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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Continuum Intl Pub Group
Publication date
October 1, 2002
Pages
204
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780826414182
ISBN-10
0826414184
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$19.95
§As reported by publisher
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The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature) | The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer | Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Omnibus 1 | Super Heroes | The Superhero Reader | Reading Comics | The System of Comics
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age. In simple terms, the Golden Age was the birth of the superhero proper out of the pulp novel characters of the early 1930s, and was primarily associated with the DC Comics Group. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman are the most famous creations of this period. In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics launched a completely new line of heroes, the primary figures of the Silver Age: the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, and Daredevil. In this book, Geoff Klock presents a study of the Third Movement of superhero comic books. He avoids, at all costs, the temptation to refer to this movement as "Postmodern," "Deconstructionist," or something equally tedious. Analyzing the works of Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, and Grant Morrison among others, and taking his cue from Harold Bloom, Klock unearths the birth of self-consciousness in the superhero narrative and guides us through an intricate world of traditions, influences, nostalgia and innovations - a world where comic books do indeed become literature.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Continuum Intl Pub Group (October 1, 2002)
9780826414182 | details & prices | 204 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $19.95
About: Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age.
About: Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age.
Paperback
from Bloomsbury USA Academic (September 1, 2002)
9780826414199 | details & prices | 204 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $32.95
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