{"product_id":"super-heroes-a-modern-mythology-paperback","title":"Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe super hero has been the staple of the modern comic book since the late 1930s. The phenomenally successful movies \"Superman\" and \"Batman\" have made these two comic book super heroes as familiar worldwide as any characters ever created. Yet to relatively few aficionados are they known at first hand from their appearances in comic books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Heroes: A Modern Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins of the super hero by documenting how heroes emerged from the comic book genre and are defined both by its history and by audience expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo show some of the most influential and paradigmatic figures, this study focuses on the texts of three comic books in the genre--\u003ci\u003eThe X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWatchman\u003c\/i\u003e. It examines ways in which the comics mythologize both the role of the hero and the nature of consensus, authority, and moral choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending academic scholarship with specialized knowledge of the comic book medium, \u003ci\u003eSuper Heroes: A Modern Mythol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA study of one of pop culture's superstars whose enchanting mystique pervades the modern world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Central Saint Martins in London, where he is Course Leader of the MA Applied Imagination course and Joint Head of Academic Support for the college. He is also a former publisher and occasional broadcaster. He has written, lectured and broadcast widely about aspects of the superhero, the comics medium and their context since 1991. Currently, his research interests focus on the relationship of the superhero and superheroine (or superwoman) to issues of gender and sexuality, and on the superhero's relationship to the philosophy of excess and the omnipresence of the superhero in contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.36 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454062661869,"sku":"9780878056941","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/super-heroes-a-modern-mythology-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}