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Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Publisher
Titan Magazines, a division of Titan Publishing Group Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate[s] the first 10 years of Marvel Studios movies ... featuring all of the films from Iron Man to Ant-Man and the Wasp. Includes interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt and more, plus Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Co-President Louis D'Esposito"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise--and suddenly uncertain reign--of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Lexile measure
IG 1090L
Language
English
Description
Newly revised and updated with more than 200 characters, this action-packed guide takes readers deep into the Marvel Cinematic Universe where they'll discover the strengths, superpowers, friends, allies, weapons and more of their favorite heroes or villains.
Series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture volume 46
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
15) The Spirit
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Above the shadowy, crime-infested streets a masked avenger watches. Denny Colt was one of Central city's finest cops until a gangster's bullet ended his life. Now fate has brought him back from beyond as The Spirit."
Series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture volume 23
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Philosophy is, if Plato (428-348 BCE) can be trusted, a frenzied passion for the truth, the love of wisdom, the pursuit of answers to fundamental questions, a way of life. The authors of the chapters in this book are all philosophers, most are college professors, and all are teachers of one sort or another. We thought we'd snag a few more students into our webs while writing about our favorite wall-crawler. Sneaky of us, isn't it?"--
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of one of the X-Men's most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into her iconic alter ego. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our...
19) Vigilante
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
With the rise in superhero media, this documentary relives the rise and reign of the vigilante over the last eight decades in this dynamic biography of the Batman.
20) Bloodshot
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the best selling comic book, Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought back to life as a superhero by the RST Corporation. With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he's an unstoppable force, stronger than ever and able to heal instantly. But in controlling his body, the company has sway over his mind and memories, too. Now, Ray doesn't know what's real and what's not, but he's on a mission to find...