The Amazing Transforming Superhero!: Essays on the Revision of
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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 .
Author: Terrence R. Wandtke
Format: Paperback, 254 pages, 152mm x 229mm, 345 g
Published: 2007, McFarland & Co Inc, United States
Genre: Film, TV & Radio
Interest Age: From 18 years
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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 .
The Amazing Transforming Superhero!: Essays on the Revision of