The Rise of Comic Book Movies: From the Pages to the Big Screen

Author:   Benny Potter ,  Dan Rumbles ,  Jason Keen ,  Chris Stuckmann
Publisher:   Mango Media
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9781633533431


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   11 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Benny Potter ,  Dan Rumbles ,  Jason Keen ,  Chris Stuckmann
Publisher:   Mango Media
Imprint:   Mango Media
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781633533431


ISBN 10:   1633533433
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   11 August 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents 1 : Introduction 2 : 1944 Captain America (The Start) 3 : 1978 Superman (The Golden Age) 4 : Superman Franchise, II, III, IV The Return of Superman (Turkish Superman) 5 : 1989 Batman (The Start of Something) 6 : Batman Franchise, Batman Returns, Forever, Batman and Robin, Possible 5th Films. 7 : 1990 Captain America (Movies Faulter) 8 : 1998 Nick Fury Agent of Shield (Super hero movies fail) 9 : 1998 Blade (Why?) 10 : 2000 X-Men the Superhero Movie Revival (The First good one) 11 : X-Men Franchise, 2, Last Stand, First Class, Wolverine Origins 12 : 2002 Spider-Man (The Return of Superheroes) 13 : Spiderman Franchise, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 14 : 2003 Daredevil (A Misstep and Why) 15 : 2003 Hulk (What was this?) 16 : Catwoman (There is no hope for these movies) 17 : Fantastic Four (They'll Never Be Worth Seeing) 18 : 2008 Iron Man (Could it be a flash in a pan?) 19 : 2011 Captain America The First Avenger (This Could Be Something) 20 : 2011 Green Lantern (Is DC Clueless?) 21 : 2012 Avengers (We have reached highest grossing film) 22 : Batman V Superman

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Benny and his team take an insightful, intelligent, and entertaining look at the rise and domination of comic book movies. Absolutely worth the read! - Alexander Gross of Octopimp


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Benny Potter, a professional man-child, is the Comicstorian. With over 80 million views on YouTube, Potter (with the help of his team) has become the definitive source for all thing comic books online. As the executive producer for multiple YouTube channels, Potter has built up an audience with his unique brand of dramatic recaps on comic books, video games and movies. While managing multiple channels he also runs a YouTube mentorship program and has been producing content for other outlets. Potter spent 9 years in the military in multiple capacities and it was during this time that he developed his unique brand of teaching through entertainment. Whenever he has a moment to himself he likes to unwind by working on his personal comic series. Dan Rumbles has been the editor for the Comicstorian YouTube channel since the beginning of 2015. Prior to this role, Rumbles was a coffee aficionado. He has made videos that have aired on countless channels across the internet including the DC YouTube channel. In his free time he enjoys reading comics, riding his motorcycle, playing video games, and being the super cool guy that he is. Jason Keen is the world’s oldest teenager. He graduated from Colorado State University with a B.A. in History Education in 2004. Soon after he began to teach at the PIONEER School for Expeditionary Learning from 2004-2007, focusing on social studies. After leaving PIONEER he began working at Grand Slam Sports Cards and Comics in Loveland, Colorado with his older brother Kevin where to this day they continue to sells sports cards, comics, games, and toys. The self-proclaimed “analog” gamer, Keen is also an accomplished musician releasing his album Freedom Fries in 2004. He started writing and contributing for the YouTuber Comicstorian 2014. He lives in Ft. Collins, Colorado with his mother and brother and has no plans for growing up anytime soon. Author of The Film Buff's Bucket List, Chris Stuckmann has over 70 million views and over 400,000 subscribers. Early on, Stuckmann was inspired by the great movie reviewer Roger Ebert, and has now gone on to be recognized as one of the top 3 movie reviewers on YouTube.

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