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Author: Charles Soule
Publisher: DC
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Total Pages: 26
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Avatars of the Green, Red and Gray go to war with the avatars of Bacteria and Metal! It's five years later, and Alec Holland is trying to mediate a ceasefire that could also be his last stab at reconnecting with humanity!
Author: Charles Soule
Publisher: DC Comics
Published: 2016-02-02
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1401267009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWitness the rise of the Machine Kingdom and the end of the Green as you know it in this heart-pounding collection from creators Charles Soule (SUPERMAN: DOOMED) and Jesus Saiz (GREEN LANTERN: LOST ARMY). A new Kingdom has emerged-a new form of life to stand alongside the animals of the Red and the fungi of the Grey. As the Avatar of the Green and all plant life on Earth, Swamp Thing is keenly interested in what this new Kingdom-the artificial intelligence of the Machine-might want. Unfortunately, what the Machine wants is to run the Green-or else destroy it completely! Now, war is declared and sides are drawn. As the Machine creates its own human avatar and forms alliances with some of the Green’s deadliest enemies, Swamp Thing must turn to the person he trusts most-who happens to be the one person who can do the most harm to him: Abigail Arcane, his true love and Avatar of the Rot. Collects SWAMP THING #35-40, SWAMP THING ANNUAL #3 and SWAMP THING: FUTURES END #1
Author: Scott Snyder
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781401251291
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In September 2014, as every title in the DC Universe published special new issues featuring their favorite heroes and villains in iterations they've never seen before: future versions of themselves! Every DC Comics comic book series will feature a special issue, revealing the shocking fates of top super heroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and many more. Written and illustrated by top talent including Geoff Johns, Brian Azzarello, Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire and many more! Just in time for the new year, these entry-point issues are collected in a single, massive hardcover edition that will be a great holiday gift for comics fans everywhere"--
Author: M. Keith Booker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2014-10-28
Total Pages: 2104
ISBN-13: 0313397511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing 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.
Author: Pere Gallardo
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014-03-26
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1443858773
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2012 was a year of financial crises and ecological disasters, of endings and forebodings. The world did not end on December 21st as the Mayan calendar predicted, but became the stage for new beginnings, utopian communities, protest groups and solidarity movements. The essays in this book form an intertextual space for negotiating meaningful facts and fictions with an aim to understanding the present. Discussions focus on utopia and dystopia from literature and film, not only within the framework of science fiction but also critical theory, gender politics and social sciences. The authors of these essays are international academics whose interest lies in utopian studies and who attended the 13th International Conference of Utopian Studies, “The Shape of Things to Come”, held in Tarragona, Spain, in 2012.
Author: Jamie Brassett
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-29
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1351396927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinding the superhero genre in need of further investigation from philosophical standpoints that value excess as a creative drive, rather than denigrate it as a problem to be resolved, this book opens up discussions that highlight different approaches to ‘the creative excess of being’ as expressed through the genre. While superheroes are an everyday, culturally dominant phenomena, philosophical methods and investigations have a reputation for lofty superiority. Across 13 chapters, this book facilitates a collision between the superhero genre and the discipline of philosophy, resulting in a voyage of exploration where each illuminates the other. The contributions in this book range from new voices to recognized scholars, offering superhero studies a set of critical interventions that are unusual, conceptually diverse, theoretically grounded and varied in practice. These chapters consider ‘excessive’ traits of superheroes against schools of thought that have attempted to conceptualize and understand excess by analysing texts and figures across a variety of mediums, such as The Fantastic Four, Captain America, The Vision, Logan, Black Panther and Super Hero Girls. With its unique approach to the superhero genre, this book will be an invaluable read for students and scholars working on comic studies, transmedia studies, cultural studies, popular culture and superhero studies.
Author: Charles Soule
Publisher:
Published: 2016
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Between the Red, the Rot, the Green and the Grey, Swamp Thing thought he'd seen it all. But now he's about to meet the avatar of a whole new Kingdom whose impact on the lives of all humanity goes deeper than even the Green's--the Machine! And when Swampy gets the opportunity to step aside and allow the Machine to take over, he may have good reason to accept the offer! But Alec Holland has a humanity the Machine Kingdom lacks, and that gives him an edge ... at least for now. Still, no man--not even a plant one--is an island, and Swampy must seek out his true love, Abigail Arcane! Collects Swamp Thing: Futures End #1, Swamp Thing #35-40 and Swamp Thing Annual #3"--
Author: Chris Barsanti
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2014-09-22
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1578595339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters, this cinefile’s guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest, baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic science fiction! Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used to be mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputers capable of learning?) are now everyday reality. Whether nostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz covers the broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. You’ll find more than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviews on many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ... Monsters! Pacific Rim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon Superheroes: Thor, Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman Dystopias: THX 1138, 1984, The Hunger Games Avant-garde masterpieces: Solaris, 2001, Brazil, The Man Who Fell to Earth Time travel: 12 Monkeys, The Time Machine, Time Bandits, Back to the Future Post-apocalyptic action: The Road Warrior, I Am Legend, Terminator Salvation Comedy: Dark Star, Mars Attacks!, Dr. Strangelove, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Aliens! The Day the Earth Stood Still, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Contact, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Signs Mad scientists! Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Abominable Dr. Phibes Shoot-em-ups: Aliens, Universal Soldier, Starship Troopers What the...?: Battlefield Earth, Prayer of the Rollerboys, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Tank Girl, The 10th Victim Animation: WALL-E, Akira, Ghost in the Shell Small budgets, big ideas: Donnie Darko, Primer, Sound of My Voice, Computer Chess Neglected greats: Things to Come, Children of Men Epics: Metropolis, Blade Runner, Cloud Atlas and many, many more categories and movies!! In addition to the nearly one thousand science fiction film reviews, this guide includes fascinating and fun Top-10 lists and sidebars that are designed to lead fans to similar titles they might not have known about. The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz will help ensure that you will never again have to worry about what to watch next. Useful both as a handy resource or a fun romp through the film world of science fiction. It also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.
Author: M. Reimer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-12-23
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1137356006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeriality and Texts for Young People is a collection of thirteen scholarly essays about series and serial texts directed to children and youth, each of which begins from the premise that a basic principle of seriality is repetition.
