Superhero
Subtitle: The Secret Origin of a Genre
Publisher: MonkeyBrain Books
Published: July 25, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781932265187
Subjects: Graphic Novels; Science fiction; Literary History And Criticism; Science Fiction And Fantasy; Literary Criticism; Graphic Novels - Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels / Graphic Novels / Science Fiction; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Comic books, strips, etc.; Comic strip characters; Heroes; History and criticism
Description: "An exhaustive and entertaining study of the superhero genre, this volume traces the roots of the superhero in mythology, science fiction, and the pulps, and follows the superhero's development to its current renaissance in film, literature, and graphic novels."--Publisher's website.