Batman Unmasked

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781623567521

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Batman Unmasked by Will Brooker Pdf

Over the sixty years of his existence, Batman has encountered an impressive array of cultural icons and has gradually become one himself. This acclaimed book examines what Batman means and has meant to the various audiences, groups and communities who have tried to control and interpret him over the decades. Brooker reveals the struggles over Batman's meaning by shining a light on the cultural issues of the day that impacted on the development of the character. They include: patriotic propaganda of the Second World War; the accusation that Batman was corrupting the youth of America by appearing to promote a homosexual lifestyle to the fans of his comics; Batman becoming a camp, pop culture icon through the ABC TV series of the sixties; fans' interpretation of Batman in response to the comics and the Warner Bros. franchise of films.

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781623560195

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Batman Unmasked by Will Brooker Pdf

Over the sixty years of his existence, Batman has encountered an impressive array of cultural icons and has gradually become one himself. This acclaimed book examines what Batman means and has meant to the various audiences, groups and communities who have tried to control and interpret him over the decades. Brooker reveals the struggles over Batman's meaning by shining a light on the cultural issues of the day that impacted on the development of the character. They include: patriotic propaganda of the Second World War; the accusation that Batman was corrupting the youth of America by appearing to promote a homosexual lifestyle to the fans of his comics; Batman becoming a camp, pop culture icon through the ABC TV series of the sixties; fans' interpretation of Batman in response to the comics and the Warner Bros. franchise of films.

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0826464254

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Batman Unmasked by Will Brooker Pdf

Author : Janet K. Halfyard
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781461667056

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Danny Elfman's Batman by Janet K. Halfyard Pdf

Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful, interesting, and innovative figures in recent film music composition. He came to the fore in the late 1980s in connection with his collaboration with Tim Burton on his films including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare before Christmas (1993), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In addition to this, Elfman has composed music for more than 40 other films, including Somersby (1993), Dolores Claibourne (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997), Men in Black (1997), and Spiderman (2002). Beetlejuice was the first mainstream commercial success of the collaboration, but Batman was the film which marked Tim Burton's arrival as a major figure in Hollywood film direction, and equally established Danny Elfman as a film score composer, particularly in relation to action and fantasy genres. The score for Batman won a Grammy in 1989 and is an outstanding example of his collaboration with Burton as well as admirably demonstrating his particular talents and distinctive compositional voice. In particular, it displays the characteristic "darkness" of his orchestration in this genre and the means he uses to create a full length film score from what is often a relatively small amount of musical material, in this case the famous Batman theme. This book examines Elfman's scoring technique and provides a detailed analysis and commentary on the Batman score. The film is discussed in the context of its comic-book origins and the fantasy-action genre, setting it and its score against the late 1970s and early 1980s equivalents such as Star Wars and Superman, and revealing how Burton and Elfman between them changed the cinematic idea of what a superhero is. The book also explores Elfman's musical background, his place within the film music industry and the controversy that sprang up following the release of B

Author : Derrick E Carey
Publisher : Team Double Edge Publishing Company
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Double Edge Magazine Batman by Derrick E Carey Pdf

This edition of Double Edge Magazine is our Entertainment edition which features an exclusive inside look at DC comics "Batman." Just click on any image within our online library, and you will be directed to our google bookstore for instructions to download our magazine.

Author : Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786739599

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Hunting the Dark Knight by Will Brooker Pdf

Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolan's third Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises", Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations. Brooker's close analysis of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" offers a rigorous, accessible account of the complex relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media convergence. By exploring themes of authorship, adaptation and intertextuality, he addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did "Batman Begins" end when "The Dark Knight began? Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So Serious' viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame, the monthly comic books, the animated series and the graphic novels? Can the brightly campy incarnations of the Batman ever be fully repressed by "The Dark Knight", or are they an intrinsic part of the character? Do all of these various manifestations feed into a single Batman metanarrative? This will be a vital text for film students and academics, as well as legions of Batman fans.

Author : B. J. Oropeza
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 0820474223

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The Gospel According to Superheroes by B. J. Oropeza Pdf

And 1970s, and the dark and violent creatures who embody the pre- and post-millennial crises of faith. Lavishly illustrated, the articles come to startling conclusions about what we have really been reading under the covers with flashlights for generations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Justin Edwards,Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136337871

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The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture by Justin Edwards,Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet Pdf

This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 1361 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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DC Comics Encyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark S. Reinhart
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786468911

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The Batman Filmography, 2d ed. by Mark S. Reinhart Pdf

This is a complete reference work to the history of Batman big screen works, from the 1940s serials through the campy 1960s TV show and film, and up through the series of Warner Bros. summer blockbusters that climaxed with Christopher Nolan's 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. Chapters on each Batman feature include extensive film and production credits, a production history, and a critical analysis of the movie relative to the storied history of the Batman character. The book also examines the Batman-related works and events that took place in the years between the character's film exploits.

Author : Justin F. Martin,Marco Favaro
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781666930849

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Batman’s Villains and Villainesses by Justin F. Martin,Marco Favaro Pdf

While much of the scholarship on superhero narratives has focused on the heroes themselves, Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls takes into view the depiction of the villains and their lives, arguing that they often function as proxies for larger societal and philosophical themes. Approaching Gotham’s villains from a number of disciplinary backgrounds, the essays in this collection highlight how the villains’ multifaceted backgrounds, experiences, motivations, and behaviors allow for in-depth character analysis across varying levels of social life. Through investigating their cultural and scholarly relevance across the humanities and social sciences, the volume encourages both thoughtful reflection on the relationship between individuals and their social contexts and the use of villains (inside and outside of Gotham) as subjects of pedagogical and scholarly inquiry.

Author : Roberta Pearson,William Uricchio,Will Brooker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781844577675

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Many More Lives of the Batman by Roberta Pearson,William Uricchio,Will Brooker Pdf

The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best of the original chapters but also includes images, new chapters and new contributions from the Batman writers and editors. Spanning 75 years and multiple incarnations, this is the definitive history of Batman.

Author : Robert Moses Peaslee,Robert G. Weiner
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781626746794

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The Joker by Robert Moses Peaslee,Robert G. Weiner Pdf

Along with Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman, the Joker stands out as one of the most recognizable comics characters in popular culture. While there has been a great deal of scholarly attention on superheroes, very little has been done to understand supervillains. This is the first academic work to provide a comprehensive study of this villain, illustrating why the Joker appears so relevant to audiences today. Batman’s foe has cropped up in thousands of comics, numerous animated series, and three major blockbuster feature films since 1966. Actually, the Joker debuted in DC comics Batman 1 (1940) as the typical gangster, but the character evolved steadily into one of the most ominous in the history of sequential art. Batman and the Joker almost seemed to define each other as opposites, hero and nemesis, in a kind of psychological duality. Scholars from a wide array of disciplines look at the Joker through the lens of feature films, video games, comics, politics, magic and mysticism, psychology, animation, television, performance studies, and philosophy. As the first volume that examines the Joker as complex cultural and cross-media phenomenon, this collection adds to our understanding of the role comic book and cinematic villains play in the world and the ways various media affect their interpretation. Connecting the Clown Prince of Crime to bodies of thought as divergent as Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, contributors demonstrate the frightening ways in which we get the monsters we need.

Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2803 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216063285

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Comics through Time [4 volumes] by M. Keith Booker Pdf

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.

Author : Derek Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2950 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781136798641

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Censorship by Derek Jones Pdf

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.