Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital / / edited by James N. Gilmore and Matthias Stork

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 741.5/973
• Soggetto topico: Comic books, strips, etc - Technological innovations; Superheroes; Superhero films - History and criticism; Superhero television programs - History and criticism; Motion pictures and comic books; Comic book fans
• Persona (resp. second.): GilmoreJames N. <1989->; StorkMatthias <1986->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Will You Like Me When I'm Angry?; 2 Secret Origins; 3 Fantastic Views; 4 From Motion Line to Motion Blur; 5 Assembling the Avengers; 6 From Scientific Romance to Disney Superhero; 7 The Cult of Comic-Con and the Spectacle of Superhero Marketing; 8 The Dark Knight Levels Up; 9 The Fears of a Superhero; 10 "I Am Catwoman, Hear Me Roar"; 11 Melodrama, Romance, and the Celebrity of Superheroes; 12 In Franchise; 13 Spectacular Superheroes on Stage; Afterword: When Story Worlds Collide; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays explores the developing relationship between superheroes and various forms of media, examining how the superhero genre, which was once limited primarily to a single medium (comic books/graphic novels) has been developed into video games, digital comics, films, Internet criticism, novelizations, television programs, the fanboy phenomenon, and many other forms of media.
• Titolo autorizzato: Superhero synergies
• ISBN: 1-4422-3212-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787861303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II