Contemporary Comic Book Superhero

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Over the last several decades, comic book superheroes have multiplied and, in the process, become more complicated. In this cutting edge anthology an international roster of contributors offer original research and writing on the contemporary comic book superhero, with occasional journeys into the film and television variation. As superheroes and their stories have grown with the audiences that consume them, their formulas, conventions, and narrative worlds have altered to follow suit, injecting new, unpredictable and more challenging characterizations that engage ravenous readers who increasingly demand more.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-10-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:740 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Antal sidor:314
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415991766

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Angela Ndalianis is the Head of Cinema Studies at the University of Melbourne. Her publications include Neo-Baroque Aesthetics and Contemporary Entertainment (MIT Press 2004) and the co-edited books Super/Heroes: from Hercules to Superman (New Academia 2006) and Stars in Our Eyes (Praeger 2002).

Recensioner i media

'Angela Ndalianis's collection leaves no cape unfurled.' - M/C Reviews'[A] genre-warping collection of essays... plenty of fanlike enthusiasm fuels these writers as they explore fascinating notions of time, space, identity, and colonialism inspired by superhero comics' colorful and disposable delights.' - The Village Voice, Sound of the City blog

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: "That’s the Problem with You Readers, You Know All the Plots": Time, Genre and Narration1. Comic Book Superheroes: An IntroductionAngela Ndalianis2. ‘Just Men in Tights’: Rewriting Silver Age Comics in an Era of MultiplicityHenry Jenkins 3. The Time of Heroes: Narrative, Progress and Eternity in MiraclemanPaul Atkinson4. ‘Worlds Within Worlds’: The Role of Superheroes in the Marvel and DC UniversesJason Bainbridge5. Baroque Mutants in the 21st Century? Re-thinking Genre through the SuperheroSaige Walton Part II: "We act normal, mom! I want to be normal!": Superbodies, Identities and Fans6. Secret Identity PoliticsScott Bukatman7. The Superhero as Labor: The Secret Corporate IdentityGreg M. Smith 8. When Fangirls Perform: The Gendered Fan Identity in Superhero Comics FandomKaren Healey 9. Recruiting an Amazon: The Collision of Old World Ideology and New World Identity in Wonder WomanClare Pitkethly10. ‘Oy Gevalt!’: A Peek at the Development of Jewish Superheroines Jennifer Dowling Part III: "I’m Just a Puppet Who Can See the Strings": Revisions, Retellings and Auteurs11. Entering the Green: Imaginal Space in Black OrchidSallye Sheppeard 12. The Mild-Mannered Reporter: How Clark Kent Surpassed SupermanVanessa Russell 13. It’s a Jungle in Here: Animal Man, Continuity Issues and the Authorial Death DriveSteven Zani 14. Morrison’s Muscle Mystery versus Everyday Reality ... and Other Parallel Worlds! Martyn Pedler 15. Enter the Aleph: Superhero Worlds and Hypertime RealitiesAngela NdalianisList of ContributorsIndex