to many but a man of courage to all, Jim Bowie was truly a legend in his own time.
With such past creative credits as Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Batman, Breed, Captain Marvel, Cosmic Odyssey, Dreadstar, The Infinity Saga, and a list of so many more, creator/writer/artists/visionary Jim Starlin presents his newest creation -- The Cosmic Guard! A young orphan is chosen by a mysterious light from space to become the latest in a long line of cosmic guardians, super-powered defenders who are charged with protecting the galaxy.
Dynamite and legendary creator Jim Starlin present the return of the Cosmic Guard in the Kid Kosmos original graphic novel! Kid Kosmos is a direct continuation of the Cosmic Guard mini-series, and features 122 pages of original story and art in Dynamite's first-ever original graphic novel!
Jim Denevan: Lake Baikal
Radius Books
2011
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In March of 2010, land artist Jim Denevan (born 1961) and his crew journeyed to the world’s largest lake--Lake Baikal in southwestern Siberia--where they created the world’s largest artwork on the frozen surface of the water. Enduring sub-zero temperatures and blistering winds, the seven participants used chain fencing to inscribe the ice with a series of circles based on the Fibonacci sequence (where each number is the sum of the previous two), which varied in diameter from an origin point of only 18 inches to nine square miles. The project broke the record for the largest artwork in existence, which was previously held by Denevan’s 2009 work in the Nevada desert. This volume records the highs and lows, the comedy and the drama, of this extraordinary venture, as well as the final ephemeral work itself.
A retrospective volume devoted to the career of one of the most popular and prolific comic book artists of the last 35 years — Jim Starlin! Covering everything from his humble beginnings to his rise as one of the industry's top creative talents, this book follows the journey of one of the industry's most fascinating talents. From Captain Marvel and Warlock, Dreadstar to Thanos, this oversized volume will have something for every fan of comic book history and art, including glimpses into Starlin's files and sketchbooks, as well as beautifully reproduced images of his personal favorites with insights into his life and creative process.
Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take
Walker Art Centre,U.S.
2014
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Since the late 1980s, Jim Hodges’ poetic reconsiderations of the material world have inspired a body of multimedia work in which the manmade and artificial are invested with emotion and authenticity. Co-published by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center, this volume accompanies the first comprehensive, scholarly exhibition to be organized in the United States of this critically acclaimed American artist. Examining over 25 years of his artistic career, this uniquely designed catalogue weaves together the voices of many to situate the artist’s work within issues of identity, social activism, illness, beauty, generosity and death. Contributions include an in-depth overview of Hodges’ career by Jeffrey Grove, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art; an essay and interview with the artist by Olga Viso, Executive Director of the Walker Art Center; a reflection on Hodges’ early artistic development by Bill Arning, Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; an essay on sentimentality and the artist’s recent video work by Helen Molesworth, Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; as well as ruminations on recurring motifs in the artist’s work by author Susan Griffin. Born in 1957 in Spokane, Washington, New York-based artist Jim Hodges has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and in Europe, including the 2004 Whitney Biennial and a solo exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Hodges’ work is included in the collections of notable institutions, among them the Dallas Museum of Art; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
Part one of a three-part graphic novel prequel series delving into the origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings, the world of Thra, and The Dark Crystal itself. Spanning a time period from thousands of years ago to right up to the start of the original film, this graphic novel epic will tell the definitive origin of "The Dark Crystal", under the supervision of The Jim Henson Company and "The Dark Crystal" concept designer Brian Froud.
When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories...the best place by the fire was kept for..."The Storyteller"! Archaia and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present all-new tales of fantastic wonder and extraordinary myth, as told from the tongue of "The Storyteller" and his loyal canine companion! Witness worded wonderment from a cavalcade of crafty creators, including Roger Langridge ("The Muppet Show Comic"), Marjorie Liu ("Black Widow"), Ron Marz ("Green Lantern", "Artifacts"), Jeff Parker (Hulk, Thunderbolts), Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray ("Jonah Hex"), Jim McCann ("Return of the Dapper Men"), Francesco Francavilla ("Detective Comics"), J.L. Meyer ("Lady Pendragon"), Tom Fowler ("Green Arrow", "Batman"), Chris Eliopoulos ("Pet Avengers"), Colleen Coover ("Spider-Man"), Janet K. Lee ("Emma"), and many more!
Jim Mangan: The Crick
TWIN PALMS PUBLISHERS
2024
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In the crumbling community of a fundamentalist Mormon sect, the boys who remained behind reinvent themselves as modern-day cowboys American photographer Jim Mangan began The Crick as a photographic survey of the unorthodox architecture of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) houses in the Utah-Arizona border town of Short Creek. He soon found that the bigger story lay in a group of teenage boys navigating their disintegrating community, fractured after leader Warren Jeffs was imprisoned in 2011. These subjects were children at the time of the fallout, who remained with their families in Short Creek as others elected to leave the town altogether. The Crick is a meditation on religious succession, patriarchal systems, zealotry and fraternity in the life built by these young men. Mangan’s pictures transport the reader into an alternate reality of the boys’ making: where they explore the rugged terrain of southern Utah, northern Arizona and southern Nevada on horseback, emulating old-time explorers of the Western frontier. His “ecological and sociological approach” to this series, spanning five years, depicts the playfulness of youth against the capricious landscape of the American West. In both their real and imaginary worlds, these subjects have gained a knowledge of and closeness to nature that has largely been lost in the conventions of modern life. The collection of photographs is accompanied by an essay by author Judith Freeman and a text by apostatized former FLDS member and artist Roman Bateman. Jim Mangan (born 1973) is a photographer and filmmaker best known for his images of the American West. His work has been exhibited at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, the Kunst im Tunnel in Düsseldorf and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2015, his project Blast was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
"Carmody, renowned as a defensive wizard known to many as 'Big Nasty, ' was part of many of the most monumental football victories in Mississippi history." Rick Cleveland, from the introduction "On the surface, Jim Carmody was an 'old school' football coach who consistently put the toughest teams on the field. But he was also innovative, knew how to squeeze the absolute maximum out of each player, and was well-versed on just about any topic you wanted to discuss. His stamp on Mississippi athletics is undeniable." Billy Watkins, Clarion-Ledger features writer "Jim Carmody will always be remembered as the architect of what was known as the 'Nasty Bunch' defense at Southern Miss. A coach that was ahead of his time in the way his teams played and competed - and how he would prepare them - Carmody was the type of coach that you wanted to play for and the type of man that taught you how to be successful in life. His contributions to football in Mississippi can't be measured and will never be forgotten. What a great coach." John Cox, Voice of the Golden Eagles
This first full-length biography of the pioneer covers Jim "Junior" Gilliam's role during important baseball transitions. An established star in the Negro Leagues, Gilliam followed Jackie Robinson in MLB's integration efforts. As both a Brooklyn Dodger and Los Angeles Dodger, Gilliam notched some of the final baseball highlights at Ebbets Field and then served as a face of the new Los Angeles Dodgers.Jim Gilliam faced long odds throughout his life and had a knack for overcoming them. His father died when he was less than a year old. He was raised by his mother in segregated Nashville, Tennessee, during the Great Depression, dropping out of high school to play ball. He rode buses through the Jim Crow south as a member of the Nashville Black Vols and Baltimore Elite Giants, Negro Leagues teams in the 1940s. He spent two years with the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers' top minor-league team, ostensibly because it was easier for the Dodgers to keep mediocre white talent on its big-league roster than face the scrutiny of fielding a team with five Black players. He persevered to win Rookie of the Year honors as part of a long career in the majors, becoming one of MLB's first Black coaches before tragically passing away right before the 1978 World Series.On the field, Gilliam was truly the bridge between Brooklyn and Los Angeles. He recorded the last hit in Brooklyn Dodger history, scored a run in the final game at Ebbets Field, scored the first Dodger run in both the Los Angeles Coliseum and Dodger Stadium, and blasted the first home run in Dodger Stadium. He was also a notable bridge between MLB and the Negro Leagues: Gilliam is the only player to hit a home run in both the Negro League East-West All-Star Game (1950) and the Major League All-Star Game (1959) and is one of the few players to win both a Negro League Championship and a World Series.Gilliam never commanded the spotlight yet was influential in the Dodgers reaching seven World Series, winning four, during his career. He never had a permanent position and was frequently the subject of trade rumors. In the meticulously researched and elegantly written Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger, Gilliam's life story and its important place in both MLB and Dodgers history is detailed while also providing valuable insights into the racial history of Nashville, the Negro Leagues, MLB and 1960s Los Angeles. Featured are interviews with the Dodgers Gilliam played alongside, played for and coached-Dick Tracewski, Bobby Valentine, Peter O'Malley, Steve Garvey-as well as a foreword from former Dodgers GM Fred Claire.
Jim Isermann: Works 1980–2020
Radius Books
2021
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From functional installations to discrete objects, Jim Isermann has chronicled the conflation of postwar industrial design and fine art through popular culture A comprehensive monograph spanning the 40-year career of Palm Springs–based artist Jim Isermann (born 1955), this title shows the artist’s first 20 years of extensive, chronological research of postwar art and design filtered through popular culture and consumerism, followed by 20 years of site-specific public projects and a studio practice of labor-intensive painting, sculpture and the occasional product design project. In 1980, there were no guidebooks to California design or what we now call Midcentury Modern. Isermann constructed his own timeline, object by object, from thrift stores, flea markets and swap meets, making bodies of work that included latch hook rugs paired with painting, stained glass window panels and handsewn fabric wall hangings. By 1999, Isermann had his first computer, and so began the second 20 years of his career, with complex digitally designed patterns that found their form in commercially manufactured modules. Isermann continues to be inspired by the unpredictable, serendipitous moments that breathe life into his work.
Jim was an ordinary black and white bird dog. Or was he? He refused to be trained in the art of finding birds in the field, yet he knew exactly where the birds were and where they were not.Jim could pick out specific people, cars, and other items. He could predict the winners of races, and much more.Was it all a trick?Was Jim psychic?Nobody has been able to figure out how Jim did what he did. Can you?