Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Ebook146 pages1 hour
Behind the Cape: The Ultimate Comic Book Hero Explained
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The Last Son of Krypton, Kal-El, Clark Kent, the Man of Steel...Superman. The most iconic character to come from the pages of comic books has a tremendously detailed history that has never been explained like this. In his debut book, Rob Jefferson of Comics Explained assembles Superman’s entire publication history - breaking down every facet from the time period of his creation, its impact on his creators to the subsequent success and birth of the superhero genre. From paper to the big screen, Superman has transcended multiple generation, inspiring millions of readers and viewers along the way. This is his story, explained by one of the leading voices of comics from the world of YouTube.
Related to Behind the Cape
Related ebooks
Demanding Respect: The Evolution of the American Comic Book Bending Steel: Modernity and the American Superhero Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlan Moore Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Comics World: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sticking It to the Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1950 to 1980 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaptain America, Masculinity, and Violence: The Evolution of a National Icon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History! Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMoviebob's Superhero Cinema: Comics & Superhero Writing from Bob Chipman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMichael Allred: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDave Sim: Conversations Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Batman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJim Shooter: Conversations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sunset Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Captain America: A Granddaughter's Memoir of a Legendary Comic Book Artist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBen Katchor: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBill Everett's Amazing Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHoward Chaykin: Conversations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero: Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Peter Bagge: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobert Kirkman: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBatman's Batman: A Memoir from Hollywood, Land of Bilk and Money Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Atlas at War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reel to Reel: Mutants, Monsters and Madmen Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Literary Criticism For You
The Art of Seduction: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Verity: by Colleen Hoover | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/512 Rules For Life: by Jordan Peterson | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 48 Laws of Power: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Man's Search for Meaning: by Viktor E. Frankl | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Novel by Gabriel Garcia Márquez | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Letters to a Young Poet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Virtues Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bad Feminist: Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.by Brené Brown | Conversation Starters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain | Conversation Starters Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Circe: by Madeline Miller | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Between the World and Me: by Ta-Nehisi Coates | Conversation Starters Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Episode 714 - Daniel Clowes / Ezra Edelman 0% found this document useful#187: Super City: New York and the History of Comic Books 0% found this document usefulEpisode 201 : Rosebud | Citizen Kane, American History & Epistemology 0% found this document usefulAugust Bonus with Emma Donoghue and Lisa Jewell, plus Q & A and Comp Title Segments 0% found this document usefulKmele Foster On Individualism, Equity, Neoracism 0% found this document usefulThomas Cromwell with Author Caroline Angus 0% found this document usefulMajor Spoilers Podcast #814: Corto Maltese 0% found this document usefulJuly Bonus Episode With Ann Patchett, Booktalk, etc. & Ramona Ausubel 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Quentin Tarantino’s Ultimate Statement on Movie Violence The AtlanticArticle
Quentin Tarantino’s Ultimate Statement on Movie Violence
Aug 2, 2019
7 min readRemembering Steve Ditko: Forget Kirby Dots, Let's Talk Ditko Sparkles NPRArticle
Remembering Steve Ditko: Forget Kirby Dots, Let's Talk Ditko Sparkles
Jul 8, 2018
The idiosyncratic co-creator of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and many lesser-known comics characters died last week. His distinctive storytelling style shaped generations of comics readers.
6 min readSteve Ditko’s Ordinary People The AtlanticArticle
Steve Ditko’s Ordinary People
Jul 10, 2018
5 min readWhen Johnny Met Blondie The Big IssueArticle
When Johnny Met Blondie
Apr 11, 2022
9 min readIn Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions Literary HubArticle
In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions
Nov 10, 2020
4 min readCyberpunk Rules Writing MagazineArticle
Cyberpunk Rules
Oct 1, 2020
6 min readQuantum Of Menace SFXArticle
Quantum Of Menace
Jan 25, 2023
8 min readAdam Eterno: A Hero For All Time SFXArticle
Adam Eterno: A Hero For All Time
May 19, 2021
RELEASED 27 MAY Publisher Rebellion Writer Tom Tully Artists Tom Kerr, Francisco Solano López, Colin Page COLLECTION Even in the oddball pantheon of classic British comics, Adam Eterno is one of the stranger propositions. Debuting in the pages of Thu
1 min readWriting in Someone Else’s World The AtlanticArticle
Writing in Someone Else’s World
Aug 7, 2017
8 min readCounterespionage in the Comic-Book World: DC v. Marvel NewsweekArticle
Counterespionage in the Comic-Book World: DC v. Marvel
Oct 13, 2017
3 min readThe Meeting of Two Queens Cinema ScopeArticle
The Meeting of Two Queens
Jun 28, 2019
8 min readThe Dungeon Masters PC PowerplayArticle
The Dungeon Masters
Nov 8, 2021
8 min readAfterlife Cinema ScopeArticle
Afterlife
Sep 15, 2023
10 min readComics Hero Barry Windsor-Smith Is Back, And He's Brought Something Monstrous NPRArticle
Comics Hero Barry Windsor-Smith Is Back, And He's Brought Something Monstrous
May 2, 2021
3 min readHow Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Predicted Superhero Culture’s Rise To Dominance The IndependentArticle
How Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Predicted Superhero Culture’s Rise To Dominance
Mar 19, 2021
It is potentially the most divisive event in comic book fandom since Tobey Maguire’s spidey bop in Spider-Man 3. On 18 March, American streaming network HBO Max releases a 242-minute “Snyder Cut” of the 2017 critical flop Justice League (it will be a
6 min readSpace Oddity Total FilmArticle
Space Oddity
Feb 1, 2024
2 min readThe Genius of Terry Southern The Paris ReviewArticle
The Genius of Terry Southern
Mar 18, 2019
5 min readGhostbusters: Afterlife Tbc Total FilmArticle
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Tbc
Nov 11, 2021
3 min readDo the Hustle Cinema ScopeArticle
Do the Hustle
Sep 14, 2021
13 min readBeau Is Afraid Is Your Worst Nightmare, and It’s Wonderful The AtlanticArticle
Beau Is Afraid Is Your Worst Nightmare, and It’s Wonderful
Apr 14, 2023
3 min readThe King is Dead, Long Live the King Cinema ScopeArticle
The King is Dead, Long Live the King
Sep 15, 2023
21 min readReview: Batman Needs A Renewal. ‘The Batman,’ Starring Robert Pattinson, Isn’t Quite It Los Angeles TimesArticle
Review: Batman Needs A Renewal. ‘The Batman,’ Starring Robert Pattinson, Isn’t Quite It
Feb 28, 2022
6 min readSplinter Faction PC Gamer (US Edition)Article
Splinter Faction
Apr 19, 2022
4 min readSurviving Life After College ImagineFXArticle
Surviving Life After College
Jan 21, 2022
4 min readAlternate Universes The American ScholarArticle
Alternate Universes
Dec 2, 2019
8 min readSteve Rude ImagineFXArticle
Steve Rude
Sep 3, 2021
5 min readGarth Ennis Says Superheroes Ruined Comics. With 'The Boys,' He's Fighting Back Los Angeles TimesArticle
Garth Ennis Says Superheroes Ruined Comics. With 'The Boys,' He's Fighting Back
Jul 29, 2019
5 min readThe Phantom Of The Opera Cinema ScopeArticle
The Phantom Of The Opera
Sep 15, 2023
16 min readThe Other Side of Orson Welles Little White LiesArticle
The Other Side of Orson Welles
Aug 1, 2018
7 min readOn Marvel’s First Female Superhero Written By A Woman Literary HubArticle
On Marvel’s First Female Superhero Written By A Woman
Jul 13, 2017
4 min read
Reviews for Behind the Cape
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Behind the Cape - Rob Jefferson
qd book_preview_excerpt.html
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1