Download or read book Superman written by Jerry Siegel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1939, Superman reigned as the lead- ing hero of both comic books and newspaper comic strips. These formative stories star a Man of Steel who boldly tackles the social injustices of his day. This hardcover volume comes in a handsome slipcase.
Download or read book Superheroes written by Laurence Maslon and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume to the PBS documentary series of the same name that tells the story of the superhero in American popular culture. Together again for the first time, here come the greatest comic book superheroes ever assembled between two covers: down from the heavens—Superman and the Mighty Thor—or swinging over rooftops—the Batman and Spider-Man; star-spangled, like Captain America and Wonder Woman, or clad in darkness, like the Shadow and Spawn; facing down super-villains on their own, like the Flash and the Punisher or gathered together in a team of champions, like the Avengers and the X-Men! Based on the three-part PBS documentary series Superheroes, this companion volume chronicles the never-ending battle of the comic book industry, its greatest creators, and its greatest creations. Covering the effect of superheroes on American culture—in print, on film and television, and in digital media—and the effect of American culture on its superheroes, Superheroes: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture appeals to readers of all ages, from the casual observer of the phenomenon to the most exacting fan of the genre. Drawing from more than 50 new interviews conducted expressly for Superheroes!—creators from Stan Lee to Grant Morrison, commentators from Michael Chabon to Jules Feiffer, actors from Adam West to Lynda Carter, and filmmakers such as Zach Snyder—this is an up-to-the-minute narrative history of the superhero, from the comic strip adventurers of the Great Depression, up to the blockbuster CGI movie superstars of the 21st Century. Featuring more than 500 full-color comic book panels, covers, sketches, photographs of both essential and rare artwork, Superheroes is the definitive story of this powerful presence in pop culture.
Download or read book Kingdom Come 4 written by Mark Waid and published by DC. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mind-blowing conclusion to the acclaimed, landmark miniseries features Superman and his Justice League going head-to-head against the volatile metahumans they've sought to control. It's Super Hero against Super Hero in a brutal, shocking battle for t
Download or read book Marvel Captain America The Never Ending Battle written by Robert Greenberger and published by Joe Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Steve Rogers accompanies a congressional delegation to Eastern Europe, he is confronted by memories from the Second World War, and when the peaceful tour of the region is upended by a series of seemingly random attacks by super-powered opponents, Captain America is forced back on the offensive. Accompanied by Black Widow, Cap undertakes an investigation that uncovers a nefarious plan that could have devastating consequences for the world. Captain America: The Never-Ending Battle takes the Star-Spangled Avenger on a whirlwind tour that forces him to come to terms with his past as he struggles to establish peace for the future. Written by writer and veteran comics editor Robert Greenberger, this novel puts Cap to the test in surprising and unexpected ways that bring his life full circle.
Download or read book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay with bonus content written by Michael Chabon and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York’s Golden Age of comics, now with special bonus material by the author “It's absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal—smart, funny, and a continual pleasure to read.”—The Washington Post Book World One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Decade • Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus” (The New York Review of Books), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. Spanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America’s finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award
Download or read book The Never Ending Battle written by Sabrina McDonald and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrown into a magical world, Avalon starts her journey to find her sister and avenge the death of her mother. Fighting her grief and confusion, Avalon must navigate this new worldthis new life. The truth of who her mother was astounds her. Now she must stand and fight for her life. But will she survive to save her sister from the evil that took her?
Download or read book The Never Ending Battle written by Nykeya Thompson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: �The Never Ending Battle�, is Nykeya Thompson�s premiere masterpiece where she tells her story of the death of her baby. Her mission and goal is to help women and men know that they are not alone. She wants parents to understand when losing a child, the ups and downs are normal. She wants to help them understand the hopes and what the future will bring. This book will not only help parents, but relatives as well. This book was very painful to write, but what good is a pain without healing. Therefore, she shares her story with the world in hopes of healing.
Download or read book Superman Ending Battle written by Geoff Johns and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superman's secret identity has only ever been known to a select few. That all changed the day Manchester Black, a gifted telekinetic, uncovered Clark Kent's alter ego, setting in motion one of the hardest days in Superman's life. Looking to avengehis prior defeat at the hands of Superman, Manchester Black amasses an army of super-villains. Over the course of 24 hours, Black's army of villains systematically attacks all those close to Superman until they meet in an epic showdown.
Download or read book An Army of Never Ending Strength written by Arthur W. Gullachsen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An army may march on its stomach, but it needs more than hot dinners to fight. As Canadians battled through Northwest Europe in the Second World War, how did they reinforce their front lines? An Army of Never-Ending Strength provides detailed insight into the administration, structure, and troop and equipment levels of the First Canadian Army during 1944–45. Captain Arthur W. Gullachsen demonstrates the army’s effectiveness at reinforcing its combat units and draws a powerful conclusion. The administrative and logistical capability of the Canadian Army created a constant state of offensive strength, which made a marked contribution to eventual Allied victory.
Download or read book Superman Legacy of Superman 1993 1 written by Dan Jurgens and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!
Download or read book Superman written by Dan Jurgens and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphic novel. Superman saves the earth from an asteroid collision. 10 yrs+.
Download or read book The Never Ending Life written by Anum Abdullah and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Never Ending Life is an exploration of the twist between the brutal realities of life along with the fictitious happy ever afters that we all long for. A real story about all the different ingredients that when mixed together create the unique blend which is what we call...life. Each chapter in this book is one that we go through at the different stages and stops in our journey. Each chapter in our lives adds to our story and contributes towards the individual we turn into. Each story explores the powerful emotions that human beings have the ability to experience and analyses them in a way that touches the heart and brain.
Download or read book Haunted Tennessee written by Alan Brown and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the spirits and strange creatures found everywhere in Tennessee.
Download or read book Super History written by Jeffrey K. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the less than eight decades since Superman's debut in 1938, comic book superheroes have become an indispensable part of American society and the nation's dominant mythology. They represent America's hopes, dreams, fears, and needs. As a form of popular literature, superhero narratives have closely mirrored trends and events in the nation. This study views American history from 1938 to 2010 through the lens of superhero comics, revealing the spandex-clad guardians to be not only fictional characters but barometers of the place and time in which they reside. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Download or read book The Darkness the Light written by Angel Power and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of poetry written throughout the journey of a youth caught up in the dark side that exists in our society. It is written from various times of her life and reflects each perspective. The addict, the stripper, the victim of domestic violence, these are just some of the views she writes from. During times when no one would listen to her spoken words or outcries, she wrote to cope, and this book was born. There are two parts to this book though. It is not all darkness. Somehow, miraculously, this young woman escaped the darkness and found the light. In the final section she reflects on lessons learned and coping mechanisms, as well as her hopes for a better society and a better world.
Download or read book Death in Medieval Europe written by Joelle Rollo-Koster and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death in Medieval Europe: Death Scripted and Death Choreographed explores new cultural research into death and funeral practices in medieval Europe and demonstrates the important relationship between death and the world of the living in the middle ages. This volume explores overarching topics such as burials, commemorations, revenants, mourning practices and funerals, capital punishment, suspiscious death and death registrations using case studies from across Europe including England, Iceland and Spain. Drawing together and building upon the latest scholarship, this book is essential reading for all students and academics of death in the medieval period.
Download or read book Underneath This Smile written by Rebecca Leatherwood and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underneath This Smile is based on the blog Rebecca's Challenge. Rebecca started her writing career at eighteen years old with a blog that has now been turned into the devotional Underneath This Smile. This devotional is designed for everyone and covers topics that everybody faces in life. Rebecca also talks about her personal life, her experiences, and her walk with Christ. She has a unique approach in relating to people while looking through the lenses of the Bible. The goal of Underneath This Smile is to help and encourage you in your daily life while you walk with Christ. Rebecca hopes she touches your heart in a sensitive way. Rebecca wants you to feel like you have always known her.
