The Amazing Transforming Superhero!

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Terrence R. Wandtke is a professor of literature and media studies at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he teaches classes in comic books, graphic novels, visual art, and new media. He is the founder and director of the Imago Film Festival.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Once Upon a Time Once Again

PART I: SUPERHEROES IN THE GOLDEN AND SILVER AGES

Retconning America: Captain America in the Wake of World War II and the McCarthy Hearings

Super-Girls and Mild Mannered Men: Gender Trouble in Metropolis

From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle

PART II: SUPERHEROES IN THE MODERN

Frank Miller Strikes Again and Batman Becomes a Postmodern Anti-Hero: The Tragi (Comic) Reformulation of the Dark Knight

The "Transcreation" of a Mediated Myth: Spider-Man in India

Warren Ellis Is the Future of Superhero Comics: How to Write Superhero Stories That Aren't Superhero Stories

PART III: SUPERHEROES IN THE MULTI-MEDIA

Wonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Camp Feminist Icon, and Male Sex Fantasy

Smallville as a Rhetorical Means of Moral Value Education

"Le Western Noir": The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western

The Nietzschean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt

Afterword: Conclusion to the Never-Ending Story(s)

About the Contributors
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786431892
ISBN-10:	078643189X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Wandtke, Terrence R.
Redaktion:	Wandtke, Terrence R.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Terrence R. Wandtke
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.05.2007
Gewicht:	0,376 kg