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

John Kenneth Muir (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

704 Seiten

2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9291-3 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	17.07.2023
Zusatzinfo	71 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1225 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4766-9291-2 / 1476692912
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9291-3 / 9781476692913
Zustand	Neuware