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Empire of the Superheroes

Author : Mark Cotta Vaz
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477321829
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Empire of the Superheroes written by Mark Cotta Vaz and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.

Superhero Posters to Save the World

Author : Empire
Publisher : Australian Geographic
ISBN 13 : 9781742457666
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Superhero Posters to Save the World written by Empire and published by Australian Geographic. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine, has curated over 140 of cinema's most legendary, vibrant and off-beat Heroes movie posters into a handsome slimline volume ready for coffee tables and movie-buffs nationwide."

The Disney+ Kingdom

Author : David Whitt
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476690057
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Disney+ Kingdom written by David Whitt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debuting in 2019, Disney+ quickly became one of the most popular streaming services worldwide. With hubs for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, Disney+ not only provides "vault" content from these brands but also original films and television programming such as High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Mandalorian, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Andor and The Imagineering Story. This collection of essays examines a variety of Disney+ exclusive content, exploring themes such as nostalgia, identity, representation and lived experience. Designed to appeal to both academics and the average Disney fan, it attempts to answer the question of whether its original streaming content is a plus or minus for the "Mouse House."

The Contemporary Superhero Film

Author : Terence McSweeney
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231549792
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Contemporary Superhero Film written by Terence McSweeney and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audiences around the globe continue to flock to see the latest releases from Marvel and DC studios, making it clear that superhero films resonate with the largest global audience that Hollywood has ever reached. Yet despite dominating theater screens like never before, the superhero genre remains critically marginalized—ignored at best and more often actively maligned. Terence McSweeney examines this global phenomenon, providing a concise and up-to-date overview of the superhero genre. He lays out its narrative codes and conventions, exploring why it appeals to diverse audiences and what it has to say about the world in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Unpacking the social, ideological, and cultural content of superhero films, he argues that the genre should be considered a barometer of contemporary social anxieties and a reflection of cultural values. McSweeney scrutinizes representations of gender, race, and sexuality as well as how the genre’s conventions relate to and comment on contemporary political debates. Beyond American contributions to the genre, the book also features extensive analysis of superhero films from all over the world, contrasting them with the dominant U.S. model. The book’s presentation of a range of case studies and critical debates is accessible and engaging for students, scholars, and enthusiasts at all levels.

AI Empire Of The Jews: Research Copy

Author : Thorsten J. Pattberg
Publisher : LoD Press, New York
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book AI Empire Of The Jews: Research Copy written by Thorsten J. Pattberg and published by LoD Press, New York. This book was released on 2023-05-14 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America Is Not The Superpower–Her Jews Are.

The League of Regrettable Superheroes

Author : Jon Morris
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594747830
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The League of Regrettable Superheroes written by Jon Morris and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, but with bees), the Clown (circus-themed crimebuster), the Eye (a giant, floating eyeball; just accept it), and many other oddballs and oddities. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The League of Regrettable Superheroes will appeal to die-hard comics fans, casual comics readers, and anyone who enjoys peering into the stranger corners of pop culture.

Superman and Comic Book Brand Continuity

Author : Phillip Bevin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351254286
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Superman and Comic Book Brand Continuity written by Phillip Bevin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman and Comic Book Brand Continuity traces the development of comic book continuity through the case study of Superman, examining the character’s own evolution across several media, including comics, radio, television, and film. Superman’s relationship with continuity illustrates a key feature of the way in which people in western societies construct stories about themselves. In this respect, the book is a study of narrative and how comic book continuity reflects the way that, in wider western post-enlightenment culture, storytelling shapes the common sense and received wisdoms that influence how we perceive "reality." The scope of the analysis extends from Superman’s creation in the late 1930s to the recent films Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), as well as the current comic book reboot Rebirth (2016).

Danny Elfman's Batman

Author : Janet K. Halfyard
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461667054
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Danny Elfman's Batman written by Janet K. Halfyard and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004-09-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful, interesting, and innovative figures in recent film music composition. He came to the fore in the late 1980s in connection with his collaboration with Tim Burton on his films including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare before Christmas (1993), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In addition to this, Elfman has composed music for more than 40 other films, including Somersby (1993), Dolores Claibourne (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997), Men in Black (1997), and Spiderman (2002). Beetlejuice was the first mainstream commercial success of the collaboration, but Batman was the film which marked Tim Burton's arrival as a major figure in Hollywood film direction, and equally established Danny Elfman as a film score composer, particularly in relation to action and fantasy genres. The score for Batman won a Grammy in 1989 and is an outstanding example of his collaboration with Burton as well as admirably demonstrating his particular talents and distinctive compositional voice. In particular, it displays the characteristic "darkness" of his orchestration in this genre and the means he uses to create a full length film score from what is often a relatively small amount of musical material, in this case the famous Batman theme. This book examines Elfman's scoring technique and provides a detailed analysis and commentary on the Batman score. The film is discussed in the context of its comic-book origins and the fantasy-action genre, setting it and its score against the late 1970s and early 1980s equivalents such as Star Wars and Superman, and revealing how Burton and Elfman between them changed the cinematic idea of what a superhero is. The book also explores Elfman's musical background, his place within the film music industry and the controversy that sprang up following the release of B

Superheroes and Superegos

Author : Sharon Packer MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313355371
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Superheroes and Superegos written by Sharon Packer MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of essays written by a practicing psychiatrist shows that superheroes are more about superegos than about bodies and brawn, even though they contain subversive sexual subtexts that paved the path for major social shifts of the late 20th century. Superheroes have provided entertainment for generations, but there is much more to these fictional characters than what first meets the eye. Superheros and Superegos: Analyzing the Minds Behind the Masks begins its exploration in 1938 with the creation of Superman and continues to the present, with a nod to the forerunners of superhero stories in the Bible and Greek, Roman, Norse, and Hindu myth. The first book about superheroes written by a psychiatrist in over 50 years, it invokes biological psychiatry to discuss such concepts as "body dysmorphic disorder," as well as Jungian concepts of the shadow self that explain the appeal of the masked hero and the secret identity. Readers will discover that the earliest superheroes represent fantasies about stopping Hitler, while more sophisticated and socially-oriented publishers used superheroes to encourage American participation in World War II. The book also explores themes such as how the feminist movement and the dramatic shift in women's roles and rights were predicted by Wonder Woman and Sheena nearly 30 years before the dawn of the feminist era.

Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy

Author : Lawrence C. Rubin, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780826101327
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy written by Lawrence C. Rubin, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-12-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the Therapeutic Power of the Superhero! Application of the Star Wars Adoption Narrative Emotional Literacy and the Incredible Hulk Batman and Trauma What Would Superman Do--An Adlerian Approach? With an incisive historical foreword by John Shelton Lawrence and insight from contributors such as Michael Brody, Patty Scanlon, and Roger Kaufman, Lawrence Rubin takes us on a dynamic tour of the benefits of using these icons of popular culture and fantasy in counseling and play therapy. Not only can superheroes assist in clinical work with children, but Rubin demonstrates how they can facilitate growth and change with teen and adults. Early childhood memories of how we felt pretending to have the power to save the world or our families in the face of impending danger still resonate in our adult lives, making the use of superheroes attractive as well, to the creative counselor. In presenting case studies and wisdom gleaned from practicing therapists' experience, Lawrence Rubin shows how it is possible to uncover children's secret identities, assist treatment of adolescents with sexual behavior problems, and inspire the journey of individuation for gay and lesbian clients, all by paying attention to our intrinsic social need for superhero fantasy and play.

The Galaxy is Ours, A Superhero Epic

Author : Jaime Mera
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1941336108
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The Galaxy is Ours, A Superhero Epic written by Jaime Mera and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argonian Empire creates a Galactic guard force to counter their increasing border disputes; but, the Queen uses this guise to assemble her superheroes to fight against evil threatening peace in the galaxy and establish a new legacy for the empire and future of Earth. Galactic war is prophesied, but John and Susan have their own plans and make destiny unfold as they want it to.

Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire

Author : Geoff Johns
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1779519354
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire written by Geoff Johns and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving together tales of a world after the Infinite Crisis, this collection follows Teth-Adam, the antihero better known as Black Adam, during the year without Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman! Will Black Adam’s vision of a free Kahndaq be realized, or will his dreams come crashing down around him? Collects stories from 52 #1-3, 6-10, 12-16, 18-26, 29-34, 36-40, 43-50, 52, and the 52 Omnibus.

The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed.

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786437553
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed. written by John Kenneth Muir and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-08-21 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.

Superman Is Jewish?

Author : Harry Brod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416595309
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Superman Is Jewish? written by Harry Brod and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expose of the secret identities of famous superheroes explains how theme dilemmas faced by iconic characters reflect the evolution of Judaism in American culture and the Jewish identities of famous comic book writers.

Avengers

Author : Mark Waid
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1302500856
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Avengers written by Mark Waid and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Avengers (2016) #7-11. Doctor Doom: Avenger?! The impossible is real! Doom has turned to the light side in a fresh suit of armor as the Infamous Iron Man. And now he is about to take Shell-Head's place in the Avengers -or, to hear Victor tell it, they're joining him! But how will Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to one of its greatest villains joining their ranks?

Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198828853
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobel Laureate George Bernard Shaw remains one of the world's most important and popular writers. His plays are regularly performed around the world, from the boards of Broadway and the West End to regional, community, and college stages.The three plays selected here are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre:Man and Superman: a four-act comedy for serious people, staged in part at Royal court in 1905, it is one of the early works of Modernism to take an ancient myth and restage it in contemporary mode (and its influence extends across world literature, palpable in writings from Mann to Joyce). Its storyof how a sensitive woman compels a superman-figure to adjust to her needs and those of the real world provides an updated commentary on Nietzsche's still-fashionable notions of ubermensch; and its famous third act introduces a persistent Shavian theme, which goes back as far as earliest religiousliterature-that the truly damned are those who are happy in hell.John Bull's Other Island takes up that idea: to the visionary, hell may be the ultimate modern dream of efficiency and rational administration, as manifested in a colonial Ireland run by liberal exploiters. Commissioned by WB Yeats to mark the opening of Ireland's National Theatre, the Abbey, theplay was promptly refused by its Directors (who disliked its mechanical mockeries of mechanism but may have missed its visionary qualities). It was performed to huge acclaim in London in November 1904 and it made Shaw famous, the supreme example of the Playwright as Thinker and, ever afterwards,one of the most valued commentators on Anglo-Irish relations.Major Barbara: a three-act drama which in classic Shavian style unmasks the motivation of puritan idealists and dedicated industrialists, this work (like the previous two) pits a strong woman against a sardonic, practical man. Having exposed the mendacity of apostles of efficiency, Shaw seems thento submit to their doctrine, arguing that a pure private charity towards the destitute is no adequate substitute. Like the previous two works, this is a problem play, in the course of which the audience sympathy is aroused and then repelled in all directions. The suggestion that it may be acceptableto take money from tainted sources, such as arms manufacturers, caused much debate in 1905 - and even more after the carnage wrought by mechanized guns in World War One.

Kingdom Come

Author : Waid Mark
Publisher : DC COMICS bei Panini Comics
ISBN 13 : 3736780788
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Kingdom Come written by Waid Mark and published by DC COMICS bei Panini Comics. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Das größte Elseworlds-Epos der Zukunft in einer neuen Auflage mit einer Fülle an neuem Zusatzmaterial! Ein grandioser Klassiker mit Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman und vielen mehr vom legendären Team Mark Waid und Alex Ross!