Marc DiPaolo

Broschiertes Buch

War, Politics and Superheroes

Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film

Beschreibung

Examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time. Superheroes addressed include Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Superman, the Invisible Woman and the X-Men, and topics covered include American wars, conflicts, and public policy.

Autor

Marc DiPaolo is an assistant professor of English at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. He has written books on Jane Austen and on environmentalist science fiction and fantasy. DiPaolo has been interviewed on NPR, BBC4, and appeared in the AMC documentary Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780786447183
• ISBN-10: 0786447184
• Artikelnr.: 32738678