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.
Autorius: | John Kenneth Muir |
Leidėjas: | McFarland and Company, Inc. |
Išleidimo metai: | 2022 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 706 |
ISBN-10: | 1476692912 |
ISBN-13: | 9781476692913 |
Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
Žanras: | Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |
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