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001 2007015953
003 DLC
005 20080925172848.0
008 070416s2007 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007015953
020 $a9780786431892 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a078643189X (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn123539364
035 $a(OCoLC)123539364
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dDLC
050 00 $aPN6714$b.A43 2007
082 00 $a741.5/352$222
245 04 $aThe amazing transforming superhero! :$bessays on the revision of characters in comic books, film and television /$cedited by Terrence R. Wandtke.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2007.
300 $ax, 244 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"This collection analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or re-written in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Also included are several illustrations and promotional photographs, along with separate footnotes and bibliographies for each essay"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aRetconning America / Jason Dittmer -- Super-girls and mild mannered men / Gerard F. Beritela -- From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis / Jeff McClelland -- Frank Miller strikes again and Batman becomes a postmodern anti-hero / Terrence R. Wandtke -- The "transcreation" of a mediated myth / Dan O'Rourke and Pravin A. Rodrigues -- Warren Ellis is the future of superhero comics / Brendan Riley -- Wonder Woman as World War II veteran, camp feminist icon, and male sex fantasy / Marc Edward DiPaolo -- Smallville as a rhetorical means of moral value education / Robert M. McManus and Grace R. Waitman -- "Le western noir" / Lorrie Palmer -- The Nietzschean influence on The incredibles and the sidekick revolt / Audrey Anton -- Afterword: Conclusion to the never-ending story(s) / Terrence R. Wendtke.
650 0 $aComic books, strips, etc.$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aHeroes in literature.
650 0 $aHeroes in motion pictures.
650 0 $aHeroes on television.
700 1 $aWandtke, Terrence R.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007015953.html