City of Villains

City of Villains
Author: Estelle Laure
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781368050326

They made us the villains... Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night she's an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city's growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city's wealthy elite and the residents of the decaying neighborhood called the Scar--once upon a time the epicenter of all things magic. When the daughter of one of the city's most powerful businessmen goes missing, Mary Elizabeth is thrilled that the police chief actually puts her on the case. But she soon discovers that one missing person is only the beginning of a larger, more sinister mystery. As the truth circles closer to home, Mary finds herself caught in the fight between those who once had magic, and those who will do anything to bring it back--even if it means creating a few monsters. Disney's Villains meet a dark world in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series that reimagines the origins of Maleficent, Ursula, Captain Hook, and other infamous Disney Villains like you've never seen before.

City of Villains Book 1 (Volume 1)

City of Villains Book 1 (Volume 1)
Author: Estelle Laure
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1368065538

Disney's Villains meet Gotham in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series. Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night she's an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city's growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city's wealthy elite, and their plans to gentrify the decaying neighborhood called the Scar - once upon a time the epicenter of all things magic. When the daughter of one of the city's most powerful businessmen goes missing, Mary Elizabeth is thrilled when the Chief actually puts her on the case. But what begins as one missing person's report soon multiplies, leading her down the rabbit hole of a city in turmoil. There she finds a girl with horns, a boyfriend with secrets, and what seems to be a sea monster lurking in a poison lake. As the mystery circles closer to home, Mary finds herself caught in the fight between those who once had magic, and those who will do anything to bring it back. This dark and edgy YA series explores the reimagined origins of Maleficent, Ursula, Captain Hook, and other infamous Disney Villains like you've never seen before.

City of Villains

City of Villains
Author: Eric Mylonas
Publisher: Prima Games
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0761552065

Exclusive City of Villains Artwork • Complete maps for all Zones featuring massive amounts of exclusive info • Strategy for building the ideal Archetypes • Complete power lists with full stats • Strategy covering the all-new Base building elements Includes a Complete Binder System: • Customizable — Color-coded sections for custom organization • Simple — Individual 3-hole-punched pages of clearly organized information make this binder a snap to use • Organized — Keep all of your City of Heroes information in one place for easy reference

City of Villains - Tome 1

City of Villains - Tome 1
Author: Estelle Laure
Publisher: Hachette Heroes
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 2019459280

CE SONT EUX QUI ONT FAIT DE NOUS LES MÉCHANTS Mary Elizabeth est une lycéenne comme les autres. À un détail près : après les cours, elle est en stage au poste de police central de Monarch City. Entre deux tas de paperasses, elle observe avec envie les agents lutter contre la criminalité. Depuis des années, les tensions s’accumulent entre l’élite aisée de la ville et les habi-tants de la Cicatrice, le quartier défavorisé où régnait autrefois la magie. Lorsque la fille de l’un des plus puissants hommes d’af-faires de Monarch disparaît, Mary Elizabeth est chargée de l’enquête et a enfin l’occasion de faire ses preuves. Mais cet enlèvement n’est que le début d’un mystère bien plus épais et sinistre. Au fil de l’enquête, la jeune fille sera prise dans le combat qui oppose ceux qui maniaient autrefois la magie et ceux qui seraient prêts à tout pour la retrouver. Quitte à engendrer des monstres...

Batman’s Villains and Villainesses

Batman’s Villains and Villainesses
Author: Justin F. Martin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2023-09-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1666930849

While much of the scholarship on superhero narratives has focused on the heroes themselves, Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls takes into view the depiction of the villains and their lives, arguing that they often function as proxies for larger societal and philosophical themes. Approaching Gotham’s villains from a number of disciplinary backgrounds, the essays in this collection highlight how the villains’ multifaceted backgrounds, experiences, motivations, and behaviors allow for in-depth character analysis across varying levels of social life. Through investigating their cultural and scholarly relevance across the humanities and social sciences, the volume encourages both thoughtful reflection on the relationship between individuals and their social contexts and the use of villains (inside and outside of Gotham) as subjects of pedagogical and scholarly inquiry.

Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (2021) #1

Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (2021) #1
Author: Danny DeVito
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Gotham City may be protected by the Dark Knight, but this major metropolitan destination is also plagued by some of the deadliest, most nefarious villains in the DC Universe! In this oversize anniversary giant, DC Comics proudly presents tales of Batman’s deadliest foes written and drawn by some of the biggest, most exciting names in comics! 2021 marks an anniversary year for the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra’s al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, the Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, and the original Red Hood, and Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 brings these baddies to life in some big ways! Also featuring the anniversary celebration of the Penguin, written by none other than the man who brought Oswald Cobblepot to life in Batman Returns, star of the silver screen Danny DeVito!

The American Villain

The American Villain
Author: Richard A. Hall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to provide one go-to reference for the study of the most popular and iconic villains in American popular culture. Since the 1980s, pop culture has focused on what makes a villain a villain. The Joker, Darth Vader, and Hannibal Lecter have all been placed under the microscope to get to the origins of their villainy. Additionally, such bad guys as Angelus from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Barnabas Collins from Dark Shadows have emphasized the desire for redemption—in even the darkest of villains. Various incarnations of Lucifer/Satan have even gone so far as to explore the very foundations of what we consider "evil." The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to collect all of those stories into one comprehensive volume. The volume opens with essays about villains in popular culture, followed by 100 A–Z entries on the most notorious bad guys in film, comics, and more. Sidebars highlight ancillary points of interest, such as authors, creators, and tropes that illuminate the motives of various villains. A glossary of key terms and a bibliography provide students with resources to continue their study of what makes the "baddest" among us so bad.