| Description |
xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 19 |
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Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 19
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: ?That?s the Problem with You Readers, You Know All the Plots?: Time, Genre and Narration -- 1. Comic Book Superheroes: An Introduction -- Angela Ndalianis -- 2. ?Just Men in Tights?:?Rewriting Silver Age Comics in an Era of Multiplicity -- Henry Jenkins -- 3. The Time of Heroes: Narrative, Progress and Eternity in Miracleman -- Paul Atkinson -- 4. ?Worlds Within Worlds?: The Role of Superheroes in the Marvel and DC Universes -- Jason Bainbridge -- 5. Baroque Mutants in the 21st Century? Re-thinking Genre through the Superhero -- Saige Walton -- Part II: ?We act normal, mom! I want to be normal!?: Superbodies, Identities and Fans -- 6. Secret Identity Politics -- Scott Bukatman -- 7. The Superhero as Labor: The Secret Corporate Identity -- Greg M. Smith -- 8. When Fangirls Perform: The Gendered Fan Identity in Superhero Comics Fandom -- Karen Healey -- 9. Recruiting an Amazon: The Collision of Old World Ideology and New World Identity in Wonder Woman -- Clare Pitkethly -- 10. ?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 Auteurs -- 11. Entering the Green: Imaginal Space in Black Orchid -- Sallye Sheppeard -- 12. The Mild-Mannered Reporter: How Clark Kent Surpassed Superman -- Vanessa Russell -- 13. It?s a Jungle in Here: Animal Man, Continuity Issues and the Authorial Death Drive -- Steven Zani -- 14. Morrison?s Muscle Mystery versus Everyday Reality and Other Parallel Worlds! -- Martyn Pedler -- 15. Enter the Aleph: Superhero Worlds and Hypertime Realities -- Angela Ndalianis -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Heroes in art.
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Heroes in literature.
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Superheroes in art.
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| Author |
Ndalianis, Angela, 1960-
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| LC no. |
2008019470 |
| ISBN |
0415991765 (hbk.) |
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9780415991766 (hbk.) |
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