Sean O'Connell

If Hollywood had a superhero throne, Spider-Man would be perched upon it. As the most popular superhero in the world, the web-slinger plays a pivotal role in three of the six highest-grossing film franchises in history: the Marvel Cinematic Universe; the Avengers quadrilogy; and the Spider-Man movies themselves. Spidey has come a long way since Marvel guru Stan Lee first concocted him in 1962, but until now his cinematic journey has not been fully documented. The wall-crawler’s history in Hollywood is a saga filled with failed attempts, behind-the-scenes squabbles, franchise reboots, corporate intrigue, and a host of A-list names—including, of course, stars Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. With Great Power is a lively and memorable account of the character’s rise to box-office supremacy, revealing how his movies continue to influence the comic-book adaptations being made today. Drawing on exclusive access to and extensive interviews with directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters, veteran film reporter and author Sean O'Connell here gives the inside scoop on how Spider-Man clambered his way to the top of Hollywood’s superhero heap.

How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood during the Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters

With Great Power

Olivia Dee

Leanne McCormick

John Privilege

Executive Summary, January 2021

Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, 1922-1990

Dilwyn Porter

Richard Coopey

Since its inception in the late 19th century, Britain's mail order industry both exploited and generated social networks in building its businesses. The common foundation of the sector was the agency system; Sales were made through catalogues held by agents, ordinary people in families, neighbourhoods, pubs, clubs and workplaces. Through this agency system mail order firms in Britain were able to tap social networks both to build a customer base, but also to obtain vital informationon creditworthiness.In this, the first comprehensive history of the British mail order industry, the authors combine business and social history to fully explain the features and workings of this industry. They show how British general mail order industry firms such as Kay and Co., Empire Stores, Littlewoods, and Grattan grew from a range of businesses as diverse as watch sales or football pools. A range of business innovations and strategies were developed throughout the twentieth century, including technologicaldevelopment and labour process rationalisation. Indeed, the sector was in the vanguard of many aspects of change from supply chain logistics to computerization. The social and gender profile of the home shopper also changed markedly as the industry developed. These changes are charted, from themale-dominated origins of the industry to the growing influence of women both within the firm and, more importantly, as the centre of the mail order market. The book also draws parallels and contrasts with the much more widely studied mail order industry of the United States.The final section of the book examines the rise of internet shopping and the new challenges and opportunities it provided for the mail order industry. Here the story is one of continuity and fracture as the established mail order companies struggle to adjust to a business environment which they had partly created, but which also rested on a new range of core competencies and technological and demographic change.

A Business and Social History

Mail Order Retailing in Britain:A Business and Social History

A recap of 2017's failed Justice League movie and the fan base effort to unearth director Zack Snyder's unfinished version. Their efforts finally paid off with the recent announcement that Snyder's cut will be release in 2021 by Warner Bros. and HBO Max. This book tells the entire story.

An Insider Look at the Lost Justice League Movie

Release the Snyder Cut

Nach ihrer Flucht durch die Traumkorridore erreichen Cornelis und seine Begleiter Bella Constanzia die Nekropolis. In einer letzten Anstrengung soll der Junge aus Bandahui die Welt vor dem alles vernichtenden Kataklysmus retten, doch leider hat er nicht die geringste Ahnung, wie er das anstellen soll. Und schon stehen die Túatha Dé Danann, die Todfeinde der Menschen, vor den Toren der Nekropolis und bereiten sich auf den Sturm auf die letzte Zitadelle der Menschheit vor.

T£atha D‚ Danann 2. Nekropolis

This text examines the history of consumer credit and debt in working class communities. Concentrates on forms of credit that were traditionally very dependent on personal relationships and social networks, it covers how community-based arrangements declined as more impersonal forms of borrowing emerged during the 20th century.

Sean O'Connell

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