The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television
byRichard A. Hall, PhD, resides in Laredo, TX.
20201231
Greenwood
Pages | 392 |
Topics | Angelus;Catwoman;Cersei Lannister;Darth Vader;Dracula;Joker;Klingons;Kylo Ren;Mephisto;Ultron;Vito Corleone;Popular Culture;The Arts: American Literature |
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Hall, Richard. The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television. Greenwood, 2020. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869884.
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Hall, Richard. The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television. Greenwood, 2020. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869884
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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.
- Examines in detail how villains and villainesses have appeared in comics and other media over the decades
- Shows how villains and villainesses have reflected the fears, anxieties, and hopes of American society at any given period
- Provides scholarly material that gives readers additional important historical context in five essays
- Ensures that diverse and obscure villains and villainesses are given equal coverage
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The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television
Author(s): Hall, Richard;Contributors: Hall, Richard;Abstract: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.
- Examines in detail how villains and villainesses have appeared in comics and other media over the decades
- Shows how villains and villainesses have reflected the fears, anxieties, and hopes of American society at any given period
- Provides scholarly material that gives readers additional important historical context in five essays
- Ensures that diverse and obscure villains and villainesses are given equal coverage
SortTitle: american villain: encyclopedia of bad guys in comics, film, and televisionAuthor Info:Richard A. HallauthorRichard A. Hall, PhD, resides in Laredo, TX.
eISBN-13: 9781440869884Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869884.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440869877Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 392Publication Date: 20201231- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface ix10
- Chronology of Milestone Events xiii14
- Introduction xxi22
- Thematic Essays 130
- “In the Beginning . . .”: The Origins of Villains in the Western World 332
- “Nazis, Communists, and Terrorists . . . Oh My!”: The Rise of the Supervillain and the Evolution of the Modern American Villain 1443
- The Dark Mirror: Evil Twins, The Twilight Zone, and the Villain Within 2655
- Tarantino and the Antivillain 3564
- The Pathos of Villainy: Getting to the Heart of Why Villains Went Bad 4473
- A–Z Entries 5584
- Agent Smith 5786
- Alexis Carrington-Colby-Dexter 5887
- Alpha/The Whisperers 6190
- Angelique Bouchard-Collins 6392
- Angelus 6796
- Archie Bunker 7099
- Asajj Ventress 72101
- Bellatrix Lestrange 75104
- Bill/Snake Charmer 77106
- Billy the Kid 79108
- Boba Fett 82111
- Borg Queen/Borg 84113
- Brainiac 87116
- Captain Hector Barbossa 90119
- Captain Phasma/Stormtroopers 92121
- Catwoman 95124
- Cersei Lannister 98127
- COBRA 102131
- The Comedian 104133
- The Corleone Family 107136
- The Court of Owls 110139
- CSM/The Cigarette Smoking Man 113142
- Cybermen 116145
- Dark Willow 120149
- Davros/Daleks 123152
- Doctor Doom 127156
- Doomsday 130159
- Dracula 132161
- Dr. Frank-N-Furter 135164
- Ebenezer Scrooge 138167
- Elle Driver/California Mountain Snake 140169
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld/SPECTRE 142171
- Faith the Vampire Slayer 145174
- Fiona Goode/The Supreme 147176
- Fish Mooney 150179
- Frank Burns 151180
- Frankenstein’s Monster 154183
- Freddy Krueger 157186
- General Custer 161190
- Geronimo 164193
- Goldfinger 166195
- Gollum 168197
- The Governor 170199
- Grand Nagus/Ferengi 172201
- Green Goblin 175204
- Grindelwald 177206
- Gus Fring 179208
- Hannibal Lecter 182211
- Harley Quinn 184213
- Heisenberg/Walter White 187216
- Imperial Officers 191220
- Jabba the Hutt 195224
- Jafar 197226
- Jason Voorhees 199228
- Joker 201230
- J. R. Ewing 205234
- Kahless/Klingons 211240
- Killmonger 214243
- La Llorona 217246
- Leatherface 219248
- Lex Luthor 221250
- Loki 225254
- Lucifer/Satan 228257
- Magneto 234263
- Maleficent 237266
- Marsellus Wallace 240269
- Martin Brenner 241270
- The Master/Missy 244273
- Michael Myers 247276
- Morgan le Fay 249278
- Negan/The Saviors 251280
- Norman Bates 253282
- Number Six/Cylons 255284
- Nurse Ratched 259288
- O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth 261290
- Ozymandias 263292
- Pancho Villa 266295
- Penguin 268297
- Poison Ivy 270299
- Professor Moriarty 273302
- Q 276305
- Ra’s al Ghul 279308
- Red Skull 281310
- Reverend Stryker/The Purifiers 284313
- Sauron/Saruman 287316
- Scarecrow 289318
- Sherry Palmer 291320
- Sith Lords 293322
- Spike and Drusilla 297326
- Sue Sylvester 300329
- Thanos 303332
- Tia Dalma/Calypso 305334
- Tony Montana 307336
- Tony Soprano 309338
- Two-Face 312341
- Ultron 315344
- Ursula 317346
- Voldemort 320349
- Wicked Witch of the West 324353
- Zod 327356
- Glossary 331360
- Bibliography 335364
- About the Editor and Contributors 347376
- Index 349378