The Adventures of Jerry the Bunny

The Adventures of Jerry the Bunny
Author: Lynn McKendry
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2007-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1477175776

This book is the second in a series of several stories by Lynn Mckendry. The books are inspired by her son Justin and his best stuffed animal friend, Jerry. The Adventures of Jerry the Bunny, Book 2, Jerry Saves the Universe, stars Jerry as RADICAL RABBIT. Jerry transforms into a superhero to save people on the other side of the world from an oppressive ruler. Armed only with sacred dog water in a squirt devise and a sense of humor, Jerry conquers the evil heart of the ruler. Later, as Jerry travels home in his spaceship, he unexpectedly meets up with an extraterrestrial who has a very dark agenda. Jerry proves it is not your size and the strength that matters, but how big your heart and sense of humor. In the end, the bond of friendship prevails as Jerry the RADICAL RABBIT thwarts a potentially catastrophic Universal incident.

Super Boys

Super Boys
Author: Brad Ricca
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1250031672

In time for the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, comes the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of the DC Comics superhero Superman and the inspiration for Michael Chabon's Kavalier and Clay Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love of comic books, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman's creators. Among scores of new discoveries, the book reveals the first stories and pictures ever published by the two, where the first Superman story really came from, the real inspiration for Lois Lane, the template for Superman's costume, and much, much more. Super Boys also tracks the boys' unknown, often mysterious lives after they left Superman, including Siegel's secret work during World War II and never-before-seen work from Shuster. Super Boys explains, finally, what exactly happened with the infamous check for $130 that pulled Superman away from his creators—and gave control of the character to the publisher. Ricca also uncovers the true nature of Jerry's father's death, a crime that has always remained a mystery. Super Boys is the story of a long friendship between boys who grew to be men and the standard that would be impossible for both of them to live up to.

Superhero Thought Experiments

Superhero Thought Experiments
Author: Chris Gavaler
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2019-09-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1609386566

Examining the deep philosophical topics addressed in superhero comics, authors Gavaler and Goldberg read plot lines for the complex thought experiments they contain and analyze their implications as if the comic authors were philosophers. Reading superhero comic books through a philosophical lens reveals how they experiment with complex issues of morality, metaphysics, meaning, and medium. Given comics’ ubiquity and influence directly on (especially young) readers—and indirectly on consumers of superhero movies and video games—understanding these deeper meanings is in many ways essential to understanding contemporary popular culture. The result is an entertaining and enlightening look at superhero dilemmas.

The Superhero Symbol

The Superhero Symbol
Author: Liam Burke
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019-12-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0813597161

Bringing together superhero scholars and key industry figures The Superhero Symbol unmasks how superheroes have become so pervasive in media, culture, and politics. This timely collection explores how these powerful icons are among the entertainment industry's most valuable intellectual properties, yet can be appropriated for everything from activism to cosplay and real-life vigilantism.

Superboy

Superboy
Author: Bill Finger
Publisher: Titan Books
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2010-02-01
Genre: Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781848566514

Superboy, the hero who would grow up to become Superman, battles evil alongside some of the world's greatest heroes and others in this exciting new collection. In this volume, the teen hero teams up with Supergirl, Robin, Jimmy Olsen and Bruce Wayne, and faces a young Lex Luthor.

Oklahoma City Zoo

Oklahoma City Zoo
Author: Amy Dee Stephens
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-08-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439646821

What started as a small menagerie in 1902 officially became Oklahoma City Zoo in 1903. Journey through the second half century of its illustrious history in Oklahoma City Zoo: 19602013. Meet the staff and animals and explore the exhibits that propelled it from a third-class animal facility to one of the best zoos in the United States. In the 1960s, its animal population exploded as knowledge of animal care improved. The zoo soon assembled the largest-known collection of hoofed animals. Later, a rare mountain gorilla named MKubwa stole newspaper headlines, a third leopard escaped, and the zoo met its first cheetah babies. The opening of Aquaticus in the 1980s brought the ocean to the prairie in the form of a dolphin and sea lion show. Elephants, however, remain the queen attraction at the Oklahoma City Zoo. In 2011, the birth of the zoos first baby elephant baby, Malee, was a crowning achievement in its 110-year history.

Superhero Jerry

Superhero Jerry
Author: One Jacked Monkey Publications
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2017-04-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781545524879

The personalized Superhero Journals are perfect for writing out your comic book ideas and keeping everything in one place. Use this book to jot out your own comic books. For budding creatives ready to create your own stories, you will have hours of fun with this book. Simply script out your comic on the lined pages provided or use the book for writing out your personal thoughts and reflections. This book really helps you to get your creative juices flowing. This book would make the perfect gift for anyone who likes to make up their own stories. It measures 6" x 9" and is conveniently sized so it can be carried around with you all the time. With over 100 pages to write out your thoughts, you never run out of room. So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and click the buy button for your own personalized comic book journal!

Jerry and the Joker: Adventures and Comic Art

Jerry and the Joker: Adventures and Comic Art
Author: Jerry Robinson
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506702252

In this memoir, penned by the late Jerry Robinson in his final years, he tells the story of a seventeen-year-old college hopeful who became the artist on Detective Comics, and later Batman, shares his thoughts on creating the Joker as the first super villain, and relates the celebrity-studded journeys that a long life in comics afforded him. In this volume, you'll also find never before published original artwork from iconic comics like Detective Comics #76 and Batman #14 and cover artwork featuring Batman, Robin, and the Joker, delving deep into imagery that has shaped the evolution of comics' most famous villain. "I always thought that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things". -Jerry Robinson

A Brief History of Superheroes

A Brief History of Superheroes
Author: Brian J. Robb
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1472110706

A fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. For over 90 years, superheroes have been interrogated, deconstructed, and reinvented. In this wide-ranging study, Robb looks at the diverse characters, their creators, and the ways in which their creations have been reinvented for successive generations. Inevitably, the focus is on the United States, but the context is international, including an examination of characters developed in India and Japan in reaction to the traditional American hero. Sections examine: the birth of the superhero, including Superman, in 1938; the DC family (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and The Justice Society/League of America), from the 1940s to the 1960s; the superheroes enlistment in the war effort in the 1940s and 50s; their neutering by the Comics Code; the challenge to DC from the Marvel family (The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and The X-Men), from the 1960s to the 1980s; the superhero as complex anti-hero; superheroes deconstructed in the 1980s (The Watchmen and Frank Miller’s Batman), and their politicization; independent comic book creators and new publishers in the 1980s and 90s; superheroes in retreat, and their rebirth at the movies in blockbusters from Batman to Spider-Man and The Avengers.

The Joe Shuster Story

The Joe Shuster Story
Author: Julian Voloj
Publisher: Super Genius
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1545801924

Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story" tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, and puts it into the wider context of the American comicbook industry.