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SUPERHEROES

 

(Updated on 27/04/2013)

 



 


 

 

Encyclopedia / Facts :

  • Real Life NYC ‘Superheroes’ Take Matters Into Their Own Hands - Article + Video
    "Members of the New York Superheroes go by names like “Snipe,” “Spyder,” “Dark Guardian,” and “Spector,” names that could have been pulled straight from the pages of a comic book, and they take their commitment to doing good very seriously..."
    (newyork.cbslocal.com)

  • Batmobile caps auction fever - 22 January 2013
    "A totem of comic-book culture, the original Batmobile used in the Batman TV series of the 1960s sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction for a gavel price of $4.2m – or $4.62m with buyer’s commission."
    (BBC)

 

 

  • Grammarman - EFL/ESL comics for students and teachers (grammarmancomic.com)


 

 

 

  • The Walking Dead Google Map
    "An annotated map of appearances, deaths, events and locations from Robert Kirkman's on going zombie comic book series:
    The Walking Dead..."
    - with a map key
    (maps.google.com)



    The Walking Dead
    "is an American monthly black and white comic published by Image Comics beginning in 2003. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman 
    and artist Tony Moore...
    The Walking Dead is centered on Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky, his family, and a number of other survivors who have banded together in order to survive after the world is overrun with zombies..."
    (Wikipedia)

  • The best arrest ever, starring Spider-man, Jedi and the Flash
    "IT SOUNDS like a crazy comic book splot: Spider-man foils a robbery as Jedi knights block the would-be thief's escape and the Flash watches on.
    This was just what happened on Saturday morning when a business owner dressed as Spider-man stopped a man from stealing a comic book worth $160...
    International Free Comic Day is held around the world on the first Saturday of May.
    In Adelaide, two businesses, the Adelaide Comic Centre and Pulp Fiction Comics, encouraged customers to dress as comic heroes and handed out free comics to mark the occasion. "
    (couriermail.com.au)



    Spider-Man foils comic book thief in Australia
    "A comic book shop owner in Australia became a real-life superhero when he caught a robber red-handed."
    (BBC)

 

 

 

  • Museum for Belgium's cartoon hero
    "Tintin, the comic book series about a blonde-haired reporter, has been loved by generations and remains one of Belgium's best known exports.
    A museum is set to open in Belgium celebrating the comic strip and devoting itself to the life's work of Tintin's creator, Herge."
    (BBC)

 

 

  • Graphic Novels - History and Basics
    "Graphic novels are, simply defined, book-length comics. Sometimes they tell a single, continous narrative from first page to last; sometimes they are collections of shorter stories or individual comic strips. Comics are sequential visual art, usually with text, that are often told in a series of rectangular panels.
    Despite the name, not all comics are funny. Many comics and graphic novels emphasize drama, adventure, character development, striking visuals, politics, or romance over laugh-out-loud comedy..."
    (ipl.org)
    + Webcomics - Links (archivebinge.net)


  • The Superhero Dictionary - with the pronunciation
    (shdictionary.tripod.com)

    ex : Maverick

 



  • Comics (Wikipedia)
    1 Controversy regarding the terminology
    2 History :     2.1 15th 18th centuries / 2.2 The 19th century / 2.3 The 20th century
    3 Artistic medium
    4 Art styles
    5 The language
    6 Forms within comics :
    6.1 Cartoon / 6.2 Comic strip / 6.3 Comic book / 6.3.1 Comic magazine / 6.3.2 Graphic novel / 6.3.3 Comic annual /
    6.3.4 Comic album / 6.4 Webcomic / 6.5 Instructional comics / 6.6 Storyboard / 6.7 Minicomic
    7 The creation of comics :
    7.1 Comic book creation / 7.2 Comic strip creation / 7.3 Cartoon creation / 7.4 Tools of the trade / 7.5 Computer generated comics
    8 Comics awards
    9 See also
    9.1 Regional categories / 9.2 Comics movements / 9.3 Miscellaneous / 9.4 Lists
    10 Further reading
    11 Bibliography
    12 Notes
    13 External links
  • Comic strip (Wikipedia)
    1 Newspaper Comic Strip
    2 Daily Strip
    3 Origins
    4 Conventions and genres
    5 Social and political influence
    6 See also
    7 External links
  • Comic strip - Encyclopedia (factmonster.com)
    Introduction - History - American Comic Strips - International Comic Strips -
    Ideological Slants - Comic Books - Modern Trends - Bibliography
  • Marvel Comics (Wikipedia)
    Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, Captain America, X-Men...
  • DC Comics (Wikipedia)
     Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Justice League.
  • The Lambiek Comiclopedia, (lambiek.net/artists)
    "a searchable gallery of over 2000 comic artists with biographies and artwork samples."

 

  • COMICS (kingfeatures.com) - UPDATED

 

  • Comics : editorial cartoons. (comics.com)

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary :

 

 

 

  • Real-life superhero
    "is a term applied to real-world people who dress and/or act like comic book superheroes. Sometimes, this label is bestowed upon them by those whom they have helped or the media, while at other times, the aspi nachos ring superheroes apply the label to themselves. Sometimes, the term is applied to firefighters, police officers, and other good samaritans..."
    (Wikipedia)

    REAL LIFE SUPERHEROES
    "Superheroes are not just in the comics or in the movies anymore. Out of the comics and into real life, conscientious citizens have created their own "Superhero" personas to make the world a better place. They have been dubbed by the media as Real Life Superheroes (RLSH). The Real-Life Superheroes is a grassroots movement that performs civic service in many different areas. Real Life Superheroes make an impact on their communities by doing civic activities, public safety patrols, crime fighting, charity work and other pro social acts..."
    (reallifesuperheroes.org)

 

  • Comics vocabulary (Wikipedia)
    1 Panels
    2 Panel frames
    3 Bleed
    4 Splash page
    5 Speech balloon
    6 Motion lines
    7 Gutter
    8 Emanata
    9 Endnotes

 

 

 

Cliparts / Flashcards / Pictures :

  • Superhero Flashcards (bogglesworldesl.com)

  • Land of Nostalgia
    "Piece done for the America Nostalgia show in Fullerton, CA. This was a tribute to both Norman Rockwell and to the 80's cartoon that helped to shape my imagination."
    (patrickballesteros.deviantart.com)

 

  • ABC Superheroes - UPDATED
    - a "poster that pictures comic-book superheroes from A to Z: Superman is S-shaped, Batman looks like B, etc.
    Can You ID the ABCs of Superheroes?" Find the responses here.
    (comicsalliance.com)

 

  • Brooklyn Superhero Supplies
    "A shop that stocks everything the modern day super-hero could need, from capes to tins of anti-matter, from secret-identity kits to vacuum suction cups." (Nag on the Lake)
    - with a catalogue     : Pictures + Vocabulary
    (superherosupplies.com)

 

 

  • BD - Cartoons : Cliparts - Gifs animés (fr.bestgraph.com)


  • Super Powers (mes-english.com)
    breathe under water, control the weather, climb walls, become invisible, see through walls, shoot lasers, freeze things,
    make force fields, lift anything, run fast, stretch very far, talk to animals, fly, become anything, shrink
    large flash cards, medium flash cards, bingo, a handout
    color pictures with black and white backings:
    medium flash cards, bingo
    Mark's note: This is a good jump to subjunctive practice for a little older students. "I wish I could... " and/or practice of if in a very natural and easy to understand environment "If I could ..., I would ..."




Transportation :

 

 

Symbols :

 

 

 

Examples :

  • SOME PICTURES MIGHT BE SHOCKING

    Left 4 Dead presents The Sacrifice - Read online or Download PDF
    "The comic is illustrated by Mike Oeming, the artist behind the Powers comic series, and tells the stories of the original four survivors, as well as the events
    leading up to the infection. The comic begins with Bill, having just sacrificed himself to save the others, taking on three tanks while severely wounded.
    It then cuts to the finale of Blood Harvest, which is revealed to be one week earlier..."
    (l4d.com)



  • Zana and Max: the £200,000 comic book Eurocrats saving the world
    "A comic book featuring the adventures of two fictional European Commission bureaucrats is being sent to homes and schools
    (in the UK and across the Continent) at a cost of £200,000 to the taxpayer."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

 

 

 

  • The Little Mermaid - a strip cartoon (comicstripfan.com)
    - permet de travailler : "If only I could" " I wish I were.."

 

  • COMICS - une mine de liens (seehere.blogspot.com)

 

 

  • Lambiek has a huge selection of old and new comics in many languages (lambiek.net)

 

 

 

  • Humour : Online Cartoon Strips (f2.org)

 

 

 

 

Ads :

 

 

Timeline :

 

 

Listening :

  • Audio-Lingua - Kevin : Spider-Man
    "Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes of all time and one of Kevin’s superheroes."
    (audio-lingua.eu)

  • Comic and TV Superheroes - with AUDIO (parkfieldict.co.uk)



  • SUPERHEROES - un dossier audio from Wisconsin Public Radio
    "Batman, Superman, the Green Lantern… we all had our superheroes as kids. Maybe we still do today?
    In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, SUPERHEROES. We'll celebrate Wonder Woman's 70th birthday with a look at her controversial new costume. We'll also explore the actual physics of superpowers..."
    (wpr.org)

 

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

 

  • Who's on the left ? - UPDATED
    "22 famous pairs explained, from Statler and Waldorf to Ren and Stimpy to Chip and Dale. Can you tell who's who?"
    (mentalfloss.com)



  • Superhero Film Alphabet (stephenwildish.tumblr.com)
    "Stephen Wildish presents the latest in his A-Z series, this one featuring super heroes. Can you name them all?" (Neatorama) 

    Answers :
    A – The Amazing Spiderman B – Batman C – Captain America D – Daredevil E – Elektra F – Fantastic Four G – Green Lantern
    H – Hellboy I – Iron Man J – Jonah Hex K – Kick-Ass L – League of Extraordinary Gentlemen M – Meteor Man N – Nick Fury
    O – Orgazmo P – The Punisher Q – Quicksilver R – Robocop S – Superman T – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    U – Unbreakable V – Venom W – Watchmen X – X-Men Y – Yellowjacket Z - Zoom

  • Snoopy and Charlie Brown
    "Here are 9 pages about Snoopy, Charlie Brown and his gang.
    Listen , watch , play and don't forget to have fun!"
    Activity created by Renée Maufroid.
    Cette activité est prévue "pour une fin de 6eme avec rebrassage du présent simple, de la description, de l'imperatif et une introduction au preterit,
    le tout sur un 'background' de culture américaine."

 

 

Activities TO PRINT :

 

 

Webquests :

  • 'Awesome Comics', a webquest for ESL students.
    Written and designed by Brian Boyd
    (grammarmancomic.com)

 

  • American symbols in Comic books - a webquest
    "Learn a few things about Captain America and discover the most famous American symbols through various activities (with animated pictures and videos)"
    (worldofteacherfortin.perso.sfr.fr)

 

  • HEROES AND SUPERHEROES INTERNET PROJECT
    * TASK 1 * TASK 2 * TASK 3 * TASK 4 * TASK 5
    * DICTIONARY * DEFINITIONS * SYNONYMS
    - séquences sur la série 'Heroes'
    avec activités sur ce qu'est un héro/superhéro,
    + un article sur Christopher Reeve avec cartoons
    + études d'extraits vidéos de la série.
    (my-english-courses.com / Valérie Gély - Ac. Paris)

 

  • Super Heroes (Comics US) - lesson plan / webquest (prof.danglais)
    Captain America | Iron man | Daredevil | The Hulk | The Silver Surfer | The Fantastic Four | etc

 

 

Lesson plans :

  • SPIDER-MAN :

    • The Amazing Spider-Man: Wish - a lesson plan
      "The Spider-Man is one of my favorite cartoon characters.
      The movies are great and this scene, which is about getting even, is excellent for a contextualized practice on WISH."
      (moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.fr)



    • Spiderman is my favorite superhero...
      "We did a quick warm up dealing with someone who was interviewed about his favorite superhero character.
      You can listen to the document..."
      + Warm up
      + work on the first panels from the comic book Spiderman...
      (englishdaybyday.net)

 

 

  • Comics and Cartoons : “Interesting links and creative ideas from the ELT world.” (scoop.it)
  • Using cartoons and comic strips
    "Cartoons and comic strips can be used from beginner level to advanced level for a variety of language and discussion activities."
    (teachingenglish.org.uk)

  • EduComics
    "is an European Union Comenius education project under the Life Long Learning Programme ...
    It will show educators how online comics can be used in the classroom to enhance learning, engage and motivate students, and use technology in a practical and effective way...
    The potential for Web comics to be used in education offers educators a means of using multimedia (text, images, audio and video) with their students in most curricular areas."
    Tools / Material / Lesson plans / ...
    (educomics.org)

 

  • Sequence Pack: Super Heroes
    "Tous les documents utilisés pour mener une séquence d'enseignement sur le thème des super héros en classe de seconde"
    (A adapter pour le collège)
    (Philippe Hattais - englishdaybyday.net)

 

 

  • Activities for using comic strips (British Council)
    "Comic strips can be used from beginner level to advanced level for a variety of language and discussion activities.    "

  • Using Comics and Political Cartoons (lmp.ucla.edu)
    Levels: Beginning-advanced
    Aims: "Become acquainted with target-culture norms that are exploited for humor;
    provide writing/discussion stimulus; reinforce grammatical forms and vocabulary"

 

Create a comic strip :

  • BLANK COMIC TEMPLATES
    "Can you write a Grammarman story?...
    Download and print each PDF. Use a photocopier to enlarge the pages to A3 size, then add your own story."
    (grammarmancomic.com)

 

 

  • Comic Creator (readwritethink.org)
    "The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue."
    See     ReadWriteThink Lessons That Use This Tool.

 

Create a superhero :

  • Create your own superhero
    "with Marvel's Superhero Avatar Creator! Name your superhero, mix and match costumes of all your favorite Marvel characters, including Spider-Man, Iron Man and Wolverine, customize face, hair, and other features..."
    (marvel.com)

  • Style a hero
    "Would you like to design your own superhero? In this game you can choose a hero - and give them the powers that you want!"
    (learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org)

  • HeroMachine 1.1 (heromachine.com)

  • HeroMachine version 2.5 - interactive - Create your superhero.
    "Bring your dream character to life now!"
    (ugo.com)

 

Cartoons :

 

 

30 HEROES
(cagle.com)

 

 

Watching the raid :

Superheroes!

- Flash
- Capitain America
- Superman
- Spiderman
- Batman
- Spawn
- Lobo?
- Wonder Woman
- j’onn j’onzz
- Green Lantern
- Catwoman
- Captain Marv-Ell
- Plastic-man?

 

 

Who's the real hero ?
(cagle.com)

 

Happy Father's Day
(cagle.com)

 

 

BOOKS :

  • Manga Shakespeare
      "is a series of critically acclaimed books featuring cutting-edge manga illustrations with the abridged original text from Shakespeare."
    - Books to buy
    - FREE resources
    (mangashakespeare.com)

 

 

INTERACTIVE games :

  • Heroes
    "Watch this little video about Tarzan and tell your friends what you know about those heroes."
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
    "Cet exercice qui suit un travail proposé
    par "Good News" peut se faire en dehors."

 

  • HANGMAN (grammarmancomic.com)
    "Try Syntax's 'Heroes Hangman' game. The answers are all related to comic books, heroes or villains."


Games TO PRINT :

  • BINGO CARDS
    CARTOON CHARACTERS /     HOLIDAYS / MISCELLANEOUS
    (dltk-cards.com)

 

 

Cinema :

 

  • Captain America displaces Harry Potter in US film chart
    "Superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger has knocked the final Harry Potter film off the top of the North America box office chart...
    The film follows a young soldier called Steve Rogers (Evans) who undergoes a series of experiments and is transformed into a human weapon."
    (BBC)

    Captain America: The First Avenger Movie Trailer 1 Official (HD)
    "Captain America: The First Avenger" will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
    As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull  (Hugo Weaving)."
    (YouTube)

 

  • Green Lantern with subtitles - Difficulty : Easy - with a practice mode
    (englishcentral.com)



    Green Lantern "is an upcoming superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name appearing in DC Comics."
    It "is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2011 in 3D...
    In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries.
    Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers..."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Superhero Movie - with the script - Difficulty: Easy
    You can hear the lines slowed down.
    "Rick Riker discovers a new power after being bitten by a super dragonfly."
    (englishcentral.com)

 

 

 

 

  • List of films based on comic strips (Wikipedia)
    1 Movie serials based on comic strips
    2 Feature films based on comic strips
    3 tv specials and series based on comic strips
    4 See also
    5 External links

Videos :

 

  • Videos
    (marvelkids.marvel.com)

  • Tiger Beer Ad with SUPERHEROES
    (YouTube)

     

  • Real Life Superheroes in the news
    "WPIX 10 o'clock news did a story on Real Life Superheroes.
    Featuring real life superheroes Dark Guardian, Life, and Phantom Zero.
    Real Life Superheroes fight crime and help those in need..."
    (YouTube)

     

    Attention Real life Superheroes
    (YouTube)

     

  • Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
    avec une BD animée très bien réalisée, intéressante pour les interjections par exemple
    (YouTube)
    + the LYRICS
    "If you believe in the power of magic,
    It's all a fantasy
    So if you need to believe in someone,
    Just pretend it's me"
    (lyricsfreak.com)

 

  • Meltdown Comics (Los Angeles, CA) - a VIDEO
    "A great selection of comics, toys, baby clothes and even a godzilla case!"
    (YouTube)

 

Songs :

 

 

  • Jimmy Olsen's Blues by Spin Doctors (sing365.com)
    "Yeah, Lois Lane you don't need no Super Man...
    He's Leaping buildings in a single bound"
    - the VIDEO (You Tube)

  • Superman by Lazlo Bane (You Tube)
    - the lyrics (wanderings.net) :
    "I can't do this all on my own
    No, I know I'm no Superman"

  • Spiderman 2 Intro - Weird Al Yankovic -
    Ode To A Superhero     (You Tube)
    - with the lyrics