Author: Gérald Bronner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782253259855
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 352

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Author: Cormac McGarry
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496850114
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Contributions by Mitchell Adams, Frederick Luis Aldama, Jason Bainbridge, Djoymi Baker, Liam Burke, Octavia Cade, Hernan David Espinosa-Medina, Dan Golding, Ian Gordon, Sheena C. Howard, Aaron Humphrey, Naja Later, Cormac McGarry, Angela Ndalianis, Julian Novitz, Alexandra Ostrowski Schilling, Maria Lorena M. Santos, Jack Teiwes, and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed In recent years, superheroes on the page and screen have garnered increasing research and wider interest. Nonetheless, many works fall back on familiar examples before arriving at predictable conclusions. Superheroes Beyond moves superhero research beyond expected models. In this innovative collection, contributors unmask international crimefighters, track superheroes outside of the comic book page, and explore heroes whose secret identities are not cisgender men. Superheroes Beyond responds to the growing interest in understanding the unique appeal of superheroes by reveling in the diversity of this heroic type. Superheroes Beyond explores the complexity and cultural reach of the superhero in three sections. The first, “Beyond Men of Steel,” examines how the archetype has moved beyond simply recapitulating the “man of steel” figure to include broader representations of race, gender, sexuality, and ableness. The second section, “Beyond Comic Books,” discusses how the superhero has become a transmedia phenomenon, moving from comic books to toys to cinema screens and beyond. The final section, “Beyond the United States,” highlights the vibrant but often overlooked history of global superhero figures. Together, the essays in this collection form important starting points for taking stock of the superhero’s far-reaching appeal, contributing the critical conversations required to bring scholarship into the present moment and beyond.

Author: Moira Butterfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781445416786
Category : Imagination
Languages : en
Pages :

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Tells the story of a boy who dreams about becoming a superhero.

Author: Claire Watts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781568473161
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Explores the truth behind the legendary super heroes in literature and movies, from ancient Greece to the space age.

Author: Mark Leigh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140143966
Category : Heroes
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Author: Michael Delorenzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781639880393
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Ever wonder what makes superheroes so super? This inspirational story leads readers young and old through the steps of becoming just as super as the heroes we grow up watching. Along the way, you'll meet Gio, Maria, Bryce, and Grace - everyday kids searching for the super strengths inside of them. In The Super Guide to Becoming a Superhero by Mike DeLorenzo, we experience just how powerful we can be. The world needs super people now more than ever!

Author: Christa Kelly
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195

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This title introduces readers to some of the most popular and influential superheroes in history. In addition to learning about characters' stories, readers will learn about their special powers, their archnemeses, and the various formats in which their stories have been told. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.

Author: Michael Delorenzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781639446292
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Ever wonder what makes superheroes so super? This inspirational story leads readers young and old through the steps of becoming just as super as the heroes we grow up watching. Along the way, you'll meet Gio, Maria, Bryce, and Grace - everyday kids searching for the super strengths inside of them. In The Super Guide to Becoming a Superhero by Mike DeLorenzo, we experience just how powerful we can be. The world needs super people now more than ever!

Author: Michael Robin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1950587258
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Where did Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and their super hero friends come from? How did they get their powers? Who were they before they were super heroes? Each origin story is a thrilling, self-contained bedtime story. Baby Kal-El makes a dramatic escape from the planet Krypton, arriving on Earth in a rocket ship. Wonder Woman and Nubia are shaped out of clay by their mother Hippolyta, and given their powers by the gods. Each Green Lantern—Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Jessica Cruz—came by their power rings in interesting ways. Young super heroes will love learning about how their favorite characters came to be.

Author: Kristy Dempsey
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385755368
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Anyone can be a superhero and this guidebook will show you how! Just follow six easy steps and you’ll be saving the world in no time. Join an aspiring hero as he selects a secret identity, chooses a power, and much, much more. But be warned: it isn’t easy being super. And sometimes the greatest acts of heroism need a helping hand to get off the ground. Kristy Dempsey’s rollicking text, coupled with Mark Fearing’s expressive, cartoon-style illustrations will have readers laughing all the way to infinity and beyond!