The Amazing Transforming Superhero! : Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 078643189X

ISBN-13 9780786431892

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 5th, 2007

Print length 254 Pages

Weight 358 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.10 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Comic book & cartoon art Films, cinema Television

Ksh 5,500.00

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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.

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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