The Ages of Superman

Essays on the Man of Steel in Changing Times
Herausgeber: Darowski, Joseph J.

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Produktbeschreibung

Since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1 in 1938, the superhero has changed with the times to remain a relevant icon of American popular culture. This collection explores the evolution of the Superman character and demonstrates how his alterations mirror historical changes in American society. Beginning with the original comic book and ending with the 2011 Grounded storyline, these essays examine Superman's patriotic heroism during World War II, his increase in power in the early years of the Cold War, his death and resurrection at the end of the Cold War, and his recent dramatic reimagining. By looking at the many changes the Man of Steel has undergone to remain pertinent, this volume reveals as much about America as it does about the champion of Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780786463084
• ISBN-10: 0786463082
• Artikelnr.: 34445310

Autorenporträt

Joseph J. Darowski teaches English at Brigham Young University and has published on comic book superheroes such as the X-Men, Wonder Woman, and Superman as well as on television series such as Chuck and Frasier.

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Table of Contents
Preface
Politically Incorrect Humor: Examining the Three Dimwits
Through a Disability Studies Lens (Cathy Leogrande)
The Birth of the Silver Age Flash: Reasons and Influences (Liam T. Webb)
"I'm covering the story! Wait here for me": The Two-Career
Couple in the Pages of The Flash (Charles W. Henebry)
Barry Allen's Social Awakening in the 1970s (Peter W.Y. Lee
From Riches to Rags: The Rise and Fall of Wally West (Fernando Gabriel
Pagnoni Berns)
Wrestling with Legacy: How "The Return of Barry Allen"
Shaped DC Superheroes in the 1990s (Tom Shapira)
Flash Back to the Future: Mark Waid's Counter-Narrative
to the Superhero Dark Age (John Darowski)
Impulsive Students, Speedster Teachers and Education
in the 1990s (Daniel J. Bergman)
An Impulsive Teen from the Future: Imagining Youth, Virtual Reality and the
Digital Future at the Turn of the Millennium (Louie Dean Valencia-García)
Restraining Deconstruction: Geoff Johns' Reframing of The Flash
(Christian Jimenez
Profiling the Rogues: Seeking Criminal Intent in The Flash
of Geoff Johns (Matthew J. Smith and Tod W. Burke)
Minds in the Gutter: The Persistence of Vision and the New 52 (Sara K.
Ellis)
About the Contributors
Index