· 2017
Veteran artist Doug Sneyd presents a collection of unpublished cartoon concepts created throughout his career with Playboy magazine. This novelty book is packed from end to end with one-liners and pretty girls--funny, charming, and risqué jokes, each one full of all the life and expression that only a master artist can impart with a few strokes of the pen and brush! For over fifty years Doug Sneyd has been a regular contributor to Playboy, and for every cartoon published in the magazine, he created several more illustrated concepts with gag lines written by himself or by his own stable of witty writers. Collected here are over 250 of the very finest, funniest, and most clever previously unpublished gags, chosen from thousands submitted to Playboy since the early 1960s.
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· 2011
An artist for Playboy magazine since the early 1960s, Doug Sneyd's scintillating cartoon works are now collected in this stunning art book. Featuring the most lush, sumptuous, striking, and hilarious of Doug's full-page cartoons, readers will be charmed with the lovely scantily (and even non-) clad "Sneyd" girls and the one-line jokes they so ably illustrate. This book includes a foreword by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, an introduction by Lynn Johnston, cartoonist of the nationally syndicated strip For Better or For Worse, and reflections from the artist himself!
· 2025
The Black Viking Discovered as an infant on a brutal conquest, he was raised by the very Vikings who found him, growing into Einar, a towering warrior of unparalleled skill. With skin as "black as night" and clad in gleaming silver armor, he cuts an unforgettable silhouette amidst the chaos of battle and the thunder of longships. He's a juggernaut, fiercely loyal to his foster parents, the leaders of his Viking tribe. Einar's life is a saga of thrilling sea voyages, intense battles, and a blossoming love with a fierce Viking woman. But when he faces a group of people who share his heritage—the first he's seen since infancy—his world shatters. Forced to confront his true origins, Einar grapples with the moral cost of conquest and the profound questions of his identity. Will he remain loyal to the only family he's ever known, or embark on a new quest to discover who he truly is?
· 2025
In the untamed expanse of the Wild West, a simmering tale of vengeance unfolds. This gripping narrative delves into the harsh realities of a frontier where justice is often self-made, and the pursuit of retribution becomes an all-consuming force. Prepare for a relentless journey across sun-baked plains and through dust-choked towns as a reckoning long overdue finally arrives.
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· 2000
· 2023
&‘ Fast, funny and freaky' Luke HealySacked from his first job in Dublin, Mark McGuire arrives in the dismal town of Ashcross to take up a new role as customer service assistant for Ireland' s second-biggest pet food brand, WellCat. From his initial impressions, it' s a toss-up whether he' ll die of misery or boredom.He couldn' t be more wrong. For starters, the improbably cute receptionist, Kevin, seems willing to audition as the man of Mark' s dreams. There' s also the launch of a hush-hush new product, Future Fish, on the horizon. Not to mention the ragtag band of exorcists, alien-hunters and animal rights warriors who are all convinced WellCat is up to no good. Why are these crackpots so keen on getting close to Mark? And will their schemes ruin his career prospects?In a deliciously daft comic caper, Conor Sneyd perfectly captures the powerlessness of low-rung office life as well as the seductive zealotry of our times.
· 2015
If you are a computer game enthusiast who has always wanted to know what it takes to build a playable game, or maybe you would like to expand your programming knowledge so that you can develop great computer games using a solid game engine and toolkit, then this book is for you.