Suicide Squad Vol. 6: The Secret History of Task Force X
Suicide Squad Vol. 6: The Secret History of Task Force X

Author: Rob Williams

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2018-07-24

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1401280994

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Today, Task Force X is better known as the Suicide SquadÑbut what happened to the Suicide Squad of the 1950s? Led by Rick Flag Sr., the original Task Force X defended the world from aliens, robots and even dinosaurs before vanishing into myth. Now it will fall to Harley Quinn to complete her predecessorsÕ final mission and uncover where it all went wrong! The Red Wave, the deadliest alien threat mankind has ever known, is no longer locked safely away on the moon. All that stands between it and Earth is the Suicide Squad. Before Deadshot can warn the clown princess of the danger sheÕs in, his team is set upon by an army. Someone is desperate to protect the secret of Task Force X, even if it means destroying it and Amanda Waller! Secrets, love, sacrifice and lies reveal themselves in the classified history of Argent and the Suicide Squad, twin branches of the original Task Force X. By the time the mission is complete, the Squad may never be the same again! Rob Williams (Unfollow) reveals untold chapters of the Rebirth DCUÕs history in this stunning saga, joined by artists Barnaby Bagenda (The Omega Men), Eleonora Carlini (Doctor Who), Philippe Briones (Aquaman), Scot Eaton (Swamp Thing) and Wilfredo Torres (Black Panther). Collects Suicide Squad #27-32.

Suicide Squad Vol. 1: The Black Vault
Suicide Squad Vol. 1: The Black Vault

Author: Rob Williams

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1401273114

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Assembled by the tough-as-nails intelligence expert Amanda Waller and overseen by disgraced military genius Captain Rick Flag, the men, women and monsters of the Suicide Squad-a.k.a. Task Force X-do the jobs that are too dirty for any superheroes to soil their capes with. Their latest mission should be easy enough: recover a powerful cosmic weapon called the Black Vault from enemy hands. The Suicide Squad always gets the job done (mostly) but this time, when the weapon's dark influence spreads and the team is driven to madness and mayhem (more than usual), there's only one person sane enough to save the Squad from destructionÉthe Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn! Legendary artist Jim Lee teams up with writer Rob Williams and artists Philip Tan, Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis and Gary Frank for a new deadly Task Force X mission in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT! Exploding from the pages of DCÕs blockbuster Rebirth event and starring the characters you love and hate from the smash-hit movie, this graphic novel is a great jumping-on point for new readers! Collects issues #1-4 and the SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH one-shot.

Direct Currents (2016-) #1
Direct Currents (2016-) #1

Author: Various

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2016-12-14

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Direct Currents is the new, FREE quarterly magazine that brings you into the world of DC with exclusive sneak peeks of every titleÑstarting with the top-secret Justice League/Suicide Squad crossover event coming in December! Plus: Get a first look at the all-new SUPER SONS series starring the offspring of Superman and Batman, and new info on the second wave of Rebirth titles!

Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire
Fans, Blockbusterisation, and the Transformation of Cinematic Desire

Author: Carolyn Michelle

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-24

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1137596163

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This book explores the evolution of audience receptions of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy (2012-14) as an exemplar of the contemporary blockbuster event film franchise. Drawing on findings from a unique cross-cultural and longitudinal study, the authors argue that processes and imperatives associated with Hollywood ‘blockbusterisation’ shaped the trilogy’s conditions of production, format, content, and visual aesthetic in ways that left many viewers progressively disenchanted. The chapters address public and private prefigurations of the Hobbit trilogy, modes of reception, new cinematic technologies and the Hobbit hyperreality paradox, gender representations, adaptation and the transformation of cinematic desire, and the role of social and cultural location in shaping audience engagement and response. This book will appeal to audience researchers, Q methodologists, scholars and students in film and media studies, Tolkien scholars, and Hobbit fans and critics alike.

Superheroes Smash the Box Office
Superheroes Smash the Box Office

Author: Shawn Conner

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-09-06

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 147665011X

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In 1997, the superhero movie was all but dead. The last Superman flick had been released a decade earlier to disastrous reviews and ticket sales. The most recent Batman film was a franchise-killing bomb. And an oft-promised Spider-Man feature was grounded. Yet a mere five years later this once-derided genre would be well on its way to world domination at the box office and even critical respectability. How did this happen? And why, two decades later, does the phenomenon show no sign of abating? Here, for the first time, is an extensively researched soup-to-nuts history of the superhero movie, from the first bargain-basement black-and-white serials to today's multiverse blockbusters. Chronicling eight decades of stops and starts, controversies and creators, good guys and bad guys--onscreen and off--this entertaining account explains how and why our entertainment universe came to be overpowered by costumed crimefighters and their nefarious counterparts.

Stigmatized on Screen
Stigmatized on Screen

Author: Lindsey Clouse

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-06-27

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1793647429

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This book analyzes the 500 top-grossing films of the last 20 years to show how speakers of traditionally stigmatized dialects are represented, underrepresented, misrepresented, and mocked. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how Hollywood reinforces long-standing negative beliefs about the languages of marginalized communities.

Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana (2016-) #5
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana (2016-) #5

Author: Brian Buccellato

Publisher: DC

Published: 2016-05-25

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13:

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After Will Evans murders his own teammate, Floyd Lawton escapes Belle Reve and takes the fight straight to the impostor! But which Deadshot will survive? Meanwhile, Katana is proven right as KobraÕs hidden plan is revealed-but no one could have anticipated what will happen when the villainÕs plot is overturned. Is the Suicide Squad prepared to deal with a rogue Aurakle?