Showing results for "Comics" in Anthologies & Short Stories

V. S. Naipaul's legendary command of broad comedy and acute social observation is on abundant display in these classic works of fiction - two novels and a collection of stories - that capture the rhythms of life in the Caribbean and England with impressive subtlety and humor.

Un niño abusado que busca venganza. Un matón que pertenece a una organización mafiosa pide permiso para matar a un artista plástico que abuso de él y de su novia cuando eran chicos. El pedido le es denegado. Lo cual disparara una trama en contrapunto con lo que desea y lo que puede hacer...

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comedians Recorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By...

From the wicked imagination of award-winning writer Warren Ellis comes DEAD PIG COLLECTOR, a love story with a classic Ellis twist. So while it might be a love story, it's also about killing people and disposing of their bodies in the most efficient manner possible. DEAD PIG COLLECTOR introduces...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort...

Una mujer pide prestado un collar de brillantes a una amiga adinerada, el cual luce en una elegante fiesta a la que concurre con su esposo. Sin embargo, cuando regresa a casa, ocurre un percance que transformará su vida en toda una tragedia.

Una mañana, tras despertar, un hombre se lleva las manos a la cabeza y se da cuenta que ésta ha desaparecido. Angustiado y perplejo, comienza a buscarla por toda la ciudad.

Es Navidad. Delia y Jim están recién casados, y ninguno tiene suficiente dinero para hacerle un regalo al otro. El espíritu navideño conjugado con el enorme amor mutuo, hacen que esta pareja viva una experiencia inolvidable.

Did you ever want to attend the biggest popular arts festival in the United States? Come along on a 5-day odyssey of all things nerdy. Part travelogue, part love letter, Colby Elliott and his traveling companions give you a badge holder’s eye view of the amazing spectacle that is Comic Con. And find the answer to the question: Just how many miles do you actually walk when you’re at Nerdopolis?