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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with this indispensable companion to the epic conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy. An informative look at how Star Wars Return of the Jedi came together, from the conception of the story to the design and filming of the movie…
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…
This is a critical overview of monster magazines from the 1950s through the 1970s. “Monster magazine” is a blanket term to describe both magazines that focus primarily on popular horror movies and magazines that contain stories featuring monsters, both of which are illustrated in comic book style and printed in black and white. The book…
Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity…
Trash talk like Deadpool with this hilarious authorized book that contains the best insults from the Deadpool comics, allowing you to create thousands of snarky comebacks worthy of the fast-talking Merc with a Mouth. He is annoying. He is dangerous. He smells terrible. But the public loves him. He talks and cracks jokes nonstop, breaks…
Fans of Batman are used to seeing the Caped Crusader associate with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman, but what if one were to put the Dark Knight into the company of figures such as Beowulf, Robin Hood, Oedipus, and Sun Tzu, among others? This is the first book to compare famous Batman graphic…
THE AKIRA BOOK KATSUHIRO OTOMO: THE MOVIE AND THE MANGA: A CRITICAL STUDY by Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a book about Akira – the manga of 1982-90 and the movie of 1988, and about the creator of Akira, the genius artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). There are very few genuine auteurs in Japanese animation:…
This book covers the entire history of French genre cinema from its early days to 2022. WHAT THE CRITICS SAID: JOHN CLUTE (Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Science Fiction Encyclopedia) “I just now (finally) gotten my copy of French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction and am immediately finding it enthralling.” LOCUS “The most enlightening reference…
This interdisciplinary academic study is for readers interested in film, media, and the comic book genre. Superhero theories are abundant, especially considering their use as a tool for coping with adversity, and some note that it is an integral part of American society, young formative minds, in particular. It is not just about learning morals…
Copyright Vigilantes: Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero explains superhero blockbusters as allegories of intellectual property relations. In movies based on characters owned by the comics duopoly of DC and Marvel, no narrative recurs more often than a villain’s attempt to copy the superhero’s unique powers. In this volume, author Ezra Claverie explains this fixation…
“Funny, incisive, and timely…” –Lawrence Kasdan, co-screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, and Solo: A Star Wars StoryA.D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero franchises that now dominate…
Embark on a riveting journey with Israel, Millie, Marlon, and Amar as they unite forces to combat an array of sinister curses and supernatural beings threatening to engulf the world in chaos. Join them on a high-stakes quest to liberate from the malevolent forces that seek to shroud it in darkness. In a tale of…
In both literature and film, mutants, androids, and aliens have long functioned as humanity’s Other–nonhuman bodies serving as surrogates to explore humanity’s prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Scholars working in fields of feminism, ethnic studies, queer studies, and disability studies, among others, have deconstructed representations of the Othered body and the ways these fictional depictions provide…
In both literature and film, mutants, androids, and aliens have long functioned as humanity’s Other–nonhuman bodies serving as surrogates to explore humanity’s prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Scholars working in fields of feminism, ethnic studies, queer studies, and disability studies, among others, have deconstructed representations of the Othered body and the ways these fictional depictions provide…
In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production of comic book film adaptations. This trend, now in its second decade, has blossomed into Hollywood’s leading genre. From superheroes to Spartan warriors, The Comic Book Film Adaptation offers the first dedicated study to examine how…
Representations of lead female characters in superhero film and television often reinforce tropes that portray women, especially those who are non-White and gender non-conforming, as sexually threatening, deceptive, hysterical, or inherently evil. These depictions were created alongside early pulp fiction and comic books that targeted White, working-class, male audiences, where figures such as Dragon Lady…
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