Amazing Transforming Superhero!

Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean influences on the "sidekick revolt" in the 2004 film The Incredibles.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:345 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786431892

Utforska kategorier

Illustrationskonst och kommersiell konst inom Kultur
Television inom Kultur
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Terrence R. Wandtke is a professor of literature and media studies at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he teaches classes in comic books, graphic novels, visual art, and new media. He is the founder and director of the Imago Film Festival.

Recensioner i media

“scholarly...interesting”—School Library Journal; “enlightening”—Critical Mass.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: Once Upon a Time Once Again PART I: SUPERHEROES IN THE GOLDEN AND SILVER AGESRetconning America: Captain America in the Wake of World War II and the McCarthy Hearings Super-Girls and Mild Mannered Men: Gender Trouble in Metropolis From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle PART II: SUPERHEROES IN THE MODERNFrank Miller Strikes Again and Batman Becomes a Postmodern Anti-Hero: The Tragi (Comic) Reformulation of the Dark Knight The “Transcreation” of a Mediated Myth: Spider-Man in India Warren Ellis Is the Future of Superhero Comics: How to Write Superhero Stories That Aren’t Superhero Stories PART III: SUPERHEROES IN THE MULTI-MEDIAWonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Camp Feminist Icon, and Male Sex Fantasy Smallville as a Rhetorical Means of Moral Value Education “Le Western Noir”: The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western The Nietzschean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt Afterword: Conclusion to the Never-Ending Story(s) About the Contributors Index