Superhero Comics
Seiten
2017
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-2634-9 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-2634-9 (ISBN)
A complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Superhero Comics helps readers explore the most successful and familiar of comic book genres.
In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book reveals:
·The history of superhero comics—from mythic influences to 21st century evolutions
·Cultural contexts—from the formative politics of colonialism, eugenics, KKK vigilantism, and WWII fascism to the Cold War’s transformative threat of mutually assured destruction to the on-going revolutions in African American and sexual representation
·Key texts—from the earliest pre-Comics-Code Superman and Batman to the latest post-Code Ms. Marvel and Black Panther
·Approaches to visual analysis—from layout norms to narrative structure to styles of abstraction
In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book reveals:
·The history of superhero comics—from mythic influences to 21st century evolutions
·Cultural contexts—from the formative politics of colonialism, eugenics, KKK vigilantism, and WWII fascism to the Cold War’s transformative threat of mutually assured destruction to the on-going revolutions in African American and sexual representation
·Key texts—from the earliest pre-Comics-Code Superman and Batman to the latest post-Code Ms. Marvel and Black Panther
·Approaches to visual analysis—from layout norms to narrative structure to styles of abstraction
Chris Gavaler is Associate Professor of English at Washington and Lee University, USA. He is also the author of On the Origina of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1 (2015) and Superhero Comics (2017) and Creating Comics (2021), both publishing by Bloomsbury.
1. Introduction
2. Historical Overview
3. Social and Cultural Impact
4. Key Texts
5. Critical Uses
6. Resources
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.09.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Bloomsbury Comics Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 36 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 479 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4742-2634-5 / 1474226345 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4742-2634-9 / 9781474226349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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