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Superhero Comics : Bloomsbury Comics Studies - Chris Gavaler

Superhero Comics

By: Chris Gavaler, Derek Parker Royal (Editor)

Hardcover | 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.
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