Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder
Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder

Author: Kristen L. Geaman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-07-23

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 0786497882

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Dick Grayson--alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics--has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940. Predating Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, he is one of DC Comics' oldest heroes and retains a large and loyal fanbase. The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the Boy Wonder, this collection of new essays features critical analysis, as well as interviews with some of the biggest names to study Dick Grayson, including Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson and Marv Wolfman. The contributors discuss his vital place in the Batman saga, his growth and development into an independent hero, Nightwing, and the many storyline connections which put him at the center of the DC Universe. His character is explored in the contexts of feminism, trauma, friendship, and masculinity.

Nightwing (1996-2009) #112
Nightwing (1996-2009) #112

Author: Devin Grayson

Publisher: DC

Published:

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Dick Grayson is working for Deathstroke the Terminator! Nightwing is no more! Dick's in a new outfit, and he's got a brand-new bag of dirty tricks. And those who thought he was simply "going undercover" are in for a rude awakening!

The Horror Show Guide
The Horror Show Guide

Author: Mike Mayo

Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1578594596

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This cinefile’s guidebook covers the horror genre monstrously well! Find reviews of over 1,000 of the best, weirdest, wickedest, wackiest, and most entertaining scary movies from every age of horror! Atomic bombs, mad serial killers, zealous zombies, maniacal monsters lurking around every corner, and the unleashing of technology, rapidly changing and dominating our lives. Slasher and splatter films. Italian giallo and Japanese city-stomping monster flicks. Psychological horrors, spoofs, and nature running amuck. You will find these terrors and many more in The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies. No gravestone is left unturned to bring you entertaining critiques, fascinating top-ten lists, numerous photos, and extensive credit information to satisfy even the most die-hard fans. Written by a fan for fans, The Horror Show Guide helps lead even the uninitiated to unexpected treasures of unease and mayhem with lists of similar motifs, including ... Urban Horrors Nasty Bugs, Mad Scientists and Maniacal Medicos Evil Dolls Bad Hair Days Big Bad Werewolves Most Appetizing Cannibals Classic Ghost Stories Fiendish Families Guilty Pleasures Literary Adaptations Horrible Highways and Byways Post-Apocalyptic Horrors Most Regrettable Remakes Towns with a Secret and many more. With reviews on many overlooked, underappreciated gems, new devotees and discriminating dark-cinema enthusiasts alike will love this big, beautiful, end-all, be-all guide to an always popular film genre. With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, The Horror Show Guide is richly illustrated. Its helpful appendix of movie credits, bibliography, and extensive index add to its usefulness.

2010 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide
2010 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide

Author: Maggie Thompson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-10-08

Total Pages: 5414

ISBN-13: 1440229112

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No other guide on the market covers the volume of comic book listings and range of eras as Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide does, in an easy-to-use checklist format. Readers can access listings for 130,000 comics, issued since 1961, complete with names, cover date, creator information and near-mint pricing. With super-hero art on the cover and collecting details from the experts as America's longest-running magazine about comics in this book, there is nothing that compares.

Batman and Psychology
Batman and Psychology

Author: Travis Langley

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2022-03-01

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1684428572

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Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown? Combining psychological theory with the latest in psychological research, Batman and Psychology takes you on an unprecedented journey behind the mask and into the dark mind of your favorite Caped Crusader and his never-ending war on crime.

Nightmare Movies
Nightmare Movies

Author: Kim Newman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-04-18

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1408817500

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Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up-to-date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that assess the last two decades of horror films with all the wit, intelligence and insight for which he is known. Since the publication of the first edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing, and taken a new and stronger hold over the film industry. Newman negotiates his way through a vast back-catalogue of horror, charting the on-screen progress of our collective fears and bogeymen from the low budget slasher movies of the 60s, through to the slick releases of the 2000s, in a critical appraisal that doubles up as a genealogical study of contemporary horror and its forebears. Newman invokes the figures that fuel the ongoing demand for horror - the serial killer; the vampire; the werewolf; the zombie - and draws on his remarkable knowledge of the genre to give us a comprehensive overview of the modern myths that have shaped the imagination of multiple generations of cinema-goers. Nightmare Movies is an invaluable companion that not only provides a newly updated history of the darker side of film but a truly entertaining guide with which to discover the less well-trodden paths of horror, and re-discover the classics with a newly instructed eye.

Nightwing (1996-2009) #79
Nightwing (1996-2009) #79

Author: Devin Grayson

Publisher: DC

Published:

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Nightwing scrambles to find the source of a madness that's gripping the Bludhaven Police Department. But Bludhaven's Finest aren't just lapsing into a murderous mania--they're also exhibiting super-human strength and speed!

Comics through Time [4 volumes]
Comics through Time [4 volumes]

Author: M. Keith Booker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 2104

ISBN-13: 0313397511

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Focusing especially on American comic books and graphic novels from the 1930s to the present, this massive four-volume work provides a colorful yet authoritative source on the entire history of the comics medium. Comics and graphic novels have recently become big business, serving as the inspiration for blockbuster Hollywood movies such as the Iron Man series of films and the hit television drama The Walking Dead. But comics have been popular throughout the 20th century despite the significant effects of the restrictions of the Comics Code in place from the 1950s through 1970s, which prohibited the depiction of zombies and use of the word "horror," among many other rules. Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas provides students and general readers a one-stop resource for researching topics, genres, works, and artists of comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels. The comprehensive and broad coverage of this set is organized chronologically by volume. Volume 1 covers 1960 and earlier; Volume 2 covers 1960–1980; Volume 3 covers 1980–1995; and Volume 4 covers 1995 to the present. The chronological divisions give readers a sense of the evolution of comics within the larger contexts of American culture and history. The alphabetically arranged entries in each volume address topics such as comics publishing, characters, imprints, genres, themes, titles, artists, writers, and more. While special attention is paid to American comics, the entries also include coverage of British, Japanese, and European comics that have influenced illustrated storytelling of the United States or are of special interest to American readers.

The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic
The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic

Author: Clive Bloom

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-07-10

Total Pages: 1216

ISBN-13: 3030331369

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“Simply put, there is absolutely nothing on the market with the range of ambition of this strikingly eclectic collection of essays. Not only is it impossible to imagine a more comprehensive view of the subject, most readers – even specialists in the subject – will find that there are elements of the Gothic genre here of which they were previously unaware.” - Barry Forshaw, Author of British Gothic Cinema and Sex and Film The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic is the most comprehensive compendium of analytic essays on the modern Gothic now available, covering the vast and highly significant period from 1918 to 2019. The Gothic sensibility, over 200 years old, embraces its dark past whilst anticipating the future. From demons and monsters to post- apocalyptic fears and ecological fantasies, Gothic is thriving as never before in the arts and in popular culture. This volume is made up of 62 comprehensive chapters with notes and extended bibliographies contributed by scholars from around the world. The chapters are written not only for those engaged in academic research but also to be accessible to students and dedicated followers of the genre. Each chapter is packed with analysis of the Gothic in both theory and practice, as the genre has mutated and spread over the last hundred years. Starting in 1918 with the impact of film on the genre's development, and moving through its many and varied international incarnations, each chapter chronicles the history of the gothic milieu from the movies to gaming platforms and internet memes, television and theatre. The volume also looks at how Gothic intersects with fashion, music and popular culture: a multi-layered, multi-ethnic, even a trans-gendered experience as we move into the twenty first century.

Nightwing Vol. 7: Shrike
Nightwing Vol. 7: Shrike

Author: Chuck Dixon

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 140127756X

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Chuck Dixon continues his run with the latest collection of classic Nightwing stories in NIGHTWING VOL. 7: SHRIKE. Life for Nightwing has never been this good! He's starting a promising career as a Blüdhaven police officer, he's dating longtime crush Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Oracle, and he is systematically dismantling the criminal empire that infests his new hometown. But Dick Grayson has made a potentially fatal mistake, and that mistake's name is Blockbuster. Down but not out, the kingpin of Blüdhaven has hired the ultimate assassin to kill Nightwing: the villain known only as Shrike. This costumed killer has an advantage over all the other hired goons whom Blockbuster has sent against Nightwing; Shrike knows that Nightwing is Batman's former sidekick, Robin, and the two young martial artists trained together when they were teenagers. All this plus the Birds of Prey, an alien invasion and Dick Grayson taking on a new costumed identity! The NIGHTWING creative team of Chuck Dixon, Greg Land and Drew Geraci present NIGHTWING VOLUME 7: SHRIKE, collecting NIGHTWING #42-47.