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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
3) Spider-Man
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being bitten by a radioactive spider on a school field trip, Peter Parker finds himself gaining spider-like qualities. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter first uses his new skills to make money, but when the Green Goblin, another altered super-human, kills Peter's uncle, he swears to use his "spider-skills" to fight evil. Along the way he has to juggle a new job as a local reporter, and a budding romance with a beautiful former-classmate, MJ....
4) The Flash
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Superheroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian, albeit not the one...
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In an effort to deal with the death of his parents years before, a young Bruce Wayne travels the world in search of answers and comes back to Gotham City with the skills necessary to fight the injustices around him.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Matt Saunders meets Jenny Johnson, he believes he has found the perfect girl. However, he decides to break things off with her when she becomes too needy, controlling, and jealous. Jenny doesn't take the breakup very well and decides to get back at him by using her superpowers, since it turns out that Jenny is...a superhero.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world...
9) Ant-Man
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
10) Spider-Man 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, is desperately trying to balance his dual identities. Relationships with all those he holds dear are unraveling, and he encounters a new foe, Doctor Octopus. Peter must use all his powers to stop this diabolical madman.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The fate of the earth hangs in the balance when the Justice League face a powerful new threat--the Fatal Five! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as Mano, Persuader, and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern Jessica Cruz. With Cruz's unwilling help, they aim to free remaining Fatal Five members Emerald Empress and Validus and carry out their sinister plan. Meanwhile, the Justice League discover an ally in the...
12) Aquaman
Language
English
Description
An action-packed adventure that reveals the origin story of half-human, half- Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime, one that will not only force him to face who he really is but also to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be: a king.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retired from superhero life after a humiliating rejection from the Avengers, Wade Wilson finds himself single and listlessly working retail when the TVA recruits him to help save his timeline. Convinced that only another Wolverine could possibly help in the wake of Logan's death, the merc with the mouth hops through timelines looking for a suitable replacement, and finds a slew of other -pools along the way.
14) Antboy
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ordinary twelve-year-old Pelle is transformed into an extraordinary superhero after he is bitten by a super-ant. When a young girl is kidnapped, Pelle, now Antboy, sets about to rescue her, bringing him into conflict with super-villain, The Flea.
15) Man of steel
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (Blu-ray) (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Language
English
Description
With the help of their new recruits, The Beast and Angel, the X-Men must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate the genetic mutations, once and for all. As the battle lines are drawn, the...
17) Iron Man
Language
English
Formats
Description
A wealthy industrialist is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech suit made of armor. When he returns home, he decides to use his money, talents, and suit to save the world. Bonus features include deleted and extended scenes.
18) Batman returns
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Batman battles against the villains Catwoman and Penguin and crooked businessman-turned-mayoral candidate Max Schreck in Gotham City.
19) The Punisher
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Punisher walks through the same world we all know, a world darkened by war, by crime, by cruelty, and by injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees all around him. He only has his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his ironclad determination to avenge those wronged by society's villians, including those who killed his family.
20) Doctor Strange
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
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