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Superbook
The World of Superhero Movies According to Smersh Pod
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This book is ideal for fans of superhero cinema, nostalgia enthusiasts, and readers appreciating cult film history with a humorous and affectionate tone.
Despite starting on a high in 1978, by 1997 there could be no doubt that the superhero genre was all but dead. So, whatever happened to the heroes? Join John Rain as he walks through every film of note from 1978 to 1997, from Flash Gordon to Spider Man and examines just what went wrong, and how.
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THIS IS THE GUIDE TO CLASSIC SUPERHERO MOVIES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED.
If you mention the word 'superhero' these days, the mind is immediately bombarded by visions from the MCU, DCU, and all the numerous phases, extended TV series, and animated side-specials that combine to make our eyes bleed with a barrage of different characters fighting each other.
But before 1997, people would generally only think of a few things: Christopher Reeve smiling as his Superman kept a watchful eye over Earth's atmosphere, Michael Keaton's Batman running around Gotham dressed in moulded rubber, Nicholas Hammond's Spider-Man being hauled up a wall on a rope, Bill Bixby trying not to unleash his inner Hulk, and Flash Gordon camply swashbuckling his way around another galaxy.
It's time to don your cowl, cape, shredded jeans, and Vultan leatherwear and join John Rain as he wades his way through twenty classic superhero films that stunned, amazed, and baffled the world from 1978 to 1997.
IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO, IT'S Superbook!
'The perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood.' - Ed Byrne
Series: The World of Film According to Smersh Pod
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Ed Byrne describes it as "the perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood", combining humour with insightful commentary. Chris Hewitt of Empire praises it as a "hilarious and heartfelt" tribute to pre-MCU superhero cinema, delivered in John Rain's distinctive voice. John Thomson compliments the book's "glorious geekdom" and richly detailed trivia.
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ISBN: 9781915359131
Publisher: Polaris Publishing Limited
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 November 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polaris Publishing Limited
Illustration: 16pp colour plates
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 313g
Pages: 380
About the Author
John Rain is a Bond fanatic, and the host of the cult podcast Smersh Pod. He lives in Sussex in an abandoned volcano.
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