Established by the Catholic Church in 1231, the Inquisition continued in one form or another for almost seven hundred years. Though associated with the persecution of heretics and Jews -- and with burning at the stake -- its targets were more numerous and its techniques more ambitious. The Inquisiti[...]
"The Inquisition is a dark mark in the history of the Catholic Church. But it was not the first inquisition nor the last, as Cullen Murphy shows in this far-ranging, informed, and (dare one say?) witty account of its reach down to our own time, in worldly affairs more than ecclesiastical ones." -- M[...]
It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of todayâs garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation in[...]
Zur Serie: Hal Fosters faszinierendes und lebendiges Ritterepos aus den Tagen König Arthurs zählt zu den Meisterwerken der Comic-Geschichte. Zwischen 1937 und 1971 hat Foster insgesamt 1788 Seiten gezeichnet, bevor John Cullen Murphy zu seinem kongenialen Nachfolger wurde. Was viele nicht wiss[...]
Ein neuer Strich...
Mit diesem Band der Serie beginnt ein neuer Zeichner seine Arbeit an Prinz Eisenherz: Garry Gianni. Seit März 2004 zeichnet er die wöchentlichen Strips, die nun auch als Album in Deutschland erscheinen. Da die deutsche Veröffentlichung nun sehr nah am Rhythmus[...]
Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whitey s extraordinary criminal career from teena[...]