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Superhero comics / Chris Gavaler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gavaler, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury comics studies.
- Bloomsbury comics studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
- Superheroes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
- Summary:
- "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Introduction
- pt. 2. Historical overview, pt. 1: Pre-comic origins
- pt. 3. Historical overview, pt. 2: Pre-code and first code origins
- pt. 4. Social and cultural impact
- pt. 5. Critical uses
- pt. 6. Key texts.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781474226387
- 1474226388
- 9781474226363
- 1474226361
- 9781474226370
- 147422637X
- OCLC:
- 1000397778
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