Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 696 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
2. ed.
Edition:
2010 Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
9780786492091
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0786492090
Content:
"This updated edition of 2004's award-winning encyclopedia traces developments in the popular genre; new shows; latest films; and covers more superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context"--Provided by publisher
Content:
Superheroes re-booted: a preface to the second edition -- "Thank God you're here!" : an introduction -- Part 1. A history of film and television superheroes -- Part 2. The encyclopedia -- Part 3. Conclusion -- the appendices: A. Conventions and clichés -- B. Incarnations -- C. Memorable ad-lines -- D. The best, worst and most influential.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 681-684) and index
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Electronic reproduction
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780786437559
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0786437553
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Muir, John Kenneth, 1969 - The encyclopedia of superheroes on film and television Jefferson, NC [u.a.] : McFarland, 2008 ISBN 9780786437559
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Film
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Fernsehen
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Held
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