The American Villain : Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television

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 Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Chronology of Milestone Events Introduction Thematic Essays “In the Beginning . . .”: The Origins of Villains in the Western World “Nazis, Communists, and Terrorists . . . Oh My!”: The Rise of the Supervillain and the Evolution of the Modern American Villain The Dark Mirror: Evil Twins, The Twilight Zone, and the Villain Within Tarantino and the Antivillain The Pathos of Villainy: Getting to the Heart of Why Villains Went Bad A–Z Entries Agent Smith Alexis Carrington-Colby-Dexter Alpha/The Whisperers Angelique Bouchard-Collins Angelus Archie Bunker Asajj Ventress Bellatrix Lestrange Bill/Snake Charmer Billy the Kid Boba Fett Borg Queen/Borg Brainiac Captain Hector Barbossa Captain Phasma/Stormtroopers Catwoman Cersei Lannister COBRA The Comedian The Corleone Family The Court of Owls CSM/The Cigarette Smoking Man Cybermen Dark Willow Davros/Daleks Doctor Doom Doomsday Dracula Dr. Frank-N-Furter Ebenezer Scrooge Elle Driver/California Mountain Snake Ernst Stavro Blofeld/SPECTRE Faith the Vampire Slayer Fiona Goode/The Supreme Fish Mooney Frank Burns Frankenstein’s Monster Freddy Krueger General Custer Geronimo Goldfinger Gollum The Governor Grand Nagus/Ferengi Green Goblin Grindelwald Gus Fring Hannibal Lecter Harley Quinn Heisenberg/Walter White Imperial Officers Jabba the Hutt Jafar Jason Voorhees Joker J. R. Ewing Kahless/Klingons Killmonger La Llorona Leatherface Lex Luthor Loki Lucifer/Satan Magneto Maleficent Marsellus Wallace Martin Brenner The Master/Missy Michael Myers Morgan le Fay Negan/The Saviors Norman Bates Number Six/Cylons Nurse Ratched O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth Ozymandias Pancho Villa Penguin Poison Ivy Professor Moriarty Q Ra’s al Ghul Red Skull Reverend Stryker/The Purifiers Sauron/Saruman Scarecrow Sherry Palmer Sith Lords Spike and Drusilla Sue Sylvester Thanos Tia Dalma/Calypso Tony Montana Tony Soprano Two-Face Ultron Ursula Voldemort Wicked Witch of the West Zod Glossary Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index 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.0Since 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." 0The 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 The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television provides 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. __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. __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 « 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. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur