Movie Comics

Author : Blair Davis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813572274
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Movie Comics written by Blair Davis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and releases from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have regularly topped the box office charts, fans and critics alike might assume that the “comic book movie” is a distinctly twenty-first-century form. Yet adaptations of comics have been an integral part of American cinema from its very inception, with comics characters regularly leaping from the page to the screen and cinematic icons spawning comics of their own. Movie Comics is the first book to study the long history of both comics-to-film and film-to-comics adaptations, covering everything from silent films starring Happy Hooligan to sound films and serials featuring Dick Tracy and Superman to comic books starring John Wayne, Gene Autry, Bob Hope, Abbott & Costello, Alan Ladd, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. With a special focus on the Classical Hollywood era, Blair Davis investigates the factors that spurred this media convergence, as the film and comics industries joined forces to expand the reach of their various brands. While analyzing this production history, he also tracks the artistic coevolution of films and comics, considering the many formal elements that each medium adopted and adapted from the other. As it explores our abiding desire to experience the same characters and stories in multiple forms, Movie Comics gives readers a new appreciation for the unique qualities of the illustrated page and the cinematic moving image.

Author : Blair Davis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813588790
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comic Book Movies written by Blair Davis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic Book Movies explores how this genre serves as a source for modern-day myths, sometimes even incorporating ancient mythic figures like Thor and Wonder Woman’s Amazons, while engaging with the questions that haunt a post-9/11 world: How do we define heroism and morality today? How far are we willing to go when fighting terror? How can we resist a dystopian state? Film scholar Blair Davis also considers how the genre’s visual style is equally important as its weighty themes, and he details how advances in digital effects have allowed filmmakers to incorporate elements of comic book art in innovative ways. As he reveals, comic book movies have inspired just as many innovations to Hollywood’s business model, with film franchises and transmedia storytelling helping to ensure that the genre will continue its reign over popular culture for years to come.

Author : Matthew J. McEniry
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786443049
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marvel Comics into Film written by Matthew J. McEniry and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvel Studios' approach to its Cinematic Universe--beginning with the release of Iron Man (2008)--has become the template for successful management of blockbuster film properties. Yet films featuring Marvel characters can be traced back to the 1940s, when the Captain America serial first appeared on the screen. This collection of new essays is the first to explore the historical, textual and cultural context of the larger cinematic Marvel universe, including serials, animated films, television movies, non-U.S. versions of Marvel characters, films that feature characters licensed by Marvel, and the contemporary Cinematic Universe as conceived by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. Films analyzed include Transformers (1986), Howard the Duck (1986), Blade (1998), Planet Hulk (2010), Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013), Elektra (2005), the Conan the Barbarian franchise (1982-1990), Ultimate Avengers (2006) and Ghost Rider (2007).

Author : Alessandro Ferrari
Publisher : Dark Horse Books
ISBN 13 : 150671742X
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disney the Nightmare Before Christmas: the Story of the Movie in Comics written by Alessandro Ferrari and published by Dark Horse Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Halloween Town, where vampires, witches, and goblins rule the never-ending night! One Halloween, something befalls the almighty Pumpkin King. Beyond the tricks and scares, an emptiness begins to grow within Jack Skellington. He finds himself far from home, in a land where people smile, laugh, and sing with glee, and he feels that this Christmas Town could be the answer to his melancholy. Everyone is in for a surprise as Jack tries to unlock the secret of Christmas, take over the holiday, and kidnaps Santa Claus! Meanwhile, Sally, a compassionate rag doll, has a vision--a horrible end is near if Jack succeeds in ruling Christmas. Torn between her love for Jack and saving both towns, she must prevent her vision from coming true. As Jack assumes his role as "Sandy Claws," he discovers where he truly belongs . . . But is it too late?

Author : Evan Skolnick
Publisher : Acclaim Books
ISBN 13 : 9781578400737
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disney's Hercules written by Evan Skolnick and published by Acclaim Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Hercules finds out his father is the god Zeus, and goes on a quest to be a hero and become immortal.

Author : Ian Gordon
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628468688
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Film and Comic Books written by Ian Gordon and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Timothy P. Barnard, Michael Cohen, Rayna Denison, Martin Flanagan, Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux, Mel Gibson, Kerry Gough, Jonathan Gray, Craig Hight, Derek Johnson, Pascal Lefevre, Paul M. Malone, Neil Rae, Aldo J. Regalado, Jan van der Putten, and David Wilt In Film and Comic Books contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of comics aesthetics into film; audience expectations, reception, and reaction to comic book-based films; and the adaptation of films into comics. A wide range of comic/film adaptations are explored, including superheroes (Spider-Man), comic strips (Dick Tracy), realist and autobiographical comics (American Splendor; Ghost World), and photo-montage comics (Mexico's El Santo). Essayists discuss films beginning with the 1978 Superman. That success led filmmakers to adapt a multitude of comic books for the screen including Marvel's Uncanny X-Men, the Amazing Spider-Man, Blade, and the Incredible Hulk as well as alternative graphic novels such as From Hell, V for Vendetta, and Road to Perdition. Essayists also discuss recent works from Mexico, France, Germany, and Malaysia.

Author : Alessandro Ferrari
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 1506717489
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disney Moana: The Story of the Movie in Comics written by Alessandro Ferrari and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sail the Pacific Islands in search of destiny and the demigod Maui in this retelling of Disney Moana. Moana is a spirited teenager who loves the ocean, yet she is forbidden to travel beyond the reef that surrounds her island home of Motunui. But she feels called to something more, and wants to discover who she was meant to be. When darkness begins to consume the island, and nature is out of balance, Moana knows the solution lies beyond the safety of the reef. Following the messages of her ancestors, and with encouragement from the ocean itself, Moana sails into the open sea to find the demigod Maui and right a wrong from his past. Together they face rough waters, monstrous creatures, and the unknown, in a mission to stop the darkness from spreading, and restore life to the islands! Become a master wayfinder in this action-packed story as Moana's love for the sea turns her into a hero among her people, the gods, and the ocean.

Author : E. M. Forster
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027243580
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A ROOM WITH A VIEW & HOWARDS END written by E. M. Forster and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Room with a View – When Lucy Honeychurch embarks on a journey of a lifetime to Italy, little does she know that she would fall for the reckless man George, with whom she and co-traveller had exchanged the room with in Florence. In spite of her self-denial about her growing attraction to George Lucy knows in her heart that she cannot marry another man, let alone Cecil Vyse, who is not only downright obnoxious but also overbearing. This book is a classic romance which has also been adapted into a highly successful movie featuring Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith and Daniel Day-Lewis. Howards End - The story revolves around three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Helen, and Tibby), whose cultural pursuits have much in common with the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, an impoverished young couple from a lower-class background. As fate would have it, their lives are going to be intertwined in such a manner that the secret passions and flying tempers would bring each of the family to the verge of ruin. Can they survive this vortex or will they be ruined forever?

Author : Hayao Miyazaki
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781591167242
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 1 written by Hayao Miyazaki and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that she's 13 years old, it's for Kiki to learn how to become a witch. Now that she's 13 years old, it's time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the shine of a full moon, she grabs her black cat Jiji, hops on her mother's broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where she'll spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch. Now that she’s 13 years old, it’s time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the shine of a full moon, she grabs her black cat Jiji, hops on her mother’s broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where she’ll spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch. But poor Kiki—there are a couple things she forgot to plan for. First, she’s got to find a place to live. And, secondly, she’s got to find a job!

Author : Dennis O'Neil
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Justice League of America (1960-) #75 written by Dennis O'Neil and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following their adventure on Earth-2 against the villain Aquarius, Black Canary gains the power of a sonic scream and evil doppelgangers of the League appear and attack their counterparts!