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1) House
Author
Language
English
Description
In summary, goodness vanquishes evil, though not without a cost.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get an insider's look at creating comics with an award winning cartoonist" -- Container.
From political cartoons and the newspaper funny pages to emotionally resonant biographies and multi-volume superhero epics, the scope of comics is a broad one. While many people may still hold onto the outdated idea that comics are silly or childish, the truth is comics comprise a multi-billion-dollar industry with an immense, world-spanning fanbase of all ages...
4) Kick-ass 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dave (Kick-Ass) decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy (Hit Girl). Unfortunately, Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, and she's forced to retire. Dave must join forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super villain, The Mother F%&*r̂, assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion...
5) Goosebumps 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people's trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare. Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny's sister, Sarah, they're in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he's brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading Rainbow! For over 30 years, the beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with books.
Publisher
A & E Television networks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Fills in the gaps in the historical record. According to the Bible, Jesus came back from the dead and walked the earth for 40 days before ascending to heaven. ... Using tools of history, technology, science and faith, History tells the little-known story."--Container.
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Uncovers a rare visual treasury of some of the most important and neglected stories in American literature--the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. Censored out of existence by Congress in an infamous televised US Senate subcommittee hearing investigating juvenile delinquency, these rare comic book images are culled from a collection of several hundred, many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--now revealed once again in all...
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The new anthology series based on the 1982 horror-comedy classic. A comic book comes to life in a series of twelve vignettes over six episodes, exploring terrors from murder to the supernatural and unexplainable. Haunted dollhouses, werewolves, murderous goblins, villainous trick-or-treaters, the dead, and medical marvels are just a few of the things to watch out for in this new series.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The popcorn popper:" Lionel and Leona persuade Click the Mouse to take a magic popcorn popper out of a book. "Hug, hug, hug!:" Leona helps a sculptor who falls in love with his statue. "Piggyback, piggyback:" Leona decides to ride piggyback on her dad's back forever and ever.
14) The Pagemaster
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A tale of adventure and fantasy, which sends a young boy into the pages of the world's greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster, where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Guided by a trio of talking books--Adventure, Fantasy and Horror--Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home....
Series
Publisher
Miramax/Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Quick-Stop potheads Jay and Silent Bob wreak vengeance on Hollywood, where Miramax is making a "Bluntman & Chronic" feature film inspired by the comic book version of the guys, but without their permission. En route from Jersey to Hollywood, the guys encounter sexy jewel thieves, a precocious orangutan, a dimwit wildlife marshal, and a nonstop parade of in-jokes and splendid celebrity cameos.
Publisher
Shudder
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The new anthology series based on the 1982 horror-comedy classic, is still the most fun you2ll ever have being scared! A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its progenitors, as well as the evolution of the characters that leapt from the pages over the last 70 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these 'disposable diversions' were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation of a...
19) Creepshow
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
"Five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic '50s horror comics."--Container.