Download or read book The X Men Films written by Claudia Bucciferro and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally appearing as a comic book in the 1960s, X-Men has been a cultural touchpoint for decades. Since the release of the first film in 2000, the series has enjoyed an even greater transnational presence. With each successive film, the franchise has secured its place within global popular culture, becoming one of the most profitable and complex superhero series to date. While much of the research that has been published on the X-Men focuses on the comics, the movies constitute their own cultural text and deserve special attention. In The X-Men Films: A Cultural Analysis, Claudia Bucciferro has assembled a collection of essays that draw from work in communication, cultural studies, and media studies. With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, the chapters analyze issues that include gender, sexuality, disability, class, and race. The contributors pose intriguing questions about the franchise, such as: What do “mutants” really represent? What role do women and people of color play in the narratives? Why does it matter that Professor X is disabled? Why is Mystique often shown naked? What facilitated Wolverine’s rise to prominence? And how do topics regarding identity, trauma, and bioethics, figure in the stories? Exploring issues relevant for a multicultural world and connecting thematic elements from the films to political debates and social struggles, the book seeks to make a thoughtful contribution to the scholarship of popular culture. The X-Men Films will appeal to media scholars and students, as well as to anyone interested in the X-Men series.
Download or read book X Men written by Chris Claremont and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Uncanny X-Men #138-143. Re-live the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 2013 - where Sentinels stalk the Earth, and the X-Men are humanity's only hope...until they die! Also featuring the first appearance of Alpha Flight and the return of the Wendigo.
Download or read book X Men written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2003-03-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novelization of the major motion picture! Outcasts from society, the X-MEN are genetic mutants, born with superhuman powers, who harness their special abilities for the greater good. But the human race they fight to protect rejects and fears—even hates—them. Not all mutants seek to protect mankind. One terrorist group—led by the supremely powerful Magneto—seeks to strike first. Battling against prejudice and agents of intolerance, the X-MEN must establish a peaceful coexistence between mutant and mankind or they will surely perish . . .
Download or read book X Men written by Ralph Macchio and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The X-Men, Professor X's team of mutant superheroes, races to stop Magneto and the Evil Brotherhood from destroying the human race. Also included are three classic X-Men stories. In the first, Magneto confronts the X-Men singlehandedly. In the second, Rogue asks Professor Xavier for his help dealing with the memories she accidently absorbed from Carol Danvers. The third story tells how Wolverine acquired his adamantium-laced skeleton.
Download or read book X Men and Philosophy written by William Irwin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-Men is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice. J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College and the editor of Family Guy and Philosophy (978-1-4051-6316-3) and The Office and Philosophy (978-1-4051-7555-5). Rebecca Housel (Rochester, NY) is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches about writing and pop culture. For William Irwin's biography, please see below.
Download or read book X Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens them all and the entire world besides...in the name of God. The members of the Stryker Crusade are poised to cleanse the earth, no matter how much blood stains their hands. With Professor X as their enemy and Magneto as their ally, the X-Men undergo an apocalyptic ordeal ordained by a minister gone mad! Collecting: Marvel Graphic Novel 5: God Loves, Man Kills.
Download or read book When the Sparrow Falls written by Neil Sharpson and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in the Caspian Republic has taught Agent Nikolai South two rules. Trust No One. And work just hard enough not to make enemies. Here, in the last sanctuary for the dying embers of the human race in a world run by artificial intelligence, if you stray from the path—your life is forfeit. But when a Party propagandist is killed—and is discovered as a “machine”—he’s given a new mission: chaperone the widow, Lily, who has arrived to claim her husband’s remains. But when South sees that she, the first “machine” ever allowed into the country, bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife, he’s thrown into a maelstrom of betrayal, murder, and conspiracy that may bring down the Republic for good. WHEN THE SPARROW FALLS illuminates authoritarianism, complicity, and identity in the digital age, in a page turning, darkly-funny, frightening and touching story that recalls Philip K. Dick, John le Carré and Kurt Vonnegut in equal measure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Dark Mirror written by Marjorie M. Liu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original novel based on Marvel Comics' popular superhero team. Jean Grey discovers she's been stripped of her telekinetic powers and is trapped in someone else's body. So are Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, and Nightcrawler--their minds held hostage within the bodies of strangers. Who is behind this, and for what purpose? Original.
Download or read book X Men 2 written by Ted Conner and published by Bantam Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to the 2000 box office hit, the mutants return to the silver screen to continue their quest to defend a world that hates and fears them. When villainous human William Stryker turns a sinister eye on Xavier's operation after an attempt on the President's life, it's up to the X-Men to prevent him from invading their safe haven. And how does Magneto fit into all of this? Watch as the X-Men track down the mysterious Nightcrawler and more, in a battle to save Mutantkind! Includes eight pages of full-color photos.
Download or read book Essential X Men Volume 1 written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2006-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of black-and-white reprints of "X-Men" comics from the 1970s, in which the superhero team faces off against Magneto, the Juggernaut, the Sentinels, and other villains.
Download or read book Media Reception Studies written by Janet Staiger and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad survey on how audiences make meaning out of mass media Media Reception Studies broadly surveys the past century of scholarship on the ways in which audiences make meaning out of mass media. It synthesizes in plain language social scientific, linguistic, and cultural studies approaches to film and television as communication media. Janet Staiger traverses a broad terrain, covering the Chicago School, early psychological approaches, Soviet theory, the Frankfurt School, mass communication research and critical theory, linguistics and semiotic theory, social-psychoanalytical research, cognitive psychology, and cultural studies. She offers these theories as a set of tools for understanding the complex relationships between films and their audiences, TV shows and their viewers. She explains such questions as the behavior of fans; the implications of gender, sexuality, and race/ethnicity with regard to the media; the effect of violence, horror, and sexually explicit images on viewers; and the place of memory in spectatorship. Providing an organized and lucid introduction to a staggering amount of work, Media Reception Studies is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in understanding the effects of mass media.
Download or read book X Men Classic Omnibus written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986, Marvel launched Classic X-Men, a series that reprinted the "All-New, All-Diff erent X-Men" era -with a twist! All-new backup stories fleshed out the 1970s tales and delved deeper into the characters' lives, and new story pages were even inserted into the reprints, expanding on key moments and sowing the seeds for future storylines! Now, all this newly created material is collected in one volume for the first time - complete with comparisons and text articles explaining what was changed, what was added, and why! It's the perfect companion piece to your Uncanny X-Men collection! Friendships are forged, allies are mourned and lives are transformed in these rare tales that dance between the raindrops of some of the most revered comics of all time! COLLECTING: BACKUP STORIES AND NEW PAGES FROM CLASSIC X-MEN 1-44; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 60
Download or read book Mutant Cinema written by Thomas J. McLean and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is coming.Since "X-Men" first wowed movie audiences, the film and its sequels have become among the most popular and successful comic book adaptations in Hollywood history. "Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen" is the definitive unauthorized study of the popular movie saga, tracing its origins, history, and impact from the very first issue of the comic book through the final moments of "X-Men: The Last Stand" and beyond.Within these pages, readers will learn about: '¢ the history of X-Men comic books; '¢ previous adaptations, including early cartoon appearances, the 1990s animated series, and early attempts to bring them to the big screen; '¢ the development process for each film, behind-the-scenes stories, and details on omitted scenes and storylines; '¢ scene-by-scene examinations of each film and their comic book origins; '¢ critical and fan reception of each film, plus box office performance; and '¢ what the future may hold for the franchise.
Download or read book X Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic tale of triumph and tragedy! When the Dark Phoenix rises, suns grow cold and universes die! Gathered by Charles Xavier, the X-Men have dedicated their wondrous abilities to protect mankind - even those who hate and fear them. one of their own, Jean Grey, has unwittingly attained power beyond conception - and been corrupted, absolutely. The X-Men must decide: Is the life of the woman they cherish worth the existence of an entire universe? This touching tale of ultimate power and the triumph of the human spirit has been a cornerstone of the X-Men mythos for over three decades. COLLECTING: X-Men 129-138, ClassIc X-Men 43, Bizarre Adventures 27 (1st story), Phoenix: The Untold Story, What If? (1977) 27
Download or read book X Men Films written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weapon X written by Barry Windsor-Smith and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the members of the X-Men, none has been more popular than Wolverine -- yet the origins of this mutant hero had always been tightly shrouded in mystery. Aside from a few hazy tidbits, Wolverine's past has always been little more than a blank slate. In WEAPON X, acclaimed writer/illustrator Barry Windsor-Smith peels back this veil of secrecy to reveal how Wolverine's skeleton became laced with an indestructible adamantium metal. Kidnapped and drugged, Wolverine is subjected to a series of sadistic medical experiments designed to create the perfect soldier. As he battles back against this tortuous experience, Wolverine proves himself to be a true hero long before his days as an X-Man.--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Mutant Cinema written by Thomas John McLean and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VARIETY writer Thomas J. McLean offers the definitive study of the original X-Men movie trilogy. Using both the source material and interviews conducted solely for this book, he traces each film's development process, adaptation of the X-Men comics mythos, and reception. He also examines previous attempts to adapt the X-Men for the screen, omitted scenes, the films' novelizations and prequel comics, and the trilogy's lasting legacy. From Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. More info at http: //Sequart.org
