Superbook

The World of Superhero Movies According to Smersh Pod

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by John Rain

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Genre > Fantasy

Keywords

fantasy, superheroes, guide

Publishing date

2024

Publisher

Polaris Publishing

Collection

The World of Film According to Smersh Pod

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 380 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ½ inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-915359-13-1

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Book Presentation:
"A hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the pre-MCU age of superhero movies, told in that inimitable Smersh Pod voice." ― Chris Hewitt in Empire

THIS IS THE GUIDE TO CLASSIC SUPERHERO MOVIES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED.

If you mention the word 'superhero' these days, the mind is immediately bombarded by visions from the MCU, DCU and all the numerous phases, extended TV series and animated side-specials that combine to make our eyes bleed with a barrage of different characters fighting each other.

But before 1997 people would generally only think of a few things: Christopher Reeve smiling as his Superman kept a watchful eye over Earth's atmosphere, Michael Keaton's Batman running around Gotham dressed in moulded rubber, Nicholas Hammond's Spider-Man being hauled up a wall on a rope, Bill Bixby trying not to unleash his inner Hulk and Flash Gordon camply swashbuckling his way around another galaxy.

It's time to don your cowl, cape, shredded jeans and Vultan leatherwear and join John Rain as he wades his way through twenty classic superhero films that stunned, amazed and baffled the world from 1978 to 1997.

IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO, IT'S SUPERBOOK!

'The perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood' - Ed Byrne

Press Reviews:
"It's like watching movies with your funniest mate while at the same time listening to a really interesting director’s commentary. The perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood."
Ed Byrne

"A hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the pre-MCU age of superhero movies, told in that inimitable Smersh Pod voice. John Rain has done it again. You will believe a book can super."
Chris Hewitt, Empire

"Glorious geekdom, full of tantalising trivia and devilish details."
John Thomson

See the publisher website: Polaris Publishing