Understanding Superhero Comic Books
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9039-1 (ISBN)
This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them. It demonstrates how superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their respective eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences. It covers in detail the iconic superhero comic book creators and their unique contributions that impacted the medium, including Julius Schwartz and the science-fiction origins of superheroes; the collaborative design of the Marvel Universe by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko; Jim Starlin's incorporation of the death of superheroes in comic books; John Byrne and the revitalization of superheroes in the modern age; and Alan Moore's deconstruction of superheroes.
Alex Grand is an internationally established comics historian, founder of the Comic Book Historians, and a regular panelist at Comic Con International: San Diego, Wonder Con, and San Diego ComicFest. He has been featured in comics-based documentaries, television, and radio appearances and has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, The Comics Journal, The Jack Kirby Collector and Alter Ego. He lives in Sacramento, California.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jim Steranko
Preface
Introduction
Part 1—Building Blocks
1. Early Comic Book Origins
2. Comic Strips' Legacy in Modern Storytelling
3. Comic Strips That Influenced Superheroes
4. From Pulp Fiction to Comic Books
5. Classic Hollywood Cinema and the Golden Age of Comic Books
6. Classic American Illustrators Intersect with Comic Books
7. Macfadden and Houdini, the Real-Life Superman and Batman
Part 2—The Rise and Fall of Superheroes
8. Superman's Greatest Strength: Litigation
9. Cosmic Rays Create Superpowers
10. Golden Age Comic Book Artists Leave Superheroes
11. EC Comics versus Fredric Wertham
Part 3—Flight of the Superheroes
12. Julius Schwartz's Silver Age
13. The Birth of the Marvel Comics Group
14. Golden Age to the Marvel Age
15. When Monsters Became Superheroes
16. How Lee, Kirby, and Ditko Advanced Superheroes
17. The Marvel Method's Credit Controversy
18. Stan Lee Expands Superheroes Beyond Comic Books
19. Jack Kirby's Space Gods
Part 4—Modern Superheroes
20. Jim Starlin and the Death of Superheroes
21. John Byrne and the Modernization of Superheroes
22. Alan Moore and Deconstructing the Superheroes
23. The Origin of the Superhero Graphic Novel
Part 5—Diversity and Aftermath
24. Women in 20th-Century Comic Books
25. African Americans in 20th-Century Comic Books
26. The Death of the 20th-Century Comic Book Greats
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.06.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 50 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9039-1 / 1476690391 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9039-1 / 9781476690391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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