Adapting Superman
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Adapting Superman
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Author : John Darowski
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-05-21
Adapting Superman written by John Darowski and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
Almost immediately after his first appearance in comic books in June 1938, Superman began to be adapted to other media. The subsequent decades have brought even more adaptations of the Man of Steel, his friends, family, and enemies in film, television, comic strip, radio, novels, video games, and even a musical. The rapid adaptation of the Man of Steel occurred before the character and storyworld were fully developed on the comic book page, allowing the adaptations an unprecedented level of freedom and adaptability. The essays in this collection provide specific insight into the practice of adapting Superman from comic books to other media and cultural contexts through a variety of methods, including social, economic, and political contexts. Authors touch on subjects such as the different international receptions to the characters, the evolution of both Clark Kent's character and Superman's powers, the importance of the radio, how the adaptations interact with issues such as racism and Cold War paranoia, and the role of fan fiction in the franchise. By applying a wide range of critical approaches to adaption and Superman, this collection offers new insights into our popular entertainment and our cultural history.
Adapting Superman
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Author : John Darowski
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-05-29
Adapting Superman written by John Darowski and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
Almost immediately after his first appearance in comic books in June 1938, Superman began to be adapted to other media. The subsequent decades have brought even more adaptations of the Man of Steel, his friends, family, and enemies in film, television, comic strip, radio, novels, video games, and even a musical. The rapid adaptation of the Man of Steel occurred before the character and storyworld were fully developed on the comic book page, allowing the adaptations an unprecedented level of freedom and adaptability. The essays in this collection provide specific insight into the practice of adapting Superman from comic books to other media and cultural contexts through a variety of methods, including social, economic, and political contexts. Authors touch on subjects such as the different international receptions to the characters, the evolution of both Clark Kent's character and Superman's powers, the importance of the radio, how the adaptations interact with issues such as racism and Cold War paranoia, and the role of fan fiction in the franchise. By applying a wide range of critical approaches to adaption and Superman, this collection offers new insights into our popular entertainment and our cultural history.
Adapting Science Fiction To Television
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Author : Max Sexton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Adapting Science Fiction To Television written by Max Sexton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Performing Arts categories.
This book looks at the adaptation of science fiction from literary and film sources for television. The authors examine television as having a separate identity and separate aesthetic principles from film and draw appropriate comparisons.
Superman Returns
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Author : Martin Pasko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Superman Returns written by Martin Pasko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Comics adaptation of the movie "Superman Returns" along with five other stories about the Man of Steel.
Superman Returns
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Author : Martin Pasko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Superman Returns written by Martin Pasko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Graphic novels categories.
The Official Comics Adaptation
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Author : Paul Dini
language : en
Publisher: Dc Comics
Release Date : 1997
The Official Comics Adaptation written by Paul Dini and has been published by Dc Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Superman Returns
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Author : Bryan Singer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Superman Returns written by Bryan Singer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Comic books, strips, etc categories.
Collects the prequel stories that explore the five year gap between Superman's departure from Earth and his return as depicted in Superman Returns.
Superheroes In Crisis
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Author : Jeffrey K. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Release Date : 2014
Superheroes In Crisis written by Jeffrey K. Johnson and has been published by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Batman (Fictitious character) categories.
An examination of how Superman and Batman dealt with cultural and social changes in the 1960s and 1970s and how this mirrored American societal changes in general.
The Comic Book Film Adaptation
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Author : Liam Burke
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2015-03-31
The Comic Book Film Adaptation written by Liam Burke and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
"There is no better, smarter examination of the relationship between comics and film." --Mark Waid, Eisner Award-winning writer of Kingdom Come and Daredevil 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 comic books moved from the fringes of popular culture to the center of mainstream film production. Through in-depth analysis, industry interviews, and audience research, this book charts the cause-and-effect of this influential trend. It considers the cultural traumas, business demands, and digital possibilities that Hollywood faced at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The industry managed to meet these challenges by exploiting comics and their existing audiences. However, studios were caught off-guard when these comic book fans, empowered by digital media, began to influence the success of these adaptations. Nonetheless, filmmakers soon developed strategies to take advantage of this intense fanbase, while codifying the trend into a more lucrative genre, the comic book movie, which appealed to an even wider audience. Central to this vibrant trend is a comic aesthetic in which filmmakers utilize digital filmmaking technologies to engage with the language and conventions of comics like never before. The Comic Book Film Adaptation explores this unique moment in which cinema is stimulated, challenged, and enriched by the once-dismissed medium of comics.
Jerry Siegel S Joe Shuster S Science Fiction Full Book
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Author : C Sesselego
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-17
Jerry Siegel S Joe Shuster S Science Fiction Full Book written by C Sesselego and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-17 with categories.
Jerry Siegel's & Joe Shuster's Science Fiction Full Book - The Advance Guard of Future Civilization - Featuring The Reign of the Super-Man is a high-quality reprint and a comic book adaptation of "the Reign of the Super-man," the very first "superman" story by Gerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.Originally a short novel in the style of the pulps, it tells the story of Bill Dunn, a down-of-his-luck man who acquires superpowers through a radical experiment.The story has all the main elements of the Superman myth: a bald super-villain, an unknown element coming from space that mutates human beings, telescopic-vision, aliens, and an indomitable quest for absolute power. It was originally published on Science Fiction - The Advance Guard of Future Civilization #3 (Jan. 1933), one of the very first fanzine ever created, which Siegel and Shuster carried out with a typewriter and a mimeograph machine for printing.The book also contains: An essay on the creation of Superman by Siegel and Shuster that covers their early years since they met in high school, also exploring the many attempts at a professional career in the pulp first and in the comic book industry later on.An introduction about the evolution of the super-man concept from the late 19th Century to the early '30s, going through notorious and less known literary characters such as Nick Carter, occult detective Diana Madburg, superman's precursor Hugo Danner, the morally-challenged Night Wind and Dr. Zarkov the Surgeon of Souls.The comic book adaptation is in black and white to maintain the original feeling of the pulp illustrations.The original images from "The Reign of the Super-man" story have been restored in high quality.