Arrow And Superhero Television

Author : James F. Iaccino,Cory Barker,Myc Wiatrowski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786497874

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Arrow and Superhero Television by James F. Iaccino,Cory Barker,Myc Wiatrowski Pdf

This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit television series Arrow--based on DC Comic's Green Arrow--and its spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box office--five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958), though with mixed results. The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow's success, its representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines.

Author : Andy Diggle
Publisher : DC
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781401246594

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Green Arrow: Year One by Andy Diggle Pdf

Oliver Queen has been a faithful member of the Justice League of America and defended Star City with his trusty bown and an arsenal of deadly arrows for years--now thrill to the definitive tale of how he became Green Arrow! Queen is a frivolous playboy with little care for anyone or anything--apparently even himself. But when he's double-crossed and marooned on a jungle island, he finds that he does care about something: justice!

Author : Zachary Ingle,David M. Sutera
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781538114513

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The 100 Greatest Superhero Films and TV Shows by Zachary Ingle,David M. Sutera Pdf

A fascinating exploration of the most significant superhero films and television shows in history, from the classic serial Adventures of Captain Marvel to the Disney+ hit show WandaVision. In The 100 Greatest Superhero Films and TV Shows, Zachary Ingle and David M. Sutera celebrate over eighty years of superhero cinema and television. Featuring blockbusters such as Black Panther and The Dark Knight, Ingle and Sutera also include lesser-known yet critically acclaimed shows like The Boys, cult films such as The Toxic Avenger, and foreign series like Astro Boy to provide a well-rounded perspective of the genre. All one hundred selections are evaluated based on qualities such as plot and character development, adherence to the original source materials, technological innovations, and social impact. The entries cover both live-action and animated films and TV series, and almost a third of the entries are not associated with Marvel or DC—a testament to the genre’s variety in its eighty-year history. The 100 Greatest Superhero Films and TV Shows includes an analysis of the superhero’s evolution and its relevance to the feminist movement, auteur theory, convergence culture, critical race theory, and more. Featuring more than 80 photographs alongside the authors’ selections, the diverse entries are sure to inspire debate and entertain all fans of superhero movies and television shows.

Author : Richard Gray
Publisher : Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1940589169

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Moving Target by Richard Gray Pdf

This collection is the definitive analysis of the Emerald Archer, from his Golden Age origins to his small screen adventures and beyond. Exploring overlooked chapters of Green Arrow's life, and those of alter ego Oliver Queen, this book shows that Green Arrow has never been just one thing, but rather a perpetually moving target. Includes new interviews with Green Arrow creators from across the decades, including Neal Adams, Mike Grell, Chuck Dixon, Phil Hester, Brad Meltzer, and Jeff Lemire.

Author : Christopher J. Olson,CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538122563

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The Greatest Cult Television Shows of All Time by Christopher J. Olson,CarrieLynn D. Reinhard Pdf

Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators. While they generally lack mainstream appeal, cult television shows develop devout followings over time and exert some sort of impact on a given community, society, culture, or even media industry. Cult television shows have been around since at least the 1960s, with Star Trek perhaps the most famous of that era. However, the rise of cable contributed to the rise of cult television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and now, with the plethora of streaming options available, more shows can be added to this categorization Reaching back to the beginnings of television, the book includes such groundbreaking series as The Twilight Zone and The Prisoner alongside more contemporary examples like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Hannibal. The authors provide production history for each series and discuss their relevance to global pop culture. To provide a more global approach to the topic, the authors also consider several non-American cult TV series, including British, Canadian, and Japanese shows. Thus, Monty Python’s Flying Circus appears alongside Sailor Moon and Degrassi Junior High. Additionally, to move beyond the conception of “cult” as a primarily white, heteronormative, fanboy obsession, the book contains shows that speak to a variety of cult audiences and experiences, such as Queer as Folk and Charmed. With detailed arguments for why these shows deserve to be considered the greatest of all time, Olson and Reinhard provide ideas for discussion and debate on cult television. Each entry in this book demonstrates the importance of the 100 shows chosen for inclusion and highlights how they offer insight into the period and the cults that formed around them.

Author : Richard A. Hall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216047452

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The American Superhero by Richard A. Hall Pdf

This compilation of essential information on 100 superheroes from comic book issues, various print and online references, and scholarly analyses provides readers all of the relevant material on superheroes in one place. The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History covers the history of superheroes and superheroines in America from approximately 1938–2010 in an intentionally inclusive manner. The book features a chronology of important dates in superhero history, five thematic essays covering the overall history of superheroes, and 100 A–Z entries on various superheroes. Complementing the entries are sidebars of important figures or events and a glossary of terms in superhero research. Designed for anyone beginning to research superheroes and superheroines, The American Superhero contains a wide variety of facts, figures, and features about caped crusaders and shows their importance in American history. Further, it collects and verifies information that otherwise would require hours of looking through multiple books and websites to find.

Author : Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg,Mike Grell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : OCLC:860913882

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Arrow by Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg,Mike Grell Pdf

Author : Esther De Dauw,Daniel J. Connell
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496828958

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Toxic Masculinity by Esther De Dauw,Daniel J. Connell Pdf

Contributions by Daniel J. Connell, Esther De Dauw, Craig Haslop, Drew Murphy, Richard Reynolds, Janne Salminen, Karen Sugrue, and James C. Taylor The superhero permeates popular culture from comic books to film and television to internet memes, merchandise, and street art. Toxic Masculinity: Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes asks what kind of men these heroes are and if they are worthy of the unbalanced amount of attention. Contributors to the volume investigate how the (super)hero in popular culture conveys messages about heroism and masculinity, considering the social implications of this narrative within a cultural (re)production of dominant, hegemonic values and the possibility of subaltern ideas, norms, and values to be imagined within that (re)production. Divided into three sections, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach, positioning the impact of hypermasculinity on toxic masculinity and the vilification of “other” identities through such mediums as film, TV, and print comic book literature. The first part, “Understanding Super Men,” analyzes hegemonic masculinity and the spectrum of hypermasculinity through comics, television, and film, while the second part, “The Monstrous Other,” focuses on queer identity and femininity in these same mediums. The final section, “Strategies of Resistance,” offers criticism and solutions to the existing lack of diversity through targeted studies on the performance of gender. Ultimately, the volume identifies the ways in which superhero narratives have promulgated and glorified toxic masculinity and offers alternative strategies to consider how characters can resist the hegemonic model and productively demonstrate new masculinities.

Author : Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN : 1401242995

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Arrow Vol. 1 by Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg Pdf

Originally published in single magazine form in Arrow 1-5 and Arrow: Special Issue 1.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1799 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Television Series by Warner Bros. Television by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Nick Aires
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783295227

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Arrow: Oliver Queen's Dossier by Nick Aires Pdf

Arrow - ​Oliver Queen's Dossier collates the intelligence Oliver Queen has uncovered on nefarious business dealings and criminal activity in Starling City, with "top secret" records on his alter-ego Arrow since his return from Lian Yu. Includes hard copy duplicates of confidential government and business documents acquired by Oliver and Felicity Smoak, top secret schematics for Arrow's weaponry, and Queen family records. Arrow is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen, portrayed by Stephen Amell (Private Practice, Heartland), who, after five years of being stranded on a hostile island, returns home to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. (s14)ARROW and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.

Author : Gardner Fox,Jerry Siegel,Mort Weisinger
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:T0915200735001

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More Fun Comics (1936-) #73 by Gardner Fox,Jerry Siegel,Mort Weisinger Pdf

The first appearance of Green Arrow and Aquaman! First, meet the costumed adventurer Green Arrow and his sidekick Speedy. Together, these expert archers use an array of trick arrows to defend the helpless! Then, the King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman, showcases his amazing powers!

Author : Marc Guggenheim,Keto Shimuizu,Brian Ford Sullivan
Publisher : DC
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781401263904

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Arrow Season 2.5 by Marc Guggenheim,Keto Shimuizu,Brian Ford Sullivan Pdf

Season two of the smash CW drama Arrow continues here! The story doesn’t stop when the TV turns off: Oliver Queen still has a city to save; and just because Sebastian Blood is dead, that doesn't mean Brother Blood is gone for good. Someone new has taken up the mantle and is building a religion aimed at cleansing Starling City of sin—starting with Team Arrow! To do it, he’s unearthed a secret weapon from the wreckage of Slade Wilson's failed raid of the city…drawn from the very blood of Slade's Mirakuru warriors! Arrow show creator MARC GUGGENHEIM and writers KETO SHIMIZU and BRIAN FORD SULLIVAN fill in the gaps between seasons with help from artists JOE BENNETT (52), SZYMON KUDRANSKI (KLARION), CRAIG YEUNG (X-Factor) and more! Collects print issues #1-12.

Author : Dennis O'Neil
Publisher : DC
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781401239855

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Green Lantern/Green Arrow by Dennis O'Neil Pdf

This volume collects GREEN LANTERN from the early 1970s, featuring classic team-ups written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Neal Adams! In these stories, Green Lantern Hal Jordan continued his usual cosmic-spanning adventures, as he used his amazing Power Ring to police Sector 2814 against universe-threatening menaces. Meanwhile, on Earth, Oliver Queen, the archer known as Green Arrow, was confronting menaces of a different kind: racism, poverty, drugs, and other social ills! Collects GREEN LANTERN #76-87 and 89, and stories from THE FLASH #217-219 and 226.

Author : Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN : 1401246036

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Arrow Vol. 2 by Marc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg Pdf

"Originally published in single magazine form as Arrow 7-12."