It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes.
Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.
| ISBN: | 9781476692913 |
| Publication date: | 19th December 2022 |
| Author: | John Kenneth Muir |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 704 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers General encyclopaedias Films, cinema Television Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Reference, guides and reviews |