"May Contain Graphic Material"
Subtitle: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Film
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: October 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780275993863
Subjects: Films, cinema; Popular culture; Special Subjects In Motion Pictures; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book; Film & Video - General; Popular Culture - General; Television - General; Performing Arts / Television / General; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Comic strip characters in motion pictures
Description: Since the first *Superman* film came to the screen in 1978, films adapted from comics have become increasingly important as a film form. M. Keith Booker surveys this development in film history, tracking the movement to a more mature style in comics, and then a more mature style in films about comics. He focuses on detailed discussions of 15 major films of franchises, but also considers the general impact of graphic novels on the style and content of American film in general.