Frame Escapes by Peppas, Mikhail

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Movie comics : page to screen/screen to page by Davis, Blair, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Superman, Blackhawk, Jungle Jim, Prince Valiant, The Sad Sack, L'il Abner, The spirit, Dick Tracy, Fearless Fosdick, Flash Gordon, Terry and the pirates, Blondie, Dennis the menace, Steve Canyon, Adventures of Superman, Superpup -- 1950s cinema, television and comics: Howdy Doody, Rocky Jones, Space ranger, Milton Berle, Tee and Vee Crosley in television land comics, Fredric Wertham, movie love, Motion picture comics, Dell four color, Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Hopalong Cassidy, Dale Evans, Hollywood Film stories, Hollywood diary, Hollywood confessions, Starlet O'Hara -- Conclusion: the 1960s and beyond -- The phantom, Archie, Batman, Marvel super heroes, Marvel super special.…”
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Overseas legends. Tisno, game warden

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Overseas legends. The shark fin

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Tim Burton by Odell, Colin

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The essential Jack Nicholson by Neibaur, James L., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Prologue: Jack Nicholson's early life -- Cry baby killer -- The little shop of horrors -- The raven -- The terror -- The shooting -- Ride the whirlwind -- Head -- Easy rider -- Five easy pieces -- Carnal knowledge -- The last detail -- Chinatown -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest -- Goin' south -- The shining -- Reds -- Terms of endearment -- Prizzi's honor -- The witches of Eastwick -- Ironweed -- Batman -- A few good men -- Hoffa -- The crossing guard -- As good as it gets -- The pledge -- About Schmidt -- Anger management -- Something's gotta give -- The departed -- The bucket list -- How do you know -- Afterword.…”
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True Girt : the Unauthorised History of Australia. by Hunt, David

Table of Contents: “…The People's Poet; Postscript for Macarthur; 6. Batman Begins Melbourne (and Other Stories); 7. Faith, Frauds and Frontier Justice; 8. …”
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The encyclopedia of sixties cool : a celebration of the grooviest people, events, and artifacts of the 1960's by Strodder, Chris, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Christiaan Barnard; George Barris; More Cool Screen Cars; Toni Basil; Shirley Bassey; Batmen; 40 Bat-tastic Guests on Batman; The Beach Boys; The Beatles.…”
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Overseas legends. Yadav, the last refuge

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The joker by Eiss, Harry Edwin

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Comic book crime : truth, justice, and the American way by Phillips, Nickie D.

Table of Contents: “…Holy criminology, Batman! : comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay" : a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting : terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow : apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- "That's the trouble with a bad seed" : villains and the embodiment of evil -- "Aren't we supposed to be the good guys?" …”
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America's Corporate Art : the Studio Authorship of Hollywood Motion Pictures (1929-2001). by Christensen, Jerome

Table of Contents: “…Post-Warners Warners: Batman and JFK; You've Got Mail (1989-1998).…”
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The discursive construction of identities on- and offline : personal - group - collective

Table of Contents: “…The development of identity in Batman comics1. Introduction; 2. Data and methodology; 3. …”
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They wished they were honest : the Knapp Commission and New York City police corruption by Armstrong, Michael F., 1932-

Table of Contents: “…Toody and Muldoon; 11. Batman and Robin; 12. Waverly Logan; 13. Super Thief; 14. …”
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Studies in Law, Politics, and Society

Table of Contents: “…Lack of punishment doesn't fit the crime; America's tepid response to bias-motivated crime; Jeannine Bell Chapter 3. 'You Complete Me': Batman, Joker, and the Countersubversive Politics of American Law and Order; Jeffrey R. …”
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Little brown comedies

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Matinee melodrama : playing with formula in the sound serial by Higgins, Scott, 1968-

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Superheroes and Philosophy : Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way. by Morris, Tom

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Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine

Table of Contents: “…Schork, Nathalie Malo, and Eric J. Topol -- Holy SNP, Batman! / Reyna Favis -- Predictive biomarker classifiers in the design of pivotal clinical trials / Richard Simon -- Translation of biomarkers into clinical utility / William L. …”

Superheroes! : capes and crusaders in comics and films by Kaveney, Roz

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Medieval English romance in context by Ashton, Gail, 1957-

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Film remakes by Verevis, Constantine

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Sex radical cinema by Siegel, Carol, 1952-

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Playland USA

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Rise of the superheroes

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Play, performance, and identity : how institutions structure ludic spaces

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: play matters / Matt Omasta & Drew Chappell -- Warriors, wizards, and clerics: heroric identity construction in live action role playing games / Dani Snyder-Young -- Homo ludens and the sharks: structuring alternative realities while shark cage diving in South Africa / Michael Schwartz -- Playfully empowering: stunt runners and momentary performance / Terry Brino-Dean -- The future of family play at Epcot / John Newman -- Mormons think they should dance / Megan Sanborn Jones -- All the dungeon's a stage: the lived experiences of commercial BDSM players / Danielle Szlawieniec-Haw -- Cheering is tied to eating: consumption and excess in immersive, role specific dinner theatre spaces / Drew Chappell -- Becoming Batman: cosplay, performance, and ludic transformation at Comic-con / Kane Anderson -- Plaza Indonesia: performing modernity in a shopping mall / Jennifer Goodlander -- Britpicking as cultural policing in fanfiction / Erin Horáková -- Dramatic manipulations: conflict, empathy, and identity in world of Warcraft / Kimi Johnson -- Afterword: who are you? …”
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The Phantom unmasked : America's first superhero by Patrick, Kevin, 1968-

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Grant Morrison : combining the worlds of contemporary comics by Singer, Marc

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Arresting development : comics at the boundaries of literature by Pizzino, Christopher

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Reading the bromance : homosocial relationships in film and television

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Grant Morrison : combining the worlds of contemporary comics by Singer, Marc

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The superhero reader

Table of Contents: “…Wonder Woman / Gloria Steinem ; Invisible Girl / Lillian Robinson ; Love Will Bring You to Your Gift / Jennifer Stuller ; Batman, Deviance and Camp / Andy Medhurst ; Color Them Black / Adilifu Nama ; Comic Book Masculinity / Jeffrey Brown ; The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western / Lorrie Palmer ; Death Defying-Heroes / Henry Jenkins.…”
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The superhero reader

Table of Contents: “…Wonder Woman / Gloria Steinem ; Invisible Girl / Lillian Robinson ; Love Will Bring You to Your Gift / Jennifer Stuller ; Batman, Deviance and Camp / Andy Medhurst ; Color Them Black / Adilifu Nama ; Comic Book Masculinity / Jeffrey Brown ; The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western / Lorrie Palmer ; Death Defying-Heroes / Henry Jenkins.…”
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From Krakow to Krypton : Jews and comic books by Kaplan, Arie

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Spike, Mike, slackers & dykes : a guided tour across a decade of American independent cinema by Pierson, John

Table of Contents: “…DeceasedQuantity Not Quality -- Dialogue / Batman and Sex -- 1989: The Year It All Changed -- Dialogue / Sex and Roger -- Roger and Michael and Me -- The Cinderella Syndrome -- How to Make a Studio Deal -- The Morning After -- Dialogue / Role Models -- Slacking Off -- Dialogue / Straight Outta Business -- The Next Soderbergh -- Sundance 1990 -- Sundance 1991 -- Sundance 1992 -- Dialogue / Dogs -- Sons of Mean Streets -- Dialogue / 26,685 -- How Low Can a Budget Go? …”
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Defining Moments in Journalism. by Woodhull, Nancy J.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10: Weâ#x80;#x99;ve Come a Long Wayâ#x80;#x94;MaybeChapter 11: Newsman Meets Batman; Chapter 12: Women Sportswritersâ#x80;#x94;Business as Usual; Part VI: The 1990s; Chapter 13: Live, From the Persian Gulf War; Chapter 14: A Strategy of Rape in Bosnia; Chapter 15: Polling and â#x80;#x9C;What If?…”
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The rise of the American comics artist : creators and contexts

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Enter the superheroes : American values, culture, and the canon of superhero literature by Romagnoli, Alex S., 1983-

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Breakfast on Pluto

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X child stars : where are they now? by Garver, Kathy, 1945-, Ascher, Fred

Table of Contents: “…The Patty Duke ShowThe Farmer's Daughter; Petticoat Junction; Bewitched; The Addams Family; The Munsters; Please Don't Eat the Daisies; Lost in Space; Batman; Family Affair; Gentle Ben; Maya; Julia; Land of the Giants; Mayberry R.F.D.; Here's Lucy; The Doris Day Show; The Brady Bunch; THE 1970s; The Partridge Family; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; All in the Family / Archie Bunker's Place; The Waltons; Happy Days; Land of the Lost; Little House on the Prairie / Little House: A New Beginning; The Jeffersons; One Day at a Time; Family; The New Mickey Mouse Club; Eight Is Enough…”
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