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…mehr
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Kenneth Muir is an American literary critic and award-winning author. As of 2022, he has written 30 reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Superheroes Re-Booted: A Preface to the Second Edition "Thank God You're Here!" An Introduction PART I: A HISTORY OF FILM AND TELEVISION SUPERHEROES PART II: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA The Amazing Spider-Man The Ambiguously Gay Duo Angel Aquaman Automan Batman Bibleman The Bionic Woman Birdman and the Galaxy Trio Birds of Prey Black Scorpion Blade Blankman Bluntman and Chronic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Captain America Captain Nice Captain Planet and the Planeteers Catwoman Condorman The Crow Daredevil Dark Angel Darkman Doctor Strange ElectraWoman and DynaGirl Elektra The Fantastic Four The Flash The Gemini Man Generation X Ghost Rider The Greatest American Hero The Green Hornet Green Lantern Hellboy Hero High Heroes The Incredible Hulk The Incredibles The Invincible Iron Man Isis The Justice League of America The League Extraordinary Gentlemen The Man from Atlantis Manimal M.A.N.T.I.S. Martian Manhunter The Mask The Meteor Man The Mighty Thor Misfits of Science Mr. Terrific Mutant X My Secret Identity My Super Ex-Girlfriend Mystery Men Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nightman Now and Again Once a Hero Painkiller Jane The Phantom Plastic Man The Pumaman The Return of Captain Invincible RoboCop The Rocketeer The Shadow Shazam! Sheena Silver Surfer The Six Million Dollar Man Sky High Spawn Steel Superboy Supergirl Superman Swamp Thing Teen Titans The Tick Unbreakable Who Wants to Be a Superhero? Witchblade Wonder Woman X-Men Zoom: Academy for Superheroes PART III: CONCLUSION THE APPENDICES Appendix A: Conventions and Clichés Appendix B: Incarnations Appendix C: Memorable Ad-Lines Appendix D: The Best, Worst and Most Influential Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Superheroes Re-Booted: A Preface to the Second Edition "Thank God You're Here!" An Introduction PART I: A HISTORY OF FILM AND TELEVISION SUPERHEROES PART II: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA The Amazing Spider-Man The Ambiguously Gay Duo Angel Aquaman Automan Batman Bibleman The Bionic Woman Birdman and the Galaxy Trio Birds of Prey Black Scorpion Blade Blankman Bluntman and Chronic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Captain America Captain Nice Captain Planet and the Planeteers Catwoman Condorman The Crow Daredevil Dark Angel Darkman Doctor Strange ElectraWoman and DynaGirl Elektra The Fantastic Four The Flash The Gemini Man Generation X Ghost Rider The Greatest American Hero The Green Hornet Green Lantern Hellboy Hero High Heroes The Incredible Hulk The Incredibles The Invincible Iron Man Isis The Justice League of America The League Extraordinary Gentlemen The Man from Atlantis Manimal M.A.N.T.I.S. Martian Manhunter The Mask The Meteor Man The Mighty Thor Misfits of Science Mr. Terrific Mutant X My Secret Identity My Super Ex-Girlfriend Mystery Men Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nightman Now and Again Once a Hero Painkiller Jane The Phantom Plastic Man The Pumaman The Return of Captain Invincible RoboCop The Rocketeer The Shadow Shazam! Sheena Silver Surfer The Six Million Dollar Man Sky High Spawn Steel Superboy Supergirl Superman Swamp Thing Teen Titans The Tick Unbreakable Who Wants to Be a Superhero? Witchblade Wonder Woman X-Men Zoom: Academy for Superheroes PART III: CONCLUSION THE APPENDICES Appendix A: Conventions and Clichés Appendix B: Incarnations Appendix C: Memorable Ad-Lines Appendix D: The Best, Worst and Most Influential Notes Bibliography Index
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