The monster hunter in modern popular culture / Heather L. Duda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duda, Heather L., 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heroes in mass media.

Monsters in mass media.

Physical Description:

v, 185 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]

Summary:

"This book examines the evolution of the contemporary monster hunter from Bram Stoker's Abraham Van Helsing to today's non-traditional monster hunters such as Blade, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Watchmen. This examination reveals how the monster hunter began as a white, upper-class, educated male and became everything from a vampire to a teenage girl with supernatural powers"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A history of the monster hunter

Humanity and the contemporary vampire

Vigilantism and the graphic novel's monster hunters

The advent of the female monster hunter

Monster hunters for the new millennium.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index.

ISBN:

9780786434060

0786434066

OCLC:

213775589