The amazing transforming superhero! : essays on the revision of characters in comic books, film and television / edited by Terrence R. Wandtke.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.Description: x, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780786431892 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 078643189X (softcover : alk. paper)
- 741.5 SUP
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Retconning America / Jason Dittmer -- Super-girls and mild mannered men / Gerard F. Beritela -- From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis / Jeff McClelland -- Frank Miller strikes again and Batman becomes a postmodern anti-hero / Terrence R. Wandtke -- The transcreation of a mediated myth / Dan O\'Rourke and Pravin A. Rodrigues -- Warren Ellis is the future of superhero comics / Brendan Riley -- Wonder Woman as World War II veteran, camp feminist icon, and male sex fantasy / Marc Edward DiPaolo -- Smallville as a rhetorical means of moral value education / Robert M. McManus and Grace R. Waitman -- Le western noir / Lorrie Palmer -- The Nietzschean influence on The incredibles and the sidekick revolt / Audrey Anton -- Afterword: Conclusion to the never-ending story(s) / Terrence R. Wendtke.
This collection analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or re-written in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Also included are several illustrations and promotional photographs, along with separate footnotes and bibliographies for each essay--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- Preface (p. 1)
- Introduction: Once Upon a Time Once Again (p. 5)
- Part I Superheroes in the Golden and Silver Ages
- Retconning America: Captain America in the Wake of World War II and the McCarthy Hearings (p. 33)
- Super-Girls and Mild Mannered Men: Gender Trouble in Metropolis (p. 52)
- From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle (p. 70)
- Part II Superheroes in the Modern Age
- Frank Miller Strikes Again and Batman Becomes a Postmodern Anti-Hero: The Tragi(Comic) Reformulation of the Dark Knight (p. 87)
- The "Transcreation" of a Mediated Myth: Spider-Man in India (p. 112)
- Warren Ellis Is the Future of Superhero Comics: How to Write Superhero Stories That Aren't Superhero Stories (p. 129)
- Part III Superheroes in the Multi-Media Age
- Wonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Camp Feminist Icon, and Male Sex Fantasy (p. 151)
- Smallville as a Rhetorical Means of Moral Value Education (p. 174)
- "Le Western Noir": The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western (p. 192)
- The Nietzschean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt-Audrey Anton (p. 209)
- Afterword: Conclusion to the Never-Ending Story(s) (p. 231)
- About the Contributors (p. 237)
- Index (p. 241)