{"product_id":"9781474226349","title":"Superhero Comics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Comics Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSuperhero Comics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Gavaler | Chris Gavaler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, \u003ci\u003eSuperhero Comics \u003c\/i\u003ehelps readers explore the most successful and familiar of comic book genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book reveals:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ·The history of superhero comics-from mythic influences to 21st century evolutions\u003cbr\u003e·Cultural contexts-from the formative politics of colonialism, eugenics, KKK vigilantism, and WWII fascism to the Cold War's transformative threat of mutually assured destruction to the on-going revolutions in African American and sexual representation\u003cbr\u003e·Key texts-from the earliest pre-Comics-Code Superman and Batman to the latest post-Code Ms. Marvel and Black Panther\u003cbr\u003e·Approaches to visual analysis-from layout norms to narrative structure to styles of abstraction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChris Gavaler\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Washington and Lee University, USA. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Origina of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1 \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eSuperhero Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eCreating Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), both publishing by Bloomsbury.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 October 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474226349\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223560749196,"sku":"9781474226349","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7ae84b71-d436-466f-8131-f4ebe17c9b1c.jpg?v=1783077034","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474226349","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}