Books with author Hanley

In a universe full of superheroes, Lois Lane has fought for truth and justice for over 75 years on page and screen without a cape or tights. From her creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 to her forthcoming appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, from helming her own comic book for twenty-six years to appearing in animated serials, live-action TV shows, and full-length movies, Lois Lane has been a paragon of journalistic integrity and the paramour of the world's strongest superhero. But her history is one of constant tension. From her earliest days, Lois yearned to make the front page of the Daily Planet, but was held back by her damsel-in-distress role. When she finally became an ace reporter, asinine lessons and her tumultuous romance with Superman dominated her storylines for decades and relegated her journalism to the background. Through it all, Lois remained a fearless and ambitious character, and today she is a beloved icon and an inspiration to many. Though her history is often troubling, Lois's journey, as revealed in Investigating Lois Lane, showcases her ability to always escape the gendered limitations of each era and of the superhero genre as a whole.

In a universe full of superheroes, Lois Lane has fought for truth and justice for over 75 years on page and screen without a cape or tights. From her creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 to her forthcoming appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, from helming her own comic book for twenty-six years to appearing in animated serials, live-action TV shows, and full-length movies, Lois Lane has been a paragon of journalistic integrity and the paramour of the world's strongest superhero. But her history is one of constant tension. From her earliest days, Lois yearned to make the front page of the Daily Planet, but was held back by her damsel-in-distress role. When she finally became an ace reporter, asinine lessons and her tumultuous romance with Superman dominated her storylines for decades and relegated her journalism to the background. Through it all, Lois remained a fearless and ambitious character, and today she is a beloved icon and an inspiration to many. Though her history is often troubling, Lois's journey, as revealed in Investigating Lois Lane, showcases her ability to always escape the gendered limitations of each era and of the superhero genre as a whole.

Friends Will and Lily haven’t seen their fathers for five years: they men disappeared during The Crisis, as the world economy crumbled and vital resources dried up. But neither has Hannah, the pushy newcomer who upsets the quiet life of Will and Lily’s self-sufficient rural Village with her long-forgotten technology (a cellphone?) and infuriating London ways. With her parents missing in action, Hannah lives with her uncle, the Energy Minister: powerful, sinister and with some very dangerous friends. It’s not long before Will and Lily’s mistrust of the new arrival gives way to grudging respect. Following clues left by Hannah's mother, the three set out on a quest to find the missing adults. But their journey presents them with larger and more far-reaching challenges to face together. Is the Energy Minister’s ‘research centre’ a hive of scientific innovation or a high-security prison for protesters and rivals? And what strange secret lie behind the new mystery fuel, introduced by the ambitious Minister as his answer to the nation’s energy problems? Drawn ever more deeply into a web of intrigue, the friends’ search takes them from London to France and back to The Village, on the trail of the Minister and his criminal colleagues.While Will, Lily and Hannah solve mysteries abroad, their friend George holds the fort in The Village. Pompous, bumbling and loved by all, George keeps a weather eye on their criminally-inclined classmate Heather; he deals with the mysterious Nonna, a much-loved Villager with unexplained links to the mafiosi; and he tries to get to the bottom of The Village's calm acceptance of his friends' escapade beyond the safe confines of a community which looks so conscientiously after its own.