Rob David – författare

The Arctic region has been the subject of much popular writing. This book considers nineteenth-century representations of the Arctic, and draws upon an extensive range of evidence that will allow the 'widest connections' to emerge from a 'cross-disciplinary analysis' using different methodologies and subject matter. It positions the Arctic alongside more thoroughly investigated theatres of Victorian enterprise. In the nineteenth century, most images were in the form of paintings, travel narratives, lectures given by the explorers themselves and photographs. The book explores key themes in Arctic images which impacted on subsequent representations through text, painting and photography. For much of the nineteenth century, national and regional geographical societies promoted exploration, and rewarded heroic endeavor. The book discusses images of the Arctic which originated in the activities of the geographical societies. The Times provided very low-key reporting of Arctic expeditions, as evidenced by its coverage of the missions of Sir John Franklin and James Clark Ross. However, the illustrated weekly became one of the main sources of popular representations of the Arctic. The book looks at the exhibitions of Arctic peoples, Arctic exploration and Arctic fauna in Britain. Late nineteenth-century exhibitions which featured the Arctic were essentially nostalgic in tone. The Golliwogg's Polar Adventures, published in 1900, drew on adult representations of the Arctic and will have confirmed and reinforced children's perceptions of the region. Text books, board games and novels helped to keep the subject alive among the young.

BEI DER MACHT VON GRAYSKULL, HOOOOOOOOOO! He-Man und die Masters of the Universe beschützen den Planeten Eternia vor dem grausamen Skeletor und seinen monströsen Schergen. Doch nun greift auch noch Mumion an, der das unendliche Böse einer fremden, weit entfernten Welt verkörpert. Mumion braucht He-Mans Schwert der Macht, damit er auf seiner Welt die ThunderCats um Leo besiegen kann, der seinerseits das Schwert der Omen schwingt. Als sich Skeletor und Mumion vereinen, stehen die Schicksale beider Welten und ihrer Helden auf dem Spiel… Das komplette Crossover zwischen den Masters und den ThunderCats in einem Band, geschrieben von Rob David und Lloyd Goldfine (HE-MAN UND DIE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE), mit atemberaubenden Zeichnungen von Freddie E. Williams II (BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES).