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Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital / edited by James N. Gilmore and Matthias Stork.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--Technological innovations.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Superheroes.
- Superhero films--History and criticism.
- Superhero films.
- Superhero television programs--History and criticism.
- Superhero television programs.
- Motion pictures and comic books.
- Comic book fans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays explores the developing relationship between superheroes and various forms of media, examining how the superhero genre, which was once limited primarily to a single medium (comic books/graphic novels) has been developed into video games, digital comics, films, Internet criticism, novelizations, television programs, the fanboy phenomenon, and many other forms of media.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Will You Like Me When I'm Angry?; 2 Secret Origins; 3 Fantastic Views; 4 From Motion Line to Motion Blur; 5 Assembling the Avengers; 6 From Scientific Romance to Disney Superhero; 7 The Cult of Comic-Con and the Spectacle of Superhero Marketing; 8 The Dark Knight Levels Up; 9 The Fears of a Superhero; 10 "I Am Catwoman, Hear Me Roar"; 11 Melodrama, Romance, and the Celebrity of Superheroes; 12 In Franchise; 13 Spectacular Superheroes on Stage; Afterword: When Story Worlds Collide; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4422-3212-9
- OCLC:
- 874029322
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