Ian Gordon

Superman

The Persistence of an American Icon

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Produktbeschreibung

Superman is an icon of the American Way. Examining his many appearances over eighty years in comics, films, television series, and other media, Ian Gordon explores the dynamic process of mythmaking surrounding the character. Digging into comics archives, he reveals the prominent roles fans and collectors have played in remembering, interpreting, and reimagining Superman’s iconography.

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Produktdetails

• Comics Culture
• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780813587516
• ISBN-10: 0813587514
• Artikelnr.: 45608462

Autorenporträt

IAN GORDON is an associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore. His books include Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, Comics and Ideology and Film and Comic Books.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction    Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon
1    Superman Mythos and History
2    Ideology and Morality
3    Superman: The Object of Nostalgia
4    Production, Authorship, and Ownership
5    Readers and Audiences
6    Superman the Brand and Beyond
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index