Batman (2011-2016) #49

Author: Scott Snyder
Publisher: DC
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
It is time. Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his true past as Batman. Now he must descend into the cave and face what he once was. Can he truly leave behind a life free from the pain and anguish of the Bat? Can he plunge once more into the madness and purpose that once consumed him? In this special, thrilling issue, watch as the fate of Bruce Wayne, and Batman, is decided once and for all.

The Sign of the Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime as a Sign

Author: Joel West
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004408681
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
Listen to the podcast about this book. The Joker both fascinates and repels us. From his origin in Detective Comics in 1940, he has committed obscene crimes, some of the worst the Batman universe has ever known, and, conversely, fans have made him the topic of erotic and pornographic “fan fiction.” Speculation about the Joker abounds, where some fans have even claimed that the Joker is “queer coded.” This work explores various popular claims about the Joker, and delves into the history of comic books, and of other popular media from a semiotic viewpoint to understand “The Clown Prince of Crime” in the contexts in which he existed to understand his evolution in the past. From his roots as a “typical hoodlum,” The Joker even starred in his own eponymous comic book series and he was recently featured in a non-canonical movie. This work examines what it is about the Joker which fascinates us.

Breaking Down Joker

Author: Sean Redmond
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000521613
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
Breaking Down Joker offers a compelling, multi-disciplinary examination of a landmark film and media event that was simultaneously both celebrated and derided, and which arrived at a time of unprecedented social malaise. The collection breaks down Joker to explore its aesthetic and ideological representations within the social and cultural context in which it was released. An international team of authors explore Joker’s sightlines and subtexts, the affective relationships, corrosive ideologies, and damning, if ambivalent, messages of this film. The chapters address such themes as white masculinity, identity and perversion, social class and mobility, urban loneliness, movement and music, and questions of reception and activism. With contributions from scholars from screen studies, theatre and performance studies, psychology and psychoanalysis, geography, cultural studies, and sociology, this fully interdisciplinary collection offers a uniquely multiple operational cross-examination of this pivotal film text and will be of great importance to scholars, students, and researchers in these areas.

The Joker: Death of the Family

Author: Scott Snyder
Publisher: DC
ISBN: 1401248489
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 459

Book Description
After having his face sliced off one year ago, The Joker makes his horrifying return in this new epic that features Batman's entire network of partners in crimefighting, including Batgirl, Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin, the Teen Titans and more. While The Joker threatens the very existence of Gotham City, these heroes --and villains--must find a way to survive. Collects Detective Comics 16-17, Catwoman 13-14, Batgirl 14-16, Red Hood and the Outlaws 15-16, Teen Titans 15, Nightwing 15-16, Batman and Robin 15-17, Batman 17. Also collects the portions of the following issues: Suicide Squad 14-15, Batgirl 13, Red Hood and the Outlaws 13-14, Teen Titans 14, 16, Nightwing 14 and Batman 13.

Joker

Author: Zoe Dawson
Publisher: Blue Moon Creative
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Elias “Joker” Jackman had always chafed at his father’s yoke. He’s being groomed for an upper level military position, a career that was laid out for him before he was even born. After deploying to Niger, he has to endure a visit by his dad in an official capacity which includes all the pomp and circumstance. He reluctantly attends, but being under his father’s thumb provokes a reckoning he might not be able to stem. But when Joker gets a load of his father’s personal assistant, strait-laced and very beautiful Lt. Philippa Thompson, there’s more than havoc on his mind—there’s seduction. Pippa is thrilled to have been appointed as Admiral Jackman’s Flag Aide, handling the Admiral’s personal and administrative matters. It was a challenging but highly rewarding duty for a junior officer on her way to full Lieutenant. But a monkey wrench is thrown into her plans with the presence of the Admiral’s very gorgeous and flirtatious, irresistible son who entices her to let down her hair and loosen up her uniform. It’s going to be a battle to withstand the handsome Navy SEAL, but with her career hanging in the balance, it’s imperative. She’s glad to have Joker on hand when his father is the target of terrorists out to make a statement and which puts her squarely in the crosshairs. It’s pretty handy that Joker comes with seven steely, unyielding teammates who are all learning that their leader isn’t exactly what they thought.

Batman (1940-2011) #1

Author: Whitney Ellsworth
Publisher: DC
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
The first comic dedicated exclusively to The Dark Knight! This 1940 issue pitted the Dynamic Duo against classic menaces including Professor Hugo Strange. Plus, the first appearances of The Joker and Catwoman (referred to as "the Cat")! Also includes a 2-page retelling of Batman's origin.

Joker: Killer Smile

Author: Jeff Lemire
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1779510853
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
The Eisner-nominated creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow, Gideon Falls) reunite for a psychological horror story that delves into the bottomless insanity of The Joker. Everyone knows The Joker doesn’t have the most promising history with psychotherapists. In fact, no one’s even been able to diagnose him. But that doesn’t matter to Dr. Ben Arnell; he’s determined to be the one to unravel this unknowable mind. And there’s no way The Joker could ever get through the therapeutic walls Ben has built around himself. Right? There’s no way The Joker’s been entering his house at night...right? There’s no way The Joker has stood over his son’s bed and put that book in his hands, the one with the, the, the... Collects Joker: Killer Smile #1-3 and Batman: The Smile Killer #1.

Ghost Faces

Author: David Greven
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438460082
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 315

Book Description
Finalist for the 2017 Lambda Literary Award in the LGBT Nonfiction category presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation Ghost Faces explores the insidious nature of homophobia even in contemporary Hollywood films that promote their own homo-tolerance and appear to destabilize hegemonic masculinity. Reframing Laura Mulvey's and Gilles Deleuze's paradigms and offering close readings grounded in psychoanalysis and queer theory, David Greven examines several key films and genre trends from the late 1990s forward. Movies considered range from the slasher film Scream to bromances and beta male comedies such as I Love You, Man to dramas such as Donnie Darko and 25th Hour to Rob Zombie's remake of the horror film Halloween. Greven also traces the disturbing connections between torture porn found in such films as Hostel and gay male Internet pornography.

Encyclopedia of Card Tricks

Author: Jean Hugard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156524
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
This giant-sized collection explains how to perform over 600 professional card tricks, devised by the world's greatest magicians. The finest single compendium available, the book features a clear style that makes the instructions easy to follow.

Crime Minister: Rebound - Book #3

Author: Ian Barclay
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780446567558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
It's a mission-dollar job for Richard Dartley, the world's most select assassin-for-hire, the man with many aliases and a thousand ways to kill. For him, the fatal hit should be a simple matter of clear planning and clean execution. But amid the shifting loyalties and tangled intrigue on American's newest and hottest battleground , he knows damn well things are a lot more dangerous than they seem...