Author: Alvin Ford
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN: 0719829623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Searching for his estranged sister who is homesteading in Dakota, Scottish clergyman Guthrie Gunn is bushwhacked, and subsequently discovers that the same outlaws had previously killed all but one of his living relatives. Rescued by the Lakota, he finds his nephew living among them. Finding new faith after undergoing a Vision Quest, which shows him that his destiny is to seek out the villain, he embarks on a search for the wrongdoers, preaching his own quirky brand of religion along the way. After seven years, he finds his way to Misery, Montana, where his enemies are now despotic lawmen. Gunn is joined by a motley band of avengers - including a Lakota tribesman, a reformed outlaw, a dime novelist, and two of the most notorious outlaws in the West - who will need all their diverse skills to stand a chance against the maniacal sheriff and his ruthless deputies.
Gunn's Avengers
Author: Alvin Ford
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN: 0719829623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Searching for his estranged sister who is homesteading in Dakota, Scottish clergyman Guthrie Gunn is bushwhacked, and subsequently discovers that the same outlaws had previously killed all but one of his living relatives. Rescued by the Lakota, he finds his nephew living among them. Finding new faith after undergoing a Vision Quest, which shows him that his destiny is to seek out the villain, he embarks on a search for the wrongdoers, preaching his own quirky brand of religion along the way. After seven years, he finds his way to Misery, Montana, where his enemies are now despotic lawmen. Gunn is joined by a motley band of avengers - including a Lakota tribesman, a reformed outlaw, a dime novelist, and two of the most notorious outlaws in the West - who will need all their diverse skills to stand a chance against the maniacal sheriff and his ruthless deputies.
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN: 0719829623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Searching for his estranged sister who is homesteading in Dakota, Scottish clergyman Guthrie Gunn is bushwhacked, and subsequently discovers that the same outlaws had previously killed all but one of his living relatives. Rescued by the Lakota, he finds his nephew living among them. Finding new faith after undergoing a Vision Quest, which shows him that his destiny is to seek out the villain, he embarks on a search for the wrongdoers, preaching his own quirky brand of religion along the way. After seven years, he finds his way to Misery, Montana, where his enemies are now despotic lawmen. Gunn is joined by a motley band of avengers - including a Lakota tribesman, a reformed outlaw, a dime novelist, and two of the most notorious outlaws in the West - who will need all their diverse skills to stand a chance against the maniacal sheriff and his ruthless deputies.
Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy
Author: Various
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302500716
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE ART OF THE MOVIE is a deluxe keepsake volume that provides an insider's look into the making of the highly anti cipated film directed by James Gunn, and starring Chris Pratt , Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Commander Rael and Benicio Del Toro as the Collector.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302500716
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE ART OF THE MOVIE is a deluxe keepsake volume that provides an insider's look into the making of the highly anti cipated film directed by James Gunn, and starring Chris Pratt , Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Commander Rael and Benicio Del Toro as the Collector.
Avengers Assemble!
Author: Terence McSweeney
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231851227
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
We are living in the age of the superhero and we cannot deny it. Avengers Assemble! is a vibrant and theoretically informed interrogation of one of the defining and most financially successful film franchises of the new millennium. In the first single-authored monograph on the topic of the Marvel cinematic universe, Terence McSweeney asks, "Why has the superhero genre reemerged so emphatically in recent years?" In an age where people have stopped going to the cinema as frequently as they used to, they returned to it in droves for the superhero film. What is it about these films that has resonated with audiences all around the globe? Are they just disposable pop culture artifacts or might they have something interesting to say about the fears and anxieties of the world we live in today? Beginning with Iron Man in 2008, this study provocatively explores both the cinematic and the televisual branches of the series across ten dynamic and original chapters from a diverse range of critical perspectives which analyse their status as an embodiment of the changing industrial practices of the blockbuster film and their symbolic potency as affective cultural artifacts that are profoundly immersed in the turbulent political climate of their era.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231851227
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
We are living in the age of the superhero and we cannot deny it. Avengers Assemble! is a vibrant and theoretically informed interrogation of one of the defining and most financially successful film franchises of the new millennium. In the first single-authored monograph on the topic of the Marvel cinematic universe, Terence McSweeney asks, "Why has the superhero genre reemerged so emphatically in recent years?" In an age where people have stopped going to the cinema as frequently as they used to, they returned to it in droves for the superhero film. What is it about these films that has resonated with audiences all around the globe? Are they just disposable pop culture artifacts or might they have something interesting to say about the fears and anxieties of the world we live in today? Beginning with Iron Man in 2008, this study provocatively explores both the cinematic and the televisual branches of the series across ten dynamic and original chapters from a diverse range of critical perspectives which analyse their status as an embodiment of the changing industrial practices of the blockbuster film and their symbolic potency as affective cultural artifacts that are profoundly immersed in the turbulent political climate of their era.
Marvel's Avengers
Author: Eleni Roussos
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302507885
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Continuing their popular Art Of series, Marvel Studios presents its biggest achievement yet: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War! A threat has emerged from the cosmos: Thanos, a ruthless warlord who plans to collect all six Infinity Stones. Joined by his formidable allies, he will be near unstoppable at achieving his goal. The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man must join forces and fight side by side to stop Thanos, while the fate of the Earth and the universe lies in the balance! Now, go behind the scenes with this keepsake volume! Filled with exclusive concept art for character, costume and set designs, as well as in-depth interviews with the filmmakers, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War — The Art of the Movie provides exciting insider details about the making of this blockbuster film!
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302507885
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Continuing their popular Art Of series, Marvel Studios presents its biggest achievement yet: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War! A threat has emerged from the cosmos: Thanos, a ruthless warlord who plans to collect all six Infinity Stones. Joined by his formidable allies, he will be near unstoppable at achieving his goal. The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man must join forces and fight side by side to stop Thanos, while the fate of the Earth and the universe lies in the balance! Now, go behind the scenes with this keepsake volume! Filled with exclusive concept art for character, costume and set designs, as well as in-depth interviews with the filmmakers, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War — The Art of the Movie provides exciting insider details about the making of this blockbuster film!
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
Author: Joanna Robinson
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631497529
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. This definitive account of the Hollywood juggernaut thrills." —Publishers Weekly, starred review The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise—and suddenly uncertain reign—of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for its 2008 debut, Iron Man, all the way up to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Throughout, the authors demonstrate that the original genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood’s old studio system. But will it survive its own spectacular achievements? Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full—and an essential, effervescent account of American mass culture.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631497529
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. This definitive account of the Hollywood juggernaut thrills." —Publishers Weekly, starred review The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise—and suddenly uncertain reign—of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for its 2008 debut, Iron Man, all the way up to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Throughout, the authors demonstrate that the original genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood’s old studio system. But will it survive its own spectacular achievements? Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full—and an essential, effervescent account of American mass culture.
Marvel's Avengers
Author: Various
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302500732
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Avengers assemble again in Marvel Studios' follow-up to the record-breakingÿMarvel's The Avengers.ÿRobert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner reprise their roles as world-saving heroes in an adventure like no other. In this new collectible volume, go around the world with the Avengers in page after page of stunning concept art, production design, visual effects, revealing set photography, and commentary from cast and crew, including writer/director Joss Whedon and producer Kevin Feige.ÿMarvel's Avengers: Age of Ultrontakes Marvel's Cinematic Universe to new heights in yet another silver-screen triumph.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302500732
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Avengers assemble again in Marvel Studios' follow-up to the record-breakingÿMarvel's The Avengers.ÿRobert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner reprise their roles as world-saving heroes in an adventure like no other. In this new collectible volume, go around the world with the Avengers in page after page of stunning concept art, production design, visual effects, revealing set photography, and commentary from cast and crew, including writer/director Joss Whedon and producer Kevin Feige.ÿMarvel's Avengers: Age of Ultrontakes Marvel's Cinematic Universe to new heights in yet another silver-screen triumph.
The Binge Watcher’s Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Author: Jessica Mason
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
ISBN: 1626016518
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
What makes a hero mighty? What makes a movie amazing? What makes a universe marvelous? The Marvel Cinematic Universe as showcased in the 23 movies of the epic Infinity Saga are the defining film franchise of the 21st century, showcasing the most expansive and interconnected movie world to ever grace screens. But this huge collection of films can be a little intimidating. What order do you watch the MCU in? Who’s who? Why does Hulk look different? How did a scrappy film like Iron Man even spawn such a massive universe? That’s where we come in. The Binge Watcher’s Guide to The Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Saga is your complete source for everything about these beloved films, from behind the scenes glimpses, comics history, to the endless and easter eggs. Do you want to track a character’s emotional arc through all the films? We’ve got that too. And along the way we dig deep into the themes and morals of these movies. Turns out Superheroes stories have a lot more to say about the world. And yes, we’ll also talk about some of the rare places where this universe didn’t live up to our hopes and expectation. Author Jessica Mason is here as your own personal Jarvis, talking you through how to watch, what to look for, and where to go when you’re done. As a mega Marvel fan and lifelong nerd, she’ll use her own geeky gamma rays to transform your viewing experience into something truly super. Binge Watchers…Assemble!
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
ISBN: 1626016518
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
What makes a hero mighty? What makes a movie amazing? What makes a universe marvelous? The Marvel Cinematic Universe as showcased in the 23 movies of the epic Infinity Saga are the defining film franchise of the 21st century, showcasing the most expansive and interconnected movie world to ever grace screens. But this huge collection of films can be a little intimidating. What order do you watch the MCU in? Who’s who? Why does Hulk look different? How did a scrappy film like Iron Man even spawn such a massive universe? That’s where we come in. The Binge Watcher’s Guide to The Marvel Cinematic Universe Infinity Saga is your complete source for everything about these beloved films, from behind the scenes glimpses, comics history, to the endless and easter eggs. Do you want to track a character’s emotional arc through all the films? We’ve got that too. And along the way we dig deep into the themes and morals of these movies. Turns out Superheroes stories have a lot more to say about the world. And yes, we’ll also talk about some of the rare places where this universe didn’t live up to our hopes and expectation. Author Jessica Mason is here as your own personal Jarvis, talking you through how to watch, what to look for, and where to go when you’re done. As a mega Marvel fan and lifelong nerd, she’ll use her own geeky gamma rays to transform your viewing experience into something truly super. Binge Watchers…Assemble!
Marvel's Captain Marvel
Author: Eleni Roussos
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 130251380X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Go behind the scenes of the highly anticipated Captain Marvel film with this latest in Marvel's ART OF series! Ace Air Force pilot Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. This collectible volume is full of exclusive concept art and interviews with the creators behind Marvel's first solo super heroine.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 130251380X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Go behind the scenes of the highly anticipated Captain Marvel film with this latest in Marvel's ART OF series! Ace Air Force pilot Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. This collectible volume is full of exclusive concept art and interviews with the creators behind Marvel's first solo super heroine.
Religion and Myth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Author: Michael D. Nichols
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476642087
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth. This is the first book to analyze the Marvel output as modern myth, comparing it to epics, symbols, rituals, and stories from world religious traditions. This book places the exploits of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and the other stars of the Marvel films alongside the legends of Achilles, Gilgamesh, Arjuna, the Buddha, and many others. It examines their origin stories and rites of passage, the monsters, shadow-selves, and familial conflicts they contend with, and the symbols of death and the battle against it that stalk them at every turn. The films deal with timeless human dilemmas and questions, evoking an enduring sense of adventure and wonder common across world mythic traditions.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476642087
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth. This is the first book to analyze the Marvel output as modern myth, comparing it to epics, symbols, rituals, and stories from world religious traditions. This book places the exploits of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and the other stars of the Marvel films alongside the legends of Achilles, Gilgamesh, Arjuna, the Buddha, and many others. It examines their origin stories and rites of passage, the monsters, shadow-selves, and familial conflicts they contend with, and the symbols of death and the battle against it that stalk them at every turn. The films deal with timeless human dilemmas and questions, evoking an enduring sense of adventure and wonder common across world mythic traditions.
The Marvel Studios Phenomenon
Author: Martin Flanagan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501338536
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Marvel Studios has provided some of the biggest worldwide cinematic hits of the last eight years, from Iron Man (2008) to the record-breaking The Avengers (2012), and beyond. Having announced plans to extend its production of connected texts in cinema, network and online television until at least 2028, the new aesthetic patterns brought about by Marvel's 'shared' media universe demand analysis and understanding. The Marvel Studios Phenomenon evaluates the studio's identity, as well as its status within the structures of parent Disney. In a new set of readings of key texts such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the thematics of superhero fiction and the role of fandom are considered. The authors identify milestones from Marvel's complex and controversial business history, allowing us to appraise its industrial status: from a comic publisher keen to exploit its intellectual property, to an independent producer, to successful subsidiary of a vast entertainment empire.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501338536
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Marvel Studios has provided some of the biggest worldwide cinematic hits of the last eight years, from Iron Man (2008) to the record-breaking The Avengers (2012), and beyond. Having announced plans to extend its production of connected texts in cinema, network and online television until at least 2028, the new aesthetic patterns brought about by Marvel's 'shared' media universe demand analysis and understanding. The Marvel Studios Phenomenon evaluates the studio's identity, as well as its status within the structures of parent Disney. In a new set of readings of key texts such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the thematics of superhero fiction and the role of fandom are considered. The authors identify milestones from Marvel's complex and controversial business history, allowing us to appraise its industrial status: from a comic publisher keen to exploit its intellectual property, to an independent producer, to successful subsidiary of a vast entertainment empire.