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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Terrence R Wandtke |
| ISBN: | 9780786431892 078643189X |
| OCLC Number: | 123539364 |
| Description: | x, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Retconning America / Jason Dittmer -- Super-girls and mild mannered men / Gerard F. Beritela -- From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis / Jeff McClelland -- Frank Miller strikes again and Batman becomes a postmodern anti-hero / Terrence R. Wandtke -- The "transcreation" of a mediated myth / Dan O'Rourke and Pravin A. Rodrigues -- Warren Ellis is the future of superhero comics / Brendan Riley -- Wonder Woman as World War II veteran, camp feminist icon, and male sex fantasy / Marc Edward DiPaolo -- Smallville as a rhetorical means of moral value education / Robert M. McManus and Grace R. Waitman -- "Le western noir" / Lorrie Palmer -- The Nietzschean influence on The incredibles and the sidekick revolt / Audrey Anton -- Afterword: Conclusion to the never-ending story(s) / Terrence R. Wendtke. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Terrence R. Wandtke. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"This collection analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or re-written in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Also included are several illustrations and promotional photographs, along with separate footnotes and bibliographies for each essay"--Provided by publisher.
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