By: Mohamed Sesay,
on 10/4/2015
This October, the OUP Philosophy team are highlighting German social and political theorist Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) as their Philosopher of the Month. Known as the founder of revolutionary communism, Marx is credited as one of the most influential thinkers for his theoretical framework, widely known as Marxism.
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By: Lynette,
on 5/19/2008
Oni are mean creatures from Japanese folktales and are a lot like ogres. They like to eat people and generally make them miserable. They remind me of some of the administrators I have known, who are much more concerned with maintaining the bottom line than the well being of their employees.
Enola is back right where she left off!
She has set up shop in January 1889 as London's only Scientific Perditorian. Of course, she is in disguise as Miss Meshle, a secretary. She is shocked when her first client is none other than Dr. John Watson, friend of her famous brother, Sherlock Holmes. It seems that Sherlock is beside himself that he cannot locate his younger sister Enola.
Enola, of course, is quite pleased that she is hiding right underneath her brother's nose, and feels that she can use Miss Meshle's new relationship with Dr. Watson to her advantage.
Enola is not just using her time to hide from her brothers and boarding school. She is continuing the search for her mother, using the magazines and cipher codes that she knows her mother will read and recognize. Soon enough, she is in communication with her mother. While she is partly happy, Enola is still angry with her mother for leaving her on her own, and at the mercy of her older brothers.
She is also on the hunt for the missing daughter of Lady Theodora Alistaire. The disappearance has been hushed up due to it's discrete nature...it seems that she has run away with a love interest. Upon examination of Lady Cecily's room, however, Enola fears that the young lady did not leave of her own volition.
Chock full of Victorian age details, Nancy Springer has a hit series on her hands. From the stench of poverty, to the pervasive flim-flam artists of the day, the setting and characters seem real. Readers will fear for Enola and Cecily, and be caught up turning pages to find out what happens next.
By: Paul Conrad,
on 5/24/2007
Well I've hinted at this a bit previously, but I've got the okay to actually show a couple of pages!
These are from a short story I have in the upcoming comics anthology "Parable".
Mike Maihack posted the cover here earlier:
ooh, i especially love the bottom poster... these are such fun!
Awesomeness again. I'm lovin' the Dr. Dastardly. That robot reigns!
Both of these are totally ROCKIN"!!!
My favorite style of illustration.
Fun and really cool.
Very cool! Love this style - SO dramatic. I espectially like the coloring from the top image, and how mysterious and haunting it is. Love how the 'shadow' morphs into 3D claws - very cool.