Demanding Respect [[electronic resource] ] : The Evolution of the American Comic Book

• Autore: Lopes Paul
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 741.5/973; 741.5973; 808
• Soggetto topico: Comic books, strips, etc - United States - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Evolution of the American Comic Book; 1 The Early Industrial Age I: Pulp Logic and the Rise of the American Comic Book; 2 The Early Industrial Age II: The Crusade Against Comic Books and the End of the Comic Book Boom; 3 The Late Industrial Age: The Return of the Superhero and the First Comic Book Rebellion; 4 From the Late Industrial to the Heroic Age: Comic Book Fandom and the Mainstream Pulp Rebellion; 5 The Heroic Age II: Alternative Comics and a Rebellion from the Margins ; 6 The Heroic Age III: New Movements, Winning Respect, and the Rise of the Graphic NovelConclusion: The Development of an Art Form; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: How is it that comic books-the once reviled form of lowbrow popular culture-are now the rage for Hollywood blockbusters, the basis for bestselling video games, and the inspiration for literary graphic novels? In Demanding Respect, Paul Lopes immerses himself in the discourse and practices of this art and subculture to provide a social history of the American comic book over the last 75 years. Lopes analyzes the cultural production, reception, and consumption of American comic books throughout American history. He charts the rise of superheroes, the proliferation of
• Titolo autorizzato: Demanding Respect
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455029603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II