Improving the Foundations: Batman Begins from Comics to Screen

Darius, Julian

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization

Published in 2002-2003, Grant Morrison and Chris Weston's THE FILTH is disgusting, deeply disturbing, and a comic-book masterpiece that inoculates readers against the problems of the postmodern condition. So says Tom Shapira, who also explores THE FILTH's relationship to Morrison's THE INVISIBLES, to the 1999 film THE MATRIX, and to the work of Alan Moore. The book also includes interviews with Grant Morrison, Chris Weston, and inker Gary Erskine, plus art from Weston illuminating the design of the series and containing imagery censored in the printed comic. From Sequart Research &amp; Literacy Organization. More info at http://Sequart.org

Curing the Postmodern Blues: Reading Grant Morrison and Chris Weston's The Filth in the 21st Century

Comics & Graphic Novels

Weston, Chris

Morrison, Grant

Shapira, Tom

Erskine,Gary

History & Price Guides

Gotham City 14 Miles offers the 1960s Batman TV series the critical reevaluation it deserves. Its essays examine Batmania, camp, the role of women, the show's participation in '60s counter-culture, its many celebrated actors, its lasting cultural effects, and other critical subjects.

Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters

For half a century, Daredevil has been an outsider and a paradox, a loner, a down-to-earth super-hero, a blind man with super-powers, and the star of some of Marvel’s most celebrated stories. The Devil is in the Details examines both Daredevil and his alter ego, Matt Murdock, from a variety of critical perspectives. Whether it’s explorations of Daredevil’s troubled history with love, his relationship to Foggy Nelson or Spider-Man, or new takes on his classic runs, this is one book no Daredevil fan or scholar should be without. From Sequart Research &amp; Literacy Organization. More info at http://Sequart.org

The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil

Thurman, Kevin

Lindsay, Ryan K.

Cormier, Jon

Labarre, Nicolas

Hanefalk, Christine

Duarte, Matt

Hyvard, Manuella

Gueret, Stephane

Saulnier, Marie-Laure

Northmore, Henry

Change is coming. Since ""X-Men"" first wowed movie audiences, the film and its sequels have become among the most popular and successful comic book adaptations in Hollywood history. ""Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen"" is the definitive unauthorized study of the popular movie saga, tracing its origins, history, and impact from the very first issue of the comic book through the final moments of ""X-Men: The Last Stand"" and beyond. Within these pages, readers will learn about: * the history of X-Men comic books; * previous adaptations, including early cartoon appearances, the 1990s animated series, and early attempts to bring them to the big screen; * the development process for each film, behind-the-scenes stories, and details on omitted scenes and storylines; * scene-by-scene examinations of each film and their comic book origins; * critical and fan reception of each film, plus box office performance; and * what the future may hold for the franchise.

Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen

McLean, Thomas J.

How To Create Comics & Manga

Foreword by MATT FRACTION. Afterword by BARRY LYGA. For 50 years, the Legion of Super-Heroes has occupied its own, vital corner of the DC Universe - and comics fandom. The Legion's expansive cast, bizarre characters, futuristic setting, extended storylines, and elaborate continuity all set it apart from other superhero comics. This essay collection, from fans and scholars alike, is as diverse as Legion history. Essays examine significant runs (by Jim Shooter, Paul Levitz, &amp; Keith Giffen); the Legion's science, architecture, &amp; fashion; the role of women, homosexuality, &amp; race; the early Legion's classical adaptations, teenage cruelty, relation to the early Justice League, &amp; resurrection of Lightning Lad; whether the Legion should be allowed to age; the Amethyst saga; the themes of the reboot Legion; and the so-called Threeboot's relationship to adult adolescence &amp; generational theory. No Legion fan or comics scholar should go without this critical celebration of the Legion.

Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes

Fraction, Matt

Lyga, Barry

Callahan, Timothy

Graphic Novels

Grant Morrison redefined comics in the 1980s and early 1990s from his trailblazing creation of ZENITH, through his metatextual innovations on ANIMAL MAN, to his Dadaist super-heroics on DOOM PATROL. Along the way, he also addressed Batman with his multi-layered masterpiece ARKHAM ASYLUM and the literary GOTHIC storyline. This book examines all five works in detail, drawing out their running and evolving themes. Using plain language, Callahan opens up Morrison's sometimes difficult texts and expands the reader's appreciation of their significance, creating a study accessible to both Grant Morrison aficionados and those new to his work. An exclusive interview with Morrison on his early career rounds out the volume. This revised, second edition also contains a newly-added essay on Morrison's very first story for 2000AD, published before ZENITH.

Grant Morrison: The Early Years

Timothy Callahan

Published in 1997-2002, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s Transmetropolitan became famous for its foul-mouthed protagonist, Spider Jerusalem, and his “filthy assistants.” But it’s also a long-form comics masterpiece, a sci-fi comic that succeeded despite the odds, and an examination of journalism and politics — and how they intersect, or fail to do so. This book explores all these topics and more, from multiple points of view. It also includes interviews with both Ellis and Robertson.

Shot in the Face: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Transmetropolitan

Ellis, Warren

ROBERTSON, DARICK

Meaney, Patrick

Nevett, Chad

Witzke, Sean

Burgas, Greg

Through works like Transmetropolitan, Planetary, and The Authority, Warren Ellis has changed the history of comic books. In this book, Kevin Thurman and Julian Darius examine Ellis’s body of work, exploring (among other topics) how his early work for Marvel Comics prefigures the concerns of his later work, how his super-heroes respond to comics history, his use of religion, his use of violence, his fascination with lizards (and what they reveal about the human condition), and how his characters often use anger as a stimulus for revolutionary social action, in defiance of the West’s 21st-century malaise. Topical interviews with Ellis complement several essays, expanding the reader’s understanding of the themes in Ellis’s work.

Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization

In 2010 and 2011, legendary comic-book creator Warren Ellis sat down over several days to film career-spanning interviews for the documentary film Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts. In these extensive interviews, Ellis discusses his life, his work, and his thoughts. He looks back over how his career has evolved, describes his writing process, explores the themes that fascinate him, and details the role technology has played in his work (and in the development of his famous online persona). Only a small fraction of this material made it into the film. This book is a record of these historic interviews, as well as a fascinating portrait of one of comics’ greatest writers.

Warren Ellis: The Captured Ghosts Interviews

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