Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “brian robb”
Skip side bar filters

  • A Brief History of Superheroes

    From Superman to the Avengers, the Evolution of Comic Book Legends

    by Brian Robb ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    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 ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A Brief History of Walt Disney

    by Brian Robb ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Both a fascinating account of Walt Disney’s own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the groundbreaking Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar’s Toy Story, as well as the hugely popular theme parks. But Disney’s dark side is also explored: his disputed parentage; industrial disputes; ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A Brief History of Gangsters

    by Brian Robb ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    The romanticised American gangster of the Prohibition era has proved an enduringly popular figure. Even today, names like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano still resonate. Robb explores the histories of key figures, from gangs in the Old West, through Prohibition and the Great Depression, to the likes of John Gotti and Frank Lucas in the 1970s and 1980s. He also looks at the gangster in popular culture, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Brief Guide To The Hunger Games

    by Brian Robb ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    A comprehensive and compelling guide to Suzanne Collins's bestselling young-adult, dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Already a publishing phenomenon to rival Harry Potter (over 50 million copies sold), the four blockbuster movies starring Jennifer Lawrence have grossed almost $3 billion dollars at the box office. Suzanne Collins has created a series of characters ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Aesop's Fables

    by Aesop ...
    Illustrated by Brian Robb ...
    Series series Puffin Classics
    Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childThe original Aesop Fables, introduced by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick.Over two hundred familiar tales from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.Puffin Classics come with additional end material including author profile, things to ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

People who read these also enjoyed

  • Superheroes!

    Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture

    by Laurence Maslon, Michael Kantor ...
    Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume to the PBS documentary series of the same name that tells the story of the superhero in American popular culture.Together again for the first time, here come the greatest comic book superheroes ever assembled between two covers: down from the heavens—Superman and the Mighty Thor ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Superhero Book

    The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes

    by Gina Misiroglu ...
    The ultimate compendium to everyone’s favorite participants in the eternal battle between good and evil! Profiles of more than 1,000 mythic superheroes, icons, and their place in popular culture.Superhuman strength. Virtual invulnerability. Motivated to defend the world from criminals and madmen. Possessing a secret identity. And they even have fashion sense—they look great in long underwear and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Wonder Woman

    Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948

    by Noah Berlatsky ...
    Series series Comics Culture
    William Marston was an unusual man—a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman, the comic that he used to express two of his greatest passions: feminism and women in bondage.Comics expert Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the Wonder Woman comics of the 1940s, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • DC Comics

    by William English ...
    For almost a century, the world has relied on two major heavyweights for mass production of comic books; of which their iconic characters are a result of. DC and Marvel Comics have fought it out ever since their inceptions in the 1930s to become the most globally recognisable brand and produce the most commercial success. This eBook takes a look at the origins of DC Comics, their characters such ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Marvel Comics

    The Untold Story

    by Sean Howe ...
    A behind-the-scenes chronicle of a beloved American media empire and the men behind it, including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.A New York Times–Bestseller"A definitive portrait of comics in American culture." — The Wall Street JournalIn the early 1960s, a struggling company called Marvel Comics presented a cast of brightly costumed characters distinguished by smart banter and ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • League of Super Heroes (Book #1)

    by Celeste Ayers ...
    A super hero died last night, it looks like someone is out for blood. The super heroes thought they were safe. They thought wrong. Darkness lurks in the shadows, a darkness the heroes could never see coming. Is there a new threat on the horizon or has one of their own stepped over to a darker path? Super hero and super villain are about to collide in an all out war that will see friends parted and ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Illustrated)

    by Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Raymond Macauley (Illustrator) ...
    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde.It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus