"I wish that The Supervillain Book could be required reading so
that all the bizarre knowledge that fans like me have on the
subject would be shared by everyone." - Alex Ross, artist of
Kingdom Come and Justice (DC Comics). What would a good guy be
without the bad guy? Boring. Drawing from sources in comic books,
film, live-action and animated television, newspaper strips, toys,
and manga and anime, The Supervillain Book exhaustively explores
the extraordinary lives and careers of hundreds of overachieving
evildoers. This definitive A-to-Z guide to supervillains--nefarious
masterminds, sinister societies, and destructive dominators that
have battled super- and other fictional heroes--is the follow-up to
the critically acclaimed Superhero Book. A must-read for anyone
ever enthralled with mythic wickedness, The Supervillain Book
investigates each character's origin, modus operandi, costumes,
weapons and gadgetry, secret hideouts, chief henchmen, and minions,
while serving a super-sized trove of fascinating trivia. It also
takes you behind the scenes, describing the creation and
development of these marvelously malicious, menacing, and
malevolent characters. Splashing the pages in full glorious color
are exciting film stills and comic-book images of villains in
action, plus entertaining sidebars galore. The dark side has never
been so inviting. "Sinfully good." --The Daily Bugle. The
Supervillain Book contains everything you ever wanted to know about
the bad guys in comics, film, and television--all in one complete
volume for the first time. The Supervillain Book is an
indispensable guide to pop culture's most menacing masterminds,
costumed criminals, sinister societies, and destructive dominators
that have battled superheroes and fictional heroes of comics, TV,
and film.
General
Imprint: |
Visible Ink Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2006 |
First published: |
July 2006 |
Editors: |
Gina Misiroglu
• Michael Eury
|
Dimensions: |
245 x 175 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Sewn
|
Pages: |
450 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-57859-178-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
|
LSN: |
1-57859-178-3 |
Barcode: |
9781578591787 |
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