Caped crusaders 101
Subtitle: composition through comic books
By: Jeffrey Kahan and Stanley Stewart.
Contributors: Stewart, Stanley, 1931-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780786447749
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism
Description: "This fully-revised textbook inspires a greater appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. By deconstructing comics, it raises critical thinking about literature, a crucial skill for understanding language and composition. Each chapter offers a series of questions that stimulate further reading, writing and discussion"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why comics can save us from illiteracy; title: Black heroes for hire: serializing social construction in the comics; title: Comic books, cold wars, and desert storms; title: Spider-man and corporate responsibility; title: The comic book code and american f-agg; title: Dr. Strange, or, how I learned to love metaphysics; title: 9-11 and the man without fear; title: Comics and the prison system; title: Killing off the alter ego; title: Our heroes, ourselves.