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The Amazing Transforming Superhero!: Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television
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General Graphic NovelsGeneral SociologyGeneral World History
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ISBN10: 078643189X
ISBN13: 9780786431892
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jun 5 2007
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.31 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780786431892
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jun 5 2007
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.31 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean influences on the sidekick revolt in the 2004 film The Incredibles.
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