While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast. This simplicity makes his character easily comprehendible for all audiences, whether they are avid comic fans or newcomers to the genre, and in turn he has become one of the most iconic figures in the comic-book industry. This collection of new essays serves as a stepping-stone to an even greater understanding of the Flash, examining various iterations of his character--including those of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen--and what they reveal about the era in which they were written.…mehr
While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast. This simplicity makes his character easily comprehendible for all audiences, whether they are avid comic fans or newcomers to the genre, and in turn he has become one of the most iconic figures in the comic-book industry. This collection of new essays serves as a stepping-stone to an even greater understanding of the Flash, examining various iterations of his character--including those of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen--and what they reveal about the era in which they were written.
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 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 Sara K. Ellis About the Contributors Index
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 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 Sara K. Ellis About the Contributors Index
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