| Author | : Jeffrey Kahan |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0786425326 |
"This textbook inspires an appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. Chapters discuss DC, Marvel and other comics' varied attempts at portraying race, politics, economics, business ethics and democracy; responses t
| Author | : Jeffrey Kahan |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2010-03-18 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780786447749 |
This updated and expanded textbook inspires a greater appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. By deconstructing comics, it raises critical thinking about literature, a crucial skill for understanding language and composition. Chapters discuss DC, Marvel and other comics’ varied attempts at portraying race, politics, economics, business ethics and democracy; responses to the Cold War and the events of September 11; and portrayals of prisons and capital punishment. New to this edition, an additional chapter explores how the deaths of Captain America, Superman and Batman offer insightful commentary on the nature of heroism. Each chapter offers a series of questions that stimulate further reading, writing and discussion. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
| Author | : Chris Ryall |
| Publisher | : IMPACT |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2009-06-05 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : |
Packed with fun cartoons and images, informative sidebars, and commentary, "Comic Books 101" takes readers from the humble beginnings of the comic book all the way through to the popularity of today's comic-based blockbuster films.
| Author | : Jeffrey Kahan |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2021-12-09 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 1476682720 |
Comic books and superhero stories mirror essential societal values and beliefs. We can be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Black Panther or Rocket Raccoon through our everyday choices. We can't fly, fix hyper drives or hear human heartbeats a mile away, but we can think about what Matt Murdock would do in a conflict, how Superman would respond to natural disasters and how Captain America would handle humanitarian crises. This book analyzes the impact of dozens of comics by examining the noble personalities, traits and actions of the main characters. Chapters detail how superheroes, comic books and other pop culture phenomena offer more than pure entertainment, and how we can better model ourselves after our favorite heroes. Through our good deeds, quick thinking and positive choices, we can become more like superheroes than we ever imagined.
| Author | : Jeffrey Kahan |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2021-12-09 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 1476644977 |
Comic books and superhero stories mirror essential societal values and beliefs. We can be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Black Panther or Rocket Raccoon through our everyday choices. We can't fly, fix hyper drives or hear human heartbeats a mile away, but we can think about what Matt Murdock would do in a conflict, how Superman would respond to natural disasters and how Captain America would handle humanitarian crises. This book analyzes the impact of dozens of comics by examining the noble personalities, traits and actions of the main characters. Chapters detail how superheroes, comic books and other pop culture phenomena offer more than pure entertainment, and how we can better model ourselves after our favorite heroes. Through our good deeds, quick thinking and positive choices, we can become more like superheroes than we ever imagined.
| Author | : Jeffrey Kahan |
| Publisher | : ARC Humanities Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Comic books, strips, etc |
| ISBN | : 9781942401773 |
This short book offers a series of thought experiments and invites Shakespeareans to rediscover the wonders and pleasures of fandom. It does not argue that comic books and movies can or should replace Shakespeare; the goal is to explore the values in both, to think of comics as allusively Shakespearean, telling similar stories, expressing similar concerns, exploring similar values. Shakespeare and Superheroes seeks to re-democratize criticism by encouraging all readers to engage in and to respond to literary arguments using their own common cultural language.
| Author | : Sarah Hines Stephens |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2003-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780439446051 |
Three classic fairy tales are retold in this collection that provides an ideal introduction to these legendary stories. Includes "Beauty and the Beast, " "The Lady and the Lion, " and "The Frog Prince."
| Author | : Scott Jeffery |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2016-10-11 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1137549505 |
This book examines the concepts of Post/Humanism and Transhumanism as depicted in superhero comics. Recent decades have seen mainstream audiences embrace the comic book Superhuman. Meanwhile there has been increasing concern surrounding human enhancement technologies, with the techno-scientific movement of Transhumanism arguing that it is time humans took active control of their evolution. Utilising Deleuze and Guattari’s notion of the rhizome as a non-hierarchical system of knowledge to conceptualize the superhero narrative in terms of its political, social and aesthetic relations to the history of human technological enhancement, this book draws upon a diverse range of texts to explore the way in which the posthuman has been represented in superhero comics, while simultaneously highlighting its shared historical development with Post/Humanist critical theory and the material techno-scientific practices of Transhumanism.
| Author | : Nicholaus Pumphrey |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2019-02-19 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1476665028 |
In 1938, Superman debuted, jumping off the pages of Action Comics #1. In the cultural context of the Great Depression and World War II, the U.S. would see the rise of the superhero not only in comic books but in radio programs, animated cartoons and television shows. Superman forever changed one's concept of the hero and became permanently engrained in both American and worldwide culture. This study explores the Man of Steel's narrative as a fresh perspective on readings of the Bible--his character is reflected in such figures as Moses, Samson and Jesus. The author argues that if we read the Bible it can be said we are reading about Superman.
