Once they were larger-than-life idols created to entertain children and were dismissed by the adult world. But in the new millennium, characters created over half a century ago have risen up to conquer popular culture. This is the story of how Superheroes have successfully transitioned from the comic book page to the silver screen and dominated the box office worldwide. It tells how cinema has brought these characters from out of the shadows and turned...

A critical retrospective of the work of Spider-Man's reclusive co-creator traces the progression of his spatial designs from the hallucinatory landscapes of Dr. Strange to the plebeian earthiness of The Amazing Spider Man, in an account that covers such topics as his early work for Marvel and his creation of Mr. A.