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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 twenty-three years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects...

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Main Author: Hanks, Tom (Author, Narrator)
Other Authors: Gerety, Peter (Narrator), Morales, Natalie (Narrator), Nwodim, Ego, 1988- (Narrator), Pedrad, Nasim, 1981- (Narrator), Ratliff, Connor (Narrator), Taylor, Holland (Narrator), Wilson, Rita (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Random House Audio, Â2023.
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Superhero films > Fiction.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States > Fiction.
Actors > Fiction.
United States > Civilization > 1945- > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Audiobooks.
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Summary: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 twenty-three years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.
Item Description:Disc 1 includes both audio content and a bonus PDF.
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Physical Description:13 audio discs (15 hr., 58 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:15:58:00
ISBN:9780593635391
0593635396
Author Notes:TOM HANKS has won Academy Awards for best actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has starred in, among many other films, Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Captain Phillips, Bridge of Spies, Sully, Toy Story, The Post, and It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. He is also the author of a best-selling collection of stories, Uncommon Type.

R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist and an author based in New York City. His illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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