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The Amazing Transforming Superhero! : Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television, PDF eBook

The Amazing Transforming Superhero! : Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television PDF

Edited by Wandtke Terrence R. Wandtke

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This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean influences on the "sidekick revolt" in the 2004 film The Incredibles.

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