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The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes audiobook treatment of the rivalry between the two comic book giants. They are the two titans of the comic book industry - the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes - and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. To many partisans, Marvel is now on top. But for much of the early 20th century, it was DC that was the undisputed leader.
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Loved it, but...
- De Smitty en 05-02-18
De: Reed Tucker
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The Stephen King Companion
- Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror
- De: George Beahm
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper, Claire Christie
- Duración: 24 h y 21 m
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The Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at horror author King's personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. King expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main author, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, best-selling novels, and film adaptations.
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A Kingopedia: Books, Movies, Bio and Art
- De tru britty en 02-28-16
De: George Beahm
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Batman Unauthorized
- Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City
- De: Dennis O'Neil - editor, Leah Wilson - editor
- Narrado por: Colby Elliott
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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Compiled by a veteran writer of the comic series, this collection of essays explores Batman’s motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman is a creature of the night, more about vengeance than justice, more plagued by doubts than full of self-assurance, and more darkness than light. He has no superpowers, just skill, drive, and a really well-made suit.
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batman uninformed opinions
- De Aurey C. en 04-13-17
De: Dennis O'Neil - editor, y otros
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American Rebel
- The Life of Clint Eastwood
- De: Marc Eliot
- Narrado por: Marc Eliot
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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From the New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot comes the definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful actors, producers, and directors in the history of American motion pictures. Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often tumultuous arc of Eastwood's life and career, from his days as a disaffected college dropout, to his rise to fame as the archetypal loner, to his acceptance into the pantheon of the Academy as a multiple Oscar Award winner.
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I learned the hard way.
- De Ty Pritchard en 07-23-10
De: Marc Eliot
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Doctor Who
- A History
- De: Alan Kistler
- Narrado por: Alan Kistler
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
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Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world's first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch documents before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut but inspired many monsters to follow. After three years, First Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC to recast their hit rather than end it, giving us the first "regeneration" and making TV history.
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Not a Good Reference, a Good Springboard
- De SAMA en 12-16-13
De: Alan Kistler
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The Horror of It All
- One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead…
- De: Adam Rockoff
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
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The Horror of It All is a memoir from the front lines of the industry that dissects (and occasionally defends) the hugely popular phenomenon of scary movies. Author Adam Rockoff traces the highs and lows of the horror genre through the lens of his own obsessive fandom, born in the aisles of his local video store and nurtured with a steady diet of cable trash.
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Great book, if you were a teen in the 80's
- De Lila Fowler en 10-02-15
De: Adam Rockoff
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The Ten-Cent Plague
- The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
- De: David Hajdu
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the bold, pulpy pages of comic books. The Ten-Cent Plague explores this cultural emergence and its fierce backlash while challenging common notions of the divide between "high" and "low" art.
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Very frightening
- De Paul en 09-24-08
De: David Hajdu
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Seinfeldia
- How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
- De: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly 40 million Americans were tuning in weekly.
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This bad narration is making me thirsty...
- De Audio Gra Gra en 10-06-16
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Pictures at a Revolution
- Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
- De: Mark Harris
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 17 h y 19 m
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Here is the epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Graduate, In the Heat of the Night, Doctor Dolittle, and Bonnie and Clyde - and through them, the larger story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood and America forever.
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Would It Be Too Much To Ask?
- De Casey Keller en 12-31-08
De: Mark Harris
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Wonder Woman Unbound
- The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine
- De: Tim Hanley
- Narrado por: Colby Elliott
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman with a golden lasso and bullet-deflecting bracelets. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was tied up as often as she saved the world.
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facts about how Wonder Woman has been portrayed
- De Midwestbonsai en 07-25-16
De: Tim Hanley
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Red Carpet
- Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
- De: Erich Schwartzel
- Narrado por: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
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From trade to technology to military might, competition between the United States and China dominates the foreign policy landscape. But this battle for global influence is also playing out in a strange and unexpected arena: the movies. The film industry, Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel explains, is the latest battleground in the tense and complex rivalry between these two world powers. In recent decades, as China has grown into a giant of the international economy, it has become a crucial source of revenue for the American film industry.
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Why modern cinema is a comic experience.
- De Pasternak en 03-11-22
De: Erich Schwartzel
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Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan
- The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate
- De: Rick Bowers
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 3 h y 36 m
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Journalist Rick Bowers has contributed to Time, The Washington Post, and USA Today, and his fascinating Spies of Mississippi—about the spy network that tried to take down the Civil Rights Movement—earned a starred review from Booklist. Here, Bowers examines how, in the late 1940s, The Adventures of Superman radio show struck a powerful blow to the Ku Klux Klan when Superman aired episodes pitting the hero against the Klan in an effort to teach young listeners to stand up to bigotry.
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The willingness to visit the truth
- De David Alexander McDonald en 03-13-24
De: Rick Bowers
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- De: Blake Snyder
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying.
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Don't waste your time
- De Amazon Customer en 02-05-20
De: Blake Snyder
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Superman
- The Unauthorized Biography
- De: Glen Weldon
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 12 h y 40 m
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How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today.
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Unauthorized and fairly biased
- De AdarkanddrearyKnight en 05-15-22
De: Glen Weldon
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Batman Unauthorized
- Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City
- De: Dennis O'Neil - editor, Leah Wilson - editor
- Narrado por: Colby Elliott
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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Compiled by a veteran writer of the comic series, this collection of essays explores Batman’s motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman is a creature of the night, more about vengeance than justice, more plagued by doubts than full of self-assurance, and more darkness than light. He has no superpowers, just skill, drive, and a really well-made suit.
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batman uninformed opinions
- De Aurey C. en 04-13-17
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Becoming Batman
- The Possibility of a Superhero
- De: E. Paul Zehr, James Kakalios - foreword
- Narrado por: Rudy Sanda
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr explores the question: Could a mortal ever become Batman? Zehr discusses the physical training necessary to maintain bad-guy-fighting readiness while relating the science underlying this process, from strength conditioning to the cognitive changes a person would endure in undertaking such a regimen.
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Very interesting
- De Dave en 02-25-24
De: E. Paul Zehr, y otros
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Slugfest
- Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC
- De: Reed Tucker
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes audiobook treatment of the rivalry between the two comic book giants. They are the two titans of the comic book industry - the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes - and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. To many partisans, Marvel is now on top. But for much of the early 20th century, it was DC that was the undisputed leader.
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Loved it, but...
- De Smitty en 05-02-18
De: Reed Tucker
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Batman and Psychology
- A Dark and Stormy Knight
- De: Travis Langley
- Narrado por: Paul Bellantoni
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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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.
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- De deborah mccarter en 09-14-20
De: Travis Langley
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Supergods
- What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human
- De: Grant Morrison
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
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From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of humankind's great modern myth: the superhero. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Grant Morrison draws on art, science, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of the superhero - why they matter, why they will always be with us, and what they tell us about who we are... and what we may yet become.
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Average history of comic books
- De Bradford en 09-30-11
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Superman
- The Unauthorized Biography
- De: Glen Weldon
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 12 h y 40 m
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How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today.
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Unauthorized and fairly biased
- De AdarkanddrearyKnight en 05-15-22
De: Glen Weldon
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Batman Unauthorized
- Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City
- De: Dennis O'Neil - editor, Leah Wilson - editor
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- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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Compiled by a veteran writer of the comic series, this collection of essays explores Batman’s motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman is a creature of the night, more about vengeance than justice, more plagued by doubts than full of self-assurance, and more darkness than light. He has no superpowers, just skill, drive, and a really well-made suit.
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Becoming Batman
- The Possibility of a Superhero
- De: E. Paul Zehr, James Kakalios - foreword
- Narrado por: Rudy Sanda
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr explores the question: Could a mortal ever become Batman? Zehr discusses the physical training necessary to maintain bad-guy-fighting readiness while relating the science underlying this process, from strength conditioning to the cognitive changes a person would endure in undertaking such a regimen.
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Very interesting
- De Dave en 02-25-24
De: E. Paul Zehr, y otros
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Slugfest
- Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC
- De: Reed Tucker
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes audiobook treatment of the rivalry between the two comic book giants. They are the two titans of the comic book industry - the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes - and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. To many partisans, Marvel is now on top. But for much of the early 20th century, it was DC that was the undisputed leader.
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Loved it, but...
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Batman and Psychology
- A Dark and Stormy Knight
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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.
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Supergods
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From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of humankind's great modern myth: the superhero. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Grant Morrison draws on art, science, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of the superhero - why they matter, why they will always be with us, and what they tell us about who we are... and what we may yet become.
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All of the Marvels
- A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told
- De: Douglas Wolk
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The superhero comic books that Marvel Comics has published since 1961 are, as Douglas Wolk notes, the longest continuous, self-contained work of fiction ever created: over half a million pages to date, and still growing. The Marvel story is a gigantic mountain smack in the middle of contemporary culture. Thousands of writers and artists have contributed to it. Everyone recognizes its protagonists: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men. Eighteen of the hundred highest-grossing movies of all time are based on parts of it. Yet not even the people telling the story have read the whole thing.
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A tool buried in performative identity politics
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The Ten-Cent Plague
- The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
- De: David Hajdu
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
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In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the bold, pulpy pages of comic books. The Ten-Cent Plague explores this cultural emergence and its fierce backlash while challenging common notions of the divide between "high" and "low" art.
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Very frightening
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Batman: Resurrection
- De: John Jackson Miller
- Narrado por: Will Damron
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The Joker is dead, but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved, but it is still not safe. By night, its new symbol of hope, Batman, continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless. By day, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond skulking the city’s rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth. But even after death, the Clown Prince of Crime’s imprint can be seen in more than just the pavement.
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It's Superman!
- De: Tom De Haven
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
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Opening with the young Clark Kent on a date, this novel takes an entirely fresh approach to the emergence of his superpowers and the start of his newspaper career, following him from rural 1930s Kansas across America to Hollywood in its golden age and then to New York City. He meets a worldly Lois Lane and conniving political boss Lex Luthor, and begins his battles against criminal masterminds, mad scientists, and super villains inspired by fascists.
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Probably not what you are expecting.
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MCU
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- De: Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards
- Narrado por: Andrew Kishino, Joanna Robinson
- Duración: 16 h y 40 m
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Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Puff piece.
- De Habu1271 en 10-26-23
De: Joanna Robinson, y otros
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Batman and Philosophy
- The Dark Knight of the Soul
- De: Mark D. White, Robert Arp
- Narrado por: Mark D. White
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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Combing through 70 years of comic books, television shows, and movies, Batman and Philosophy explores how the Dark Knight grapples with ethical conundrums, moral responsibility, his identity crisis, the moral weight he carries to avenge his murdered parents, and much more. How does this caped crusader measure up against the teachings of Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Kierkegaard, and Lao Tzu?
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Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive
- De Michelle Slaughter en 10-13-21
De: Mark D. White, y otros
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Batman’s Batman
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- De: Michael E. Uslan
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Michael E. Uslan, executive producer of the Batman movie franchise, offers an insider’s look at Hollywood and the process of how movies and television shows go from the drawing board to your screens. Continuing the delightful tale of his adventures begun in The Boy Who Loved Batman, Uslan draws on both his successful and less successful attempts to bring ideas to the screen, offering a helpful, honest, and breezily told guide to producing films.
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Almost zero Batman anecdotes
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Before the Batman: An Original Movie Novel (The Batman Movie)
- De: Random House
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 2 h y 20 m
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We all know that billionaire Bruce Wayne is secretly Gotham City’s vigilante detective and protector, The Batman - but what road led him there? Find out in Before The Batman: An Original Movie Novel, which includes an exciting original story of Bruce Wayne's early adventures on his way to becoming The Batman!
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Better if heard after the movie
- De Kamen Rider en 03-06-22
De: Random House
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The Last Action Heroes
- The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
- De: Nick de Semlyen
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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The Last Action Heroes opens in May 1990 in Cannes, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone waltzing together, cheered on by a crowd of famous faces. After years of bitter combat, the world’s biggest action stars have at last made peace. In this wildly entertaining account of the golden age of the action movie, Nick de Semlyen charts Stallone and Schwarzenegger’s carnage-packed journey from enmity to friendship against the backdrop of Reagan’s America and the Cold War.
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Fantastic!
- De Alan en 07-17-23
De: Nick de Semlyen
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Marvel Comics
- The Untold Story
- De: Sean Howe
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 17 h y 52 m
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The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history - Marvel Comics - and the outsized personalities who made Marvel, including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.
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It's as if this book was written for me!
- De Greg en 03-15-13
De: Sean Howe
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
- The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
- De: Jason Schreier
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes listeners on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius.
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Behind the Scenes
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De: Jason Schreier
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Control Freak
- My Epic Adventure Making Video Games
- De: Cliff Bleszinski
- Narrado por: Kurt Kanazawa
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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Video games are dominating the planet. In 2020, they brought in $180 billion dollars globally—nearly $34 billion in the United States alone. So who are the brilliant designers who create these stunning virtual worlds? Cliff Bleszinski—or CliffyB as he is known to gamers—is one of the few who’ve reached mythical, rock-star status. In Control Freak, he gives an unvarnished, all-access tour of the business.
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5 star book, but obnoxious
- De Rodney en 06-10-23
De: Cliff Bleszinski
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Great History of the Batman. Worst. Narrator. Ever
Loved the story. It was well written, well researched and does an excellent job of presenting the story of Batman as one big character arc. (with plenty of twists & turns.) As a lifelong fan (starting with '66 repeats and SuperFriends in the early 80's) it was great to take such a wide view of the character, and get a sense of the behind-the-scenes drama and historical contexts that shaped the different popular incarnations.
My only real complaint on this is the narration. I nearly returned the title after attempting the first chapter. The narrator (also, author) seems rushed (and flat) at times and the way over-the-top impressions are really dreadful. While I certainly understand using a (bad) version of The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy as the de facto voice of nerd culture, it completely took me out of the story. Same goes for the mediocre brogue of his Grant Morrison or the fey silliness of his Joel Schumaker.
I would still recommend this title fully. Just be prepared to cringe your way through certain passages.
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- Dan
- 06-25-16
A Fun Tour of Batman's History
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely. It is an incredibly fun romp through the history of Batman.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The author clearly "gets" Batman, while repeatedly reminding us that there is no "one true Batman." His knowledge of the entire history of Batman is clearly evident.
What didn’t you like about Glen Weldon’s performance?
The author does a very good job of reading his work with only one fatal flaw to his performance. His use of character voices ruins the flow of the story. As opposed to his clearly understandable and fun normal reading voice, the story is broken up by heavily accented voices. I'm fine hearing a Grant Morrison quote without a heavy Scottish accent, a comic nerd without a geeky voice, or a heavily accented Joel Schumacher. The story would have been much better without these voices.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
I was unaware of how intentionally Joel Schumacher put sexuality into his Batman films.
Any additional comments?
This book was an absolute blast! As a huge Batman nerd, I am squarely in this book's target audience. That being said, any fan of pop culture would likely enjoy this tale of how Batman went from early comics to pop culture phenomenon.
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- BC
- 04-12-16
Entertaining, enlightening.
This was a fun walk through the history of Batman, like a lighter version of Sean How's Marvel comics: the untold history. His voices were a little jarring at first, but aside from that, an engaging listen.
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- Tony E.
- 03-30-16
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Batbook
Would you listen to The Caped Crusade again? Why?
I probably would. There is a lot of bat history to observe and think about. Weldon does a great job at really looking into the reasons why Batman has become who he is today and why the story of Bruce Wayne rings so important in the lives of so many people.
What about Glen Weldon’s performance did you like?
He seemed to really be enjoying reading his work. Whenever the common comic book fan was talking, out came his Simpson's Comic Book Guy impression (Not the worst impression ever.) Morrison was uber-Scottish. He put the inflection where the author meant it to be because, well, he is the author also.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
The talk about all the reboots and then the run of Grant Morrison post Infinity Crisis where Morrison takes a world where all the Batman stories ever told are true makes me want to go out and actually read Morrison's run.
Any additional comments?
I wonder what Weldon would say about Batfleck's rendition in Batman vs. Superman. He does make quick mention that it is coming out and some notes from the teasers. Overall, an interesting read on an interesting subject.
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- Ryan
- 04-07-16
If you love Batman, you'll love this book.
The author covers the arc history of Batman, as well as his impact on nerd culture in an informative, but entertaining way. The voices he does to represent different people or categories of people are spot on and hilarious.
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- Alex Hall
- 08-23-19
Engaging history of batman as a cultural icon
Great deep dive into the batman changed the world and the world changed batman. Would recommend to any batman fan.
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- Claire
- 03-28-16
A loving look at Batman and his fans
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This book is a hilarious and detailed look at the history of one of the modern era's most enduring characters, in all his varied iterations. Glen Weldon gives Adam West's Batussi-dancing satin draped Batman the same in depth examination as the gritty 'Swear to meeee!!!" Batman of Nolan's films, and lovingly points out the foibles of both. What sets this book apart, for me, is the narration, particularly the 'Simpson's comic book guy' affect that denominates fan outrage at anything less than a dark and brooding portrayal of their favourite character. Full of detail and interesting facts that anyone not deeply steeped in the history of this character in every medium, this is a fascinating look at the evolution of the comics industry, the way fans experience their favourite characters, and the character itself.
All in all, a fun listen that is sure to tell you some things you never knew about Batman.
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- Elijah Phillips
- 04-29-16
A perfect audiobook
It is read by the author, and his reading is as wonderful as the book itself. The writing has fun with the history, and Mr. Weldon has fun with the reading. He does voices for almost every quote. He adjusts his tone and cadence appropriately for each moment in history.
I wish every audiobook was read this well.
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- Josh Foster
- 08-22-16
Easily the BEST Audible Book I've Ever Read!
I loved every aspect of this book! The author narrates and provided fantastic voices for his characters.
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- Virginia Hopkins
- 07-04-16
Interesting and Hilarious
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would, and have, recommended this book to EVERYBODY with even a passing interest in Batman. The book is very interesting and Glen Weldon makes it EVEN BETTER with his superb reading (and the voices! OMG!). As a long time fan of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, which he's frequently on, I loved it! One of the best use of a credit so far.
What did you like best about this story?
Glen's voices were hilarious and I could listen to that man talk ALL DAMN DAY. (And I have! Finished this book in 3 days - I just couldn't turn it off!)
Also it inspired me to pick up some of the newer issues of the Batfamily comics (I haven't read anything in actual DC canon since No Man's Land) so that's an accomplishment.
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