INVENTORY #160471
The Amazing Transforming Superhero!
WANDTKE, Terrence R. (ed.)
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Essays on the revision of characters in comic books, film and television. Discussion of the ways comic book and film heroes are rewritten in response to changing real-world politics, cultural shifts, and social trends. Topics include Captain America in the wake of WWII, Batman as anti-hero, Spiderman in India, Wonder Woman as feminist icon and male fantasy, Smallville as moral value education, Nietzschean influence in The Incredibles, etc. Index.
Publication Info
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: 2007
- Place Published: Jefferson, NC
- ISBN: 9780786431892
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- Condition: Fine
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
x, 244 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback.