Joseph J. Darowski

X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor

Race and Gender in the Comic Books

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Produktbeschreibung

Among both fans and the academic community, there is a general assumption that the X-Men franchise is one of the most progressive and inclusive superhero comic books that has been published. However, this study challenges such assumptions, revealing that there is an unfortunat...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 551g
• ISBN-13: 9781442232075
• ISBN-10: 1442232072
• Artikelnr.: 40112567

Autorenporträt

Joseph J. Darowski is a member of the English department at Brigham Young University Idaho. He is the editor of a series of essay collections entitled The Ages of Superheroes which has included volumes on Superman and Wonder Woman.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding the X
Men Chapter 2: Intriguing Concept, Uneven Execution: The X
Men #1 (Sep. 1963)
X
Men #66(Mar. 1970) Chapter 3 Relaunching and Reimagining: Giant
Size X
Men #1 (May 1975)
The Uncanny X
Men #166 (Feb. 1983) Chapter 4: Adding Depth and Exploring Prejudice: The Uncanny X
Men #167 (Mar. 1983)
The Uncanny X
Men #280 (Sep. 1991) Chapter 5: Broadening the Mutant Metaphor: The Uncanny X
Men #281 (Oct. 1991)
The Uncanny X
Men #393 (Jun. 2001) Chapter 6: Reestablishing the Metaphor: The Uncanny X
Men #394 (Jul. 2001)
The Uncanny X
Men #500 (Sep. 2008) Chapter 7: By the Numbers Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Works Cited Index About the Author