Download or read book DC Comics Presents 1978 1986 87 written by Elliot S! Maggin and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!

Download or read book Superman Vol 3 Fury at World s End the New 52 written by Scott Lobdell and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statements of responsibility vary from issue to issue.

Download or read book Action Comics 1938 2011 2 written by Jerry Siegel and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After investigating Alex Greer, Superman finds those responsible for instigating war in Europe. This is a Superman-only issue.

Download or read book Batman Detective Comics Vol 6 Icarus the New 52 written by Francis Manapul and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold new direction for DETECTIVE COMICS as THE FLASH creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato take over the creative reins! Batman finds himself knee-deep in a new mystery involving a deadly new narcotic that has hit the streets of Gotham City. Can the Dark Knight stop the threat before the entire town finds itself embroiled in a deadly gang war that could burn everything--and everyone--down to the ground? Collects issues #30-34 and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3.

Download or read book Superman Doomed written by Greg Pak and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its name is Doomsday. It came from the Phantom Zone, where the Man of Steel had banished it once before. Bigger. Deadlier. Capable of killing life on Earth.Superman can stop it. But even that is not the end. Evil is in its blood. And when that blood is spilled, the innocent will fall—and Superman himself will discover the monster within. The Last Son of Krypton may become a destroyer of worlds himself, leaving the earth without its greatest protector.His allies each must make a choice. If they unleash the monster, will they lose the man? Is this Earth's last shot at salvation, or are Superman and everyone he cares about…DOOMED?SUPERMAN #30-31, ACTION COMICS #31-35, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #3, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #8-12, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1, SUPERGIRL #34-35, BATMAN/SUPERMAN #11 and SUPERMAN: DOOMED #1-2 with select pages from ACTION COMICS #30 and SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #7.

Download or read book Superman Annual 2014 written by DC Comics Staff and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps you discover the universe of the Man of Steel. This annual takes you along with the Last Survivor of Krypton as he grapples with incredible villains to save the world in a selection of awesome comic strip stories. It also lets you go inside Superman's base, the Fortress of Solitude, and discover all the secrets of his allies and foes.

Download or read book Superman Action Comics Vol 4 Hybrid written by Andy Diggle and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to turn the people of Metropolis against the Man of Steel and finally vanquish him from the Earth, Lex Luthor unleashes a virus on Metropolis capable of rewriting the DNA of those infected, including Superman. While Superman's immune system eventually fights off the infection, but not before a hybrid Superman is created through the virus' ability to rewrite DNA. This new hybrid Superman is the only being capable of defeating the true Superman and Lex will stop at nothing to see it accomplish it's mission. Collects ACTION COMICS #19-24, and stories from YOUNG ROMANCEL THE NEW 52 #1 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2.

Download or read book Batman Superman Annual 2014 1 written by Greg Pak and published by DC. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the first meeting of Supergirl and Red Hood, Steel and Supergirl and more as the competing Batman and Superman families must battle for the control of the missing Mongul's fortress.

Download or read book Detective Comics Annual 1988 7 written by Chuck Dixon and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÒLEATHERWING.Ó The Elseworlds Annuals, the DC UniverseÕs journey into remote realms of possibility, continue on the oceans of the 17th century, where the cowled pirate Leatherwing crosses swords with the evil plunderer The Joker. ItÕs adventure on the high seas with sword fights, cannon fire, stolen treasure...and a beautiful and dangerous pirate captain with particularly feline attributes.

Download or read book Batman Detective Comics written by John Layman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caped Crusader is challenged by the mystery of the 900 in a special tale celebrating the 900th issue published of Detective Comics! Plus, Batman faces against two new foes: Emperor Penguin and the deadly vigilante known as the Wrath, a dark counterpart to the Dark Knight. Also includes Detective Comics Annual #2.

Download or read book Superman Action Comics Vol 6 Superdoom written by Greg Pak and published by DC. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doomsday is here. The most brutal force Superman has ever faced is back, killing all life everywhere he goes. But defeating the beast is just the beginning. The evil of Doomsday has taken root inside Superman himself, turning him into an even deadlier, more destructive monsterÉand leaving the Earth defenseless for an invasion from beyond. However, Superman does not fight his battle alone. Lois Lane. Lana Lang. Steel. Batman. Some are superheroes, others just everyday people of extraordinary bravery. It will take all they have to pull Superman back from the brink. It will take all Superman has to save the planet from its enemies-and himselfÉ Writer Greg Pak (BATMAN/SUPERMAN) and artists Aaron Kuder (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS) and Scott Kolins (JUSTICE LEAGUE) lead the charge against Doomsday -the Last Son of Krypton's greatest challenge yet! Collects ACTION COMICS #30-35 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #3.

Download or read book Superheroines and the Epic Journey written by Valerie Estelle Frankel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroine's journey echoes throughout ancient legend. Each young woman combats her dark side and emerges stronger. This quest is also a staple of American comic books. Wonder Woman with semi-divine powers gives us a new female-centered creation story. Batgirl, Batwoman and Black Widow discover their enemy is the dark mother or shadow twin, with the savagery they've rejected in themselves. Supergirl similarly struggles but keeps harmony with her sister. From Jessica Jones and Catwoman to the new superwomen of cutting-edge webcomics, each heroine must go into the dark, to become not a warrior but a savior. Women like Captain Marvel and Storm sacrifice all to join the ranks of superheroes, while their feminine powers and dazzling costumes reflect the most ancient tales.

Download or read book Batman s Villains and Villainesses written by Justin F. Martin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much of the scholarship on superhero narratives has focused on the heroes themselves, Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls takes into view the depiction of the villains and their lives, arguing that they often function as proxies for larger societal and philosophical themes. Approaching Gotham’s villains from a number of disciplinary backgrounds, the essays in this collection highlight how the villains’ multifaceted backgrounds, experiences, motivations, and behaviors allow for in-depth character analysis across varying levels of social life. Through investigating their cultural and scholarly relevance across the humanities and social sciences, the volume encourages both thoughtful reflection on the relationship between individuals and their social contexts and the use of villains (inside and outside of Gotham) as subjects of pedagogical and scholarly inquiry.

Download or read book Batman and the Joker written by Chris Richardson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cultural analysis of visual and narrative elements within Batman comics provides an important exploration of the ways readers and creators negotiate gender, identity, and sexuality in popular culture. Thematic chapters investigate how artists, writers, and fans engage with, challenge, and interpret gendered and sexual representations by focusing on one of the most popular and heated fictional rivalries ever inked: that of Batman and the Joker. The monograph provides critical insights into ways queer reading practices can open new forms of understanding that have generally remained implicit and unexplored in mainstream comics studies. This accessible and interdisciplinary approach to the Caped Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime engages diverse fields of scholarship such as Comics Studies, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Literature, Psychoanalysis, Media Studies, and Queer Theory.

Download or read book Batman Detective Comics Vol 6 Icarus written by Brian Buccellato and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his newest business associate is murdered on the doorstep of Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne finds himself at the center of the GCPD’s investigation. Batman’s own detective work uncovers a much more devious plot: a city-wide conspiracy involving corrupt politicians, rival gangs and a deadly designer drug known as Icarus flooding Gotham’s streets. But a personal stake has Detective Harvey Bullock coming hard after the man he believes to be behind the dangerous drug ring—can the Dark Knight uncover the truth before his alter ego ends up in handcuffs? The critically acclaimed creative team behind THE FLASH, Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, reach a stunning new height of comics collaboration in DETECTIVE COMICS: ICARUS—a bright new chapter for the Dark Knight! Collects issues #30-34 and Annual #3.

Download or read book Batman and Ethics written by Mark D. White and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Batman has been one of the world’s most beloved superheroes since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Clad in his dark cowl and cape, he has captured the imagination of millions with his single-minded mission to create a better world for the people of Gotham City by fighting crime, making use of expert detective skills, high-tech crime-fighting gadgets, and an extensive network of sidekicks and partners. But why has this self-made hero enjoyed such enduring popularity? And why are his choices so often the subject of intense debate among his fans and philosophers alike? Batman and Ethics goes behind the mask to shed new light on the complexities and contradictions of the Dark Knight’s moral code. From the logic behind his aversion to killing to the moral status of vigilantism and his use of torture in pursuit of justice (or perhaps revenge), Batman’s ethical precepts are compelling but often inconsistent and controversial. Philosopher and pop culture expert Mark D. White uses the tools of moral philosophy to track Batman’s most striking ethical dilemmas and decisions across his most prominent storylines from the early 1970s through the launch of the New 52, and suggests how understanding the mercurial moral character of the caped crusader might help us reconcile our own. A thought-provoking and entertaining journey through four decades of Batman’s struggles and triumphs in time for the franchise’s 80th anniversary, Batman and Ethics is a perfect gateway into the complex questions of moral philosophy through a focused character study of this most famous of fictional superheroes.

Download or read book All New All Different written by Allan W. Austin and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook/Primer, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, 2019 MPCA/ACA Book Award, Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association, 2020 Taking a multifaceted approach to attitudes toward race through popular culture and the American superhero, All New, All Different? explores a topic that until now has only received more discrete examination. Considering Marvel, DC, and lesser-known texts and heroes, this illuminating work charts eighty years of evolution in the portrayal of race in comics as well as in film and on television. Beginning with World War II, the authors trace the vexed depictions in early superhero stories, considering both Asian villains and nonwhite sidekicks. While the emergence of Black Panther, Black Lightning, Luke Cage, Storm, and other heroes in the 1960s and 1970s reflected a cultural revolution, the book reveals how nonwhite superheroes nonetheless remained grounded in outdated assumptions. Multiculturalism encouraged further diversity, with 1980s superteams, the minority-run company Milestone’s new characters in the 1990s, and the arrival of Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani-American heroine, and a new Latinx Spider-Man in the 2000s. Concluding with a discussion of contemporary efforts to make both a profit and a positive impact on society, All New, All Different? enriches our understanding of the complex issues of racial representation in American popular culture.