LEADER 04126nam 2200625 450 001 9910788016803321 005 20230807210136.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000608408 035 $a(EBL)3039951 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001371037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039951 035 $a(OCoLC)896806934 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42189 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039951 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11042995 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL763413 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000608408 100 $a20150425h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe comic book film adaptation $eexploring modern Hollywood's leading genre /$fLiam Burke 210 1$aJackson, [Mississippi] :$cUniversity Press of Mississippi,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (381 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62674-519-6 311 $a1-62846-203-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""THE COMIC BOOK FILM ADAPTATION""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE: The Golden Age of Comic Book Filmmaking ""; ""CHAPTER TWO: The Comic Book Movie Genre ""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Fans, Fidelity, and the Grammar of Value ""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: A Comic Aesthetic ""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: How to Adapt Comics the Marvel Way ""; ""CONCLUSION: The Future of the Comic Book Movie ""; ""APPENDIX: North American Box-Office Totals for Comic Book Film Adaptations ""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index"" 330 $a"In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production of comic book film adaptations. This trend, now in its second decade, has blossomed into Hollywood's leading genre. From superheroes to Spartan warriors, The Comic Book Film Adaptation offers the first dedicated study to examine how comic books moved from the fringes of popular culture to the center of mainstream film production. Through in-depth analysis, industry interviews, and audience research, this book charts the cause-and-effect of this influential trend. It considers the cultural traumas, business demands, and digital possibilities that Hollywood faced at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The industry managed to meet these challenges by exploiting comics and their existing audiences. However, studios were caught off-guard when these comic book fans, empowered by digital media, began to influence the success of these adaptations. Nonetheless, filmmakers soon developed strategies to take advantage of this intense fanbase, while codifying the trend into a more lucrative genre, the comic book movie, which appealed to an even wider audience. Central to this vibrant trend is a comic aesthetic in which filmmakers utilize digital filmmaking technologies to engage with the language and conventions of comics like never before.The Comic Book Film Adaptation explores this unique moment in which cinema is stimulated, challenged, and enriched by the once-dismissed medium of comics"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aFilm adaptations$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMotion pictures and comic books 606 $aSuperhero films 606 $aComic strip characters in motion pictures 606 $aMotion pictures production and direction$zUnited States 606 $aMotion picture industry$zUnited States 615 0$aFilm adaptations$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMotion pictures and comic books. 615 0$aSuperhero films. 615 0$aComic strip characters in motion pictures. 615 0$aMotion pictures production and direction 615 0$aMotion picture industry 676 $a791.43/6 700 $aBurke$b Liam$g(Liam P.),$01168227 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788016803321 996 $aThe comic book film adaptation$93789487 997 $aUNINA