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In 1976, a fledgling magazine held forth the the idea that comics could be art. In 2016, comics intended for an adult readership are reviewed favorably in the New York Times, enjoy panels devoted to them at Book Expo America, and sell in bookstores comparable to prose efforts of similar weight and intent. We Told You So: Comics as Art is an oral history about Fantagraphics Books’ key role in helping build and shape an art movement around a discredited, ignored and fading expression of Americana. It includes appearances by Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Harlan Ellison, Stan Lee, Daniel Clowes, Frank Miller, and more.
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Lorca, icon and polymath in all his manifestations.
Pawn of the U.S. government. Right-hand man to the mob. Iron-fisted dictator. For decades, public understanding of the pre-Revolutionary Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista has been limited to these stereotypes. While on some level they all contain an element of truth, these superficial characterizations barely scratch the surface of the complex and compelling career of this important political figure. Second only to Fidel Castro, Batista is the most controversial leader in modern Cuban history. And yet, until now, there has been no objective biography written about him. Existing biographical literature is predominantly polemical and either borders on hero worship or launches a series of attack...
This book contains the proceedings of the CIMPS Conference held on October 19-21, 2022, Hipócrates University, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, México, that is dedicated to Software Engineering, in particular, software processes improvement, computer security and communication technology, artificial intelligence and data analysis (big data) with a focus on innovation and/or entrepreneurship, bringing together the academic sectors, governmental and industrial that promote the comprehensive development of a culture of research, innovation and competitiveness of organizations dedicated to and/or that make use of Information and Communication Telecommunications. This book presents software engin...