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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Terrence R. Wandtke is a professor of literature and media studies at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he teaches classes in comic books, graphic novels, visual art, and new media. He is the founder and director of the Imago Film Festival.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Once Upon a Time Once Again PART I: SUPERHEROES IN THE GOLDEN AND SILVER AGES Retconning America: Captain America in the Wake of World War II and the McCarthy Hearings Super-Girls and Mild Mannered Men: Gender Trouble in Metropolis From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle PART II: SUPERHEROES IN THE MODERN Frank Miller Strikes Again and Batman Becomes a Postmodern Anti-Hero: The Tragi (Comic) Reformulation of the Dark Knight The "Transcreation" of a Mediated Myth: Spider-Man in India Warren Ellis Is the Future of Superhero Comics: How to Write Superhero Stories That Aren't Superhero Stories PART III: SUPERHEROES IN THE MULTI-MEDIA Wonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Camp Feminist Icon, and Male Sex Fantasy Smallville as a Rhetorical Means of Moral Value Education "Le Western Noir": The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western The Nietzschean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt Afterword: Conclusion to the Never-Ending Story(s) About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Once Upon a Time Once Again PART I: SUPERHEROES IN THE GOLDEN AND SILVER AGES Retconning America: Captain America in the Wake of World War II and the McCarthy Hearings Super-Girls and Mild Mannered Men: Gender Trouble in Metropolis From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle PART II: SUPERHEROES IN THE MODERN Frank Miller Strikes Again and Batman Becomes a Postmodern Anti-Hero: The Tragi (Comic) Reformulation of the Dark Knight The "Transcreation" of a Mediated Myth: Spider-Man in India Warren Ellis Is the Future of Superhero Comics: How to Write Superhero Stories That Aren't Superhero Stories PART III: SUPERHEROES IN THE MULTI-MEDIA Wonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Camp Feminist Icon, and Male Sex Fantasy Smallville as a Rhetorical Means of Moral Value Education "Le Western Noir": The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western The Nietzschean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt Afterword: Conclusion to the Never-Ending Story(s) About the Contributors Index
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