The Amazing Transforming Superhero! Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television
Book Details
Author(s)
Terrence R. Wandtke
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
ISBN / ASIN
078643189X
ISBN-13
9780786431892
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#1,766,684
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United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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.
