The amazing transforming superhero!
Subtitle: essays on the revision of characters in comic books, film, and television
By: edited by Terrence R. Wandtke.
Contributors: Wandtke, Terrence R.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786431892
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism; Heroes in literature; Heroes in motion pictures; Heroes on television
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Retconning america / Jason Dittmer; title: Super-girls and mild mannered men / Gerard F. Beritela; title: From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis / Jeff McClelland; title: Frank Miller strikes again and Batman becomes a postmodern anti-hero / Terrence R. Wandtke; title: The "transcreation" of a mediated myth / Dan O'Rourke and Pravin A. Rodrigues; title: Warren Ellis is the future of superhero comics / Brendan Riley; title: Wonder Woman as World War II veteran, camp feminist icon, and male sex fantasy / Marc Edward DiPaolo; title: Smallville as a rhetorical means of moral value education / Robert M. McManus and Grace R. Waitman; title: "Le western noir" / Lorrie Palmer; title: The Nietzschean influence on the incredibles and the sidekick revolt / Audrey Anton.