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Superhero Comics : Bloomsbury Comics Studies - Chris Gavaler

Superhero Comics

By: Chris Gavaler

Paperback | 5 October 2017

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A complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Superhero Comics helps readers explore the most successful and familiar of comic book genres.

In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:

·The history of superhero comics, from the early 'Golden Age' to blockbuster 21st-century adaptations
·Cultural contexts - from anti-Nazi and Cold War politics to the rise of organized fandom and multi-media brand building
·Key texts - from Superman, Batman and the Fantastic Four to the X-Men and Alan Moore's Watchmen
·Important theoretical and critical approaches to superhero comics

Superhero Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.

Industry Reviews
This would make the perfect textbook for a class on the history of comics. It's great for comic fans who want to go beyond the pages of the latest DC or Marvel adventure to understand and appreciate how these stories evolved and what were their origins. * Artistic Bent *
Accessible for any reader, and academically considered ... As a long-time comic book reader and lover of this medium, I appreciate the way Gavaler goes about this topic. * JD DeHart: Reading and Literature Resources Blog *
Superhero Comics is a thoughtful, well researched academic work that is highly accessible ... Superhero Comics doesn't simply inform but makes ones think, even about topics one is generally familiar with. * Fantasy Literature *
Scholar-author Chris Gavaler takes us through the history of superhero comics in a way that is accessible for any reader, and academically considered enough for any erudite. Gavaler traces the genre from the beginning, commenting on how comic books and graphic novels reflected the culture and events around them, including war and eugenics. * JD DeHart, Reading and Literature Resources *
Gavaler provides a comprehensive, engaging account of the evolution of the superhero bolstered by a fine concluding section on the visual analysis of comics ... An interesting read for anyone who wants to understand how superhero comics have developed into what they are today. * Fafnir *

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