TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ndalianis,Angela
TI  - The contemporary comic book superhero
T2  - Routledge research in cultural and media studies
SN  - 9780415991766 :
AV  - PN6725 .N33 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - United States
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Heroes in art
KW  - Heroes in literature
KW  - Superheroes in art
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index;  Pt. I.;  "That's the Problem With You Readers, You Know All the Plots": Time, Genre, and Narration --;  1.;  Comic Book Superheroes: An Introduction /;  Angela Ndalianis --;  2.;  'Just Men in Tights': Rewriting Silver Age Comics in an Era of Multiplicity /;  Henry Jenkins --;  3.;  The Time of Heroes: Narrative, Progress, and Eternity in Miracleman /;  Paul Atkinson --;  4.;  'Worlds Within Worlds': The Role of Superheroes in the Marvel and DC Universes /;  Jason Bainbridge --;  5.;  Baroque Mutants in the 21st Century?: Rethinking Genre Through the Superhero /;  Saige Walton --;  Pt. II.;  "We Act Normal, Mom! I Want to Be Normal!": Superbodies, Identities, and Fans --;  6.;  Secret Identity Politics /;  Scott Bukatman --;  7.;  The Superhero as Labor: The Corporate Secret Identity /;  Greg M. Smith --;  8.;  When Fangirls Perform: The Gendered Fan Identity in Superhero Comics Fandom /;  Karen Healey --;  9.;  Recruiting an Amazon: The Collision of Old World Ideology and New World Identity in Wonder Woman /;  Clare Pitkethly --;  10.;  'Oy Gevalt!': A Peek at the Development of Jewish Superheroines /;  Jennifer Dowling --;  Pt. III.;  "I'm Just a Puppet Who Can See the Strings": Revisions, Retellings, and Auteurs --;  11.;  Entering the Green: Imaginal Space in Black Orchid /;  Sallye Sheppeard --;  12.;  The Mild-Mannered Reporter: How Clark Kent Surpassed Superman /;  Vanessa Russell --;  13.;  It's a Jungle in Here: Animal Man, Continuity Issues, and the Authorial Death Drive /;  Steven Zani --;  14.;  Morrison's Muscle Mystery Versus Everyday Reality ... and Other Parallel Worlds! /;  Martyn Pedler --;  15.;  Enter the Aleph: Superhero Worlds and Hypertime Realities /;  Angela Ndalianis
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