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Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes

Author : Josef Benson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496838378
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes written by Josef Benson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American comics from the start have reflected the white supremacist culture out of which they arose. Superheroes and comic books in general are products of whiteness, and both signal and hide its presence. Even when comics creators and publishers sought to advance an antiracist agenda, their attempts were often undermined by a lack of awareness of their own whiteness and the ideological baggage that goes along with it. Even the most celebrated figures of the industry, such as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Jack Jackson, William Gaines, Stan Lee, Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, and Frank Miller, have not been able to distance themselves from the problematic racism embedded in their narratives despite their intentions or explanations. Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels provides a sober assessment of these creators and their role in perpetuating racism throughout the history of comics. Josef Benson and Doug Singsen identify how whiteness has been defined, transformed, and occasionally undermined over the course of eighty years in comics and in many genres, including westerns, horror, crime, funny animal, underground comix, autobiography, literary fiction, and historical fiction. This exciting and groundbreaking book assesses industry giants, highlights some of the most important episodes in American comic book history, and demonstrates how they relate to one another and form a larger pattern, in unexpected and surprising ways.

Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes

Author : Josef Benson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496838351
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes written by Josef Benson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted Finalist for the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work American comics from the start have reflected the white supremacist culture out of which they arose. Superheroes and comic books in general are products of whiteness, and both signal and hide its presence. Even when comics creators and publishers sought to advance an antiracist agenda, their attempts were often undermined by a lack of awareness of their own whiteness and the ideological baggage that goes along with it. Even the most celebrated figures of the industry, such as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Jack Jackson, William Gaines, Stan Lee, Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, and Frank Miller, have not been able to distance themselves from the problematic racism embedded in their narratives despite their intentions or explanations. Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels provides a sober assessment of these creators and their role in perpetuating racism throughout the history of comics. Josef Benson and Doug Singsen identify how whiteness has been defined, transformed, and occasionally undermined over the course of eighty years in comics and in many genres, including westerns, horror, crime, funny animal, underground comix, autobiography, literary fiction, and historical fiction. This exciting and groundbreaking book assesses industry giants, highlights some of the most important episodes in American comic book history, and demonstrates how they relate to one another and form a larger pattern, in unexpected and surprising ways.

The Superhero Kids and the Book Bandits

Author : Noah Thornton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736266700
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book The Superhero Kids and the Book Bandits written by Noah Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure, literacy and bow ties all come together in this modern tale of 2 brothers! Treandos and Noah are superhero kids determined to save books everywhere. This fun story takes all readers on a journey of family friendly excitement, suspense and rescue. All grown-ups are encouraged to read along with the kids and share their passion for literacy. The book's co-authors are award-winning kid business owners Treandos and Noah Thornton of T&N Bow Ties and Apparel. Join them as they share a message of encouragement and unity. Everyone is welcomed to join the movement of positivity at www.tnbowties.com.

The Man of Steel: Superman Vs. the Moon Bandits

Author : Scott Sonneborn
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1434242234
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book The Man of Steel: Superman Vs. the Moon Bandits written by Scott Sonneborn and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2013 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alien hijackers have stolen Earth's moon! SUPRMAN must save the day -- or, in this case, the night.

Shaolin Brew

Author : Troy D. Smith
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496851692
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Shaolin Brew written by Troy D. Smith and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial success of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films in the early 1970s led to major comics publishers creating, for the first time, Black and Asian superhero characters who headlined their own comics. The introduction of Black and Asian main characters, who previously only served as guest stars or sidekicks, launched a new kind of engagement between comics companies and minority characters and readers. However, scripted as they were by white writers, these characters were mired in stereotypes. Author Troy D. Smith focuses on Asian, Black, and Latinx representation in the comic industry and how it has evolved over the years. Smith explores topics that include Orientalism, whitewashing, Black respectability politics, the model minority myth, and political controversies facing fandoms. In particular, Smith examines how fans take the superheroes they grew up with—such as Luke Cage, Black Lightning, and Shang Chi—and turn them into the characters they wished they had as children. Shaolin Brew delves into the efforts of fans of color who urged creators to make these characters more realistic. This refining process increased as more writers and artists of color broke into the industry, bringing their own perspectives to the characters. As many of these characters transitioned from page to screen, a new generation of writers, artists, and readers have cooperated to evolve one-dimensional stereotypes into multifaceted, dynamic heroes.

Destruction, Ethics, and Intergalactic Love

Author : Peter Admirand
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000750337
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Destruction, Ethics, and Intergalactic Love written by Peter Admirand and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destruction, Ethics, and Intergalactic Love: Exploring Y: The Last Man and Saga offers a creative and accessible exploration of the two comic book series, examining themes like nonviolence; issues of gender and war; heroes and moral failures; forgiveness and seeking justice; and the importance of diversity and religious pluralism. Through close interdisciplinary reading and personal narratives, the author delves into the complex worlds of Y and Saga in search of an ethics, meaning, and a path resonant with real-world struggles. Reading these works side by side, the analysis draws parallels and seeks common themes around the four central ideas of seeking and making meaning in a meaningless world; love and parenting through oppression and grief; peacefulness when surrounded by violence; and the perils and hopes of diversity and communion. This timely and thoughtful study will resonate with scholars and students of comic studies, media and cultural studies, philosophy, theology, literature, psychology, and popular culture studies.

Misfits, Inc. No. 2: Of Heroes and Villains

Author : Mark Delaney
Publisher : Peachtree
ISBN 13 : 9781561451784
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Misfits, Inc. No. 2: Of Heroes and Villains written by Mark Delaney and published by Peachtree. This book was released on 1999-04-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Misfits, Inc. Investigations: Peter, the genius; Jake, the athlete; Byte, the computer whiz; Mattie, the "magician." These four teenage super-sleuths have a knack for uncovering and solving unsolvable crimes. In their second case, the team is mysteriously summoned to a comic book convention, where they anticipate the premiere of the exclusive new Hyperman superhero movie. At the convention, the Jester (a comic book villain come-to-life) terrorizes the audience and commits a daring crime. When the Misfits attempt to solve the Jester's riddle, they discover that someone close to them may be involved in the heist. As they draw dangerously close to unmasking the villain, the Misfits uncover a longtime wrong that only they can right. Featuring an engaging group of outcasts with varied interests, each book in the Misfits series offers an intriguing mystery, supported by Delaney's well-paced plot and believable dialogue, that will keep readers captivated to the very end.

Space Bandits

Author : Mark Millar
Publisher : Image Comics
ISBN 13 : 1534316833
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Space Bandits written by Mark Millar and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thena Khole and Cody Blue are among the universe's most-wanted felons. Each the leader of their own criminal ops, they run heists across the galaxies hopping from ship to ship to fleece everyone inside. But when both women are betrayed by their crews, the bandits only have one thing on their minds: REVENGE. Collects SPACE BANDITS #1-5

Of Heroes and Villains

Author : Mark Delaney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781424211364
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Of Heroes and Villains written by Mark Delaney and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Misfits are mysteriously summoned to a comic book convention, they see a daring crime committed by a comic book character come-to-life. As they try to solve the Jester¿s riddle and unmask the villain, they uncover a longtime wrong that only they can right.

Of Heroes and Villains

Author : Mark Delaney
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613852937
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Of Heroes and Villains written by Mark Delaney and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Misfits are attending a comic book convention and waiting for a sneak preview of the new Hyperman movie, they see the film stolen by someone dressed as Hyperman's nemesis, the Jester.

Super Sidekicks #3: Trial of Heroes

Author : Gavin Aung Than
Publisher : Random House Graphic
ISBN 13 : 0593175158
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Super Sidekicks #3: Trial of Heroes written by Gavin Aung Than and published by Random House Graphic. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everyone loves an underdog. Super Sidekicks is a WINNER!" --Lincoln Peirce, New York Times bestselling author of the BIG NATE series Calling fans of Captain Underpants and Hilo! Sidekicks are SUPER in this humor- and action-packed graphic novel series. Expect bugs, well-read dinosaurs, and lots of goo! The Super Sidekicks just saved the world! And now they've been invited to join HERO: The Heroic Earth Righteousness Organization. It's the most exclusive club for the planet's most famous superheroes. (No big deal!) But before they can become members, they must pass the hardest challenge in the universe--a test so scary only the truly heroic can survive. "A super side-splitting good time!" --Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood, creators of the REAL PIGEONS series

The League of Regrettable Sidekicks

Author : Jon Morris
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 168369077X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book The League of Regrettable Sidekicks written by Jon Morris and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This collection affectionately spotlights forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground). Included are pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.

Bandit Battle

Author : Shawn Pryor
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1666348066
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Bandit Battle written by Shawn Pryor and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2022 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminal mastermind Cynthia Cyber recruits a videogame super-villain named Bandora Bandit to battle The Gamer. When the Bandit tracks down The Gamer, she transports him to her own videogame world for a Wild West showdown! Will The Gamer defeat the super-powered villain and find his way back home?

All New, All Different?

Author : Allan W. Austin
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477318968
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book All New, All Different? written by Allan W. Austin and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a multifaceted approach to attitudes toward race through popular culture and the American superhero, All New, All Different? explores a topic that until now has only received more discrete examination. Considering Marvel, DC, and lesser-known texts and heroes, this illuminating work charts eighty years of evolution in the portrayal of race in comics as well as in film and on television. Beginning with World War II, the authors trace the vexed depictions in early superhero stories, considering both Asian villains and nonwhite sidekicks. While the emergence of Black Panther, Black Lightning, Luke Cage, Storm, and other heroes in the 1960s and 1970s reflected a cultural revolution, the book reveals how nonwhite superheroes nonetheless remained grounded in outdated assumptions. Multiculturalism encouraged further diversity, with 1980s superteams, the minority-run company Milestone’s new characters in the 1990s, and the arrival of Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani-American heroine, and a new Latinx Spider-Man in the 2000s. Concluding with contemporary efforts to make both a profit and a positive impact on society, All New, All Different? enriches our understanding of the complex issues of racial representation in American popular culture.

Working-Class Superheroes

Author : Chad Descoteaux
Publisher : Working-Class Superheroes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Working-Class Superheroes written by Chad Descoteaux and published by Working-Class Superheroes. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two superheroes become suspicious of their city's most powerful hero, the seemingly-invulnerable Magma Man, when something he says during a poker game doesn't add up. Why would he lie? Was he trying to protect someone? Was he drunk? Okay, he was probably drunk. But, is he in league with the villain? is he the villain? And if he is, how can he be stopped? Follow Speed Chicken and Cambio as they pursue the answers to these questions, putting them in cahoots with a powerless wannabe superhero named Wombat, and realize that the fate of an entire planet weighs in the balance. A comedic sci-fi adventure and the author's personal love letter to the superhero genre as a whole.

The Moon Bandits

Author : Scott Sonneborn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781434243331
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book The Moon Bandits written by Scott Sonneborn and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intergalactic alien hijackers have stolen Earths moon! SUPERMAN may be an alien himself, but hes not about to sit back and watch his adopted planet be torn asunder by terrible tidal waves. The MAN OF STEEL zooms into space to recover the straying satellite, but hes quickly overwhelmed the horde of angry aliens. LEX LUTHOR, SUPERMAN'S archenemy, offers his help, but can SUPERMAN trust him?

Men of Tomorrow

Author : Gerard Jones
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780465036561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Men of Tomorrow written by Gerard Jones and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2004-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of The Comic Book Heroes, Killing Monsters, and scores of successful comic books and screenplays, Men of Tomorrow is the first book to tell the surprising story of the young Jewish misfits, hustlers and nerds who invented the superhero and the comic book industry. Among the characters in this vibrant panorama: · Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster, the goofy myopic creators of Superman, who sold the rights to the Man of Tomorrow for $130 to...· Harry Donenfield, former pornographer and con-man, and his partner, Jack Liebowitz, founder of DC Comics, who went on to help build Steve Ross's legendary Warner Communications· Batman's Bob Kane, who rose to fame and fortune in a career based entirely on lies and self-promotion· Mort Weisinger, the ruthless editor of Superman, who suffered a nervous breakdown when he tried to be a superhero himself · Plus Stan Lee, founder of a new kind of hero, including Spiderman, at Marvel Comics; Will Eisner, whose creation "The Spirit" has become a cult classic, and many, many more. Springing unheralded out of working-class Jewish immigrant neighborhoods in the depths of the Depression, these young men transformed an odd mix of geekdom, science fiction, and outsider yearnings into blue-eyed chisel-nosed crime-fighters and adventurers who quickly captured the mainstream imagination. Within a few years their inventions were being read by 90% of American children and had spawned a new genre in movies, radio and TV that still dominates youth entertainment seventy years later. Drawing on exhaustive research, including interviews with friends and relatives of the creators, Jones reveals how the immigrant experience and the collision of Yiddish and American culture-forged in the crucible of two world wars-shaped the vision of the make-believe hero. He chronicles how the comics sparked a frightened counterattack that nearly destroyed the industry in the 1950's and how later they surged back at an underground level, to inspire a new generation to transmute those long-ago fantasies into art, literature, blockbuster movies and graphic novels. Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination.