Empire Of The Superheroes
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Empire Of The Superheroes
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Author : Mark Cotta Vaz
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2021-01-05
Empire Of The Superheroes written by Mark Cotta Vaz and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-05 with Social Science categories.
Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.
Superhero Posters To Save The World
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Author : Empire
language : en
Publisher: Australian Geographic
Release Date : 2016-03-28
Superhero Posters To Save The World written by Empire and has been published by Australian Geographic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-28 with Film posters categories.
"Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine, has curated over 140 of cinema's most legendary, vibrant and off-beat Heroes movie posters into a handsome slimline volume ready for coffee tables and movie-buffs nationwide."
Empire State
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Author : Adam Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Release Date : 2011-12-27
Empire State written by Adam Christopher and has been published by Watkins Media Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-27 with Fiction categories.
THE EMPIRE STATE IS THE OTHER NEW YORK. A parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple, a place where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes that once kept the streets safe have fallen into dysfunctional rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York… until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all its inhabitants. Playing on the classic Gotham conventions of the Batman comics and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, debut author Adam Christopher has spun this smart and fast-paced superhero-noir adventure, the sort of souped-up thrill ride that will excite genre fans and general readers alike. File Under: Science Fiction [ Pocket Universe | Heroes or Villains | Speak Easy | Loyalties Divided ] e-book ISBN: 978-0-85766-194-4
Pulp Empire
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Author : Paul S. Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2024-06-05
Pulp Empire written by Paul S. Hirsch and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-05 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Winner of the Popular Culture Association's Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Book in Popular or American Culture In the 1940s and ’50s, comic books were some of the most popular—and most unfiltered—entertainment in the United States. Publishers sold hundreds of millions of copies a year of violent, racist, and luridly sexual comics to Americans of all ages until a 1954 Senate investigation led to a censorship code that nearly destroyed the industry. But this was far from the first time the US government actively involved itself with comics—it was simply the most dramatic manifestation of a long, strange relationship between high-level policy makers and a medium that even artists and writers often dismissed as a creative sewer. In Pulp Empire, Paul S. Hirsch uncovers the gripping untold story of how the US government both attacked and appropriated comic books to help wage World War II and the Cold War, promote official—and clandestine—foreign policy and deflect global critiques of American racism. As Hirsch details, during World War II—and the concurrent golden age of comic books—government agencies worked directly with comic book publishers to stoke hatred for the Axis powers while simultaneously attempting to dispel racial tensions at home. Later, as the Cold War defense industry ballooned—and as comic book sales reached historic heights—the government again turned to the medium, this time trying to win hearts and minds in the decolonizing world through cartoon propaganda. Hirsch’s groundbreaking research weaves together a wealth of previously classified material, including secret wartime records, official legislative documents, and caches of personal papers. His book explores the uneasy contradiction of how comics were both vital expressions of American freedom and unsettling glimpses into the national id—scourged and repressed on the one hand and deployed as official propaganda on the other. Pulp Empire is a riveting illumination of underexplored chapters in the histories of comic books, foreign policy, and race.
Avengers
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Author : Mark Waid
language : en
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Release Date : 2017-11-15
Avengers written by Mark Waid and has been published by Marvel Entertainment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Collecting Avengers (2016) #7-11. Doctor Doom: Avenger?! The impossible is real! Doom has turned to the light side in a fresh suit of armor as the Infamous Iron Man. And now he is about to take Shell-Head's place in the Avengers -or, to hear Victor tell it, they're joining him! But how will Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to one of its greatest villains joining their ranks?
Primos
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Author : Al Madrigal
language : en
Publisher: Upshot
Release Date : 2022-07-26
Primos written by Al Madrigal and has been published by Upshot this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-26 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Centuries ago, two Mayan brothers constructed a spacecraft that sent them hurtling into outer space. Returned to Earth, only to find their culture and civilization destroyed, one of the brothers vows revenge and seeks to decimate the planet with intergalactic technology gathered on his travels. To prevent this, his sibling creates a contingency plan that activates the world’s protectors – descendants of their own Pacal family. Now, the fate of the planet lies in the hands of three cousins scattered throughout Central and North America who have never even met.
Secret Empire
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Author : Steve Englehart
language : en
Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Release Date : 2005
Secret Empire written by Steve Englehart and has been published by Marvel Comics Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with America, Captain (Fictitious character) categories.
Captain America must go up against a conspiracy that is out to frame him and then replace him in the minds of the American people. The corruption and cover-ups make Captain reaccess his role in the Avengers and consider whether Captain America should cease to exist.
The Galaxy Is Ours A Superhero Epic
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Author : Jaime Mera
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-02
The Galaxy Is Ours A Superhero Epic written by Jaime Mera and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with Fiction categories.
The Argonian Empire creates a Galactic guard force to counter their increasing border disputes; but, the Queen uses this guise to assemble her superheroes to fight against evil threatening peace in the galaxy and establish a new legacy for the empire and future of Earth. Galactic war is prophesied, but John and Susan have their own plans and make destiny unfold as they want it to.
Rise And Fall Of The Shi Ar Empire
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Author : Ed Brubaker
language : en
Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Release Date : 2007
Rise And Fall Of The Shi Ar Empire written by Ed Brubaker and has been published by Marvel Comics Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Comic books, strips, etc categories.
Vulcan is out for revenge and has his sights sets on the Shi'ar Empire. Get ready for the ride of your life.
Seven Wonders
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Author : Adam Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Release Date : 2012-08-28
Seven Wonders written by Adam Christopher and has been published by Watkins Media Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-28 with Fiction categories.
Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura - a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl. When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren't as grateful as he assumed they'd be... File Under: Science Fiction [ Heroes In Action | A Double Cross | Kapow! | Tables Turned ]