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Superhero Comics

Superhero Comics

by Chris Gavaler

Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticismScience fiction comic books, stripsHistory and criticismSuperheroes in literatureComic books, strips, etc--history and criticism
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"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.

Themes & subjects

Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticismScience fiction comic books, stripsHistory and criticismSuperheroes in literatureComic books, strips, etc--history and criticismComic books, strips, etc

Author

Chris Gavaler

Pages

376

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

ISBN

9781474226370

Where to buy

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