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The Amazing Transforming Superhero!

by Terrence R. Wandtke
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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.

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Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

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  • Release date: November 16, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780786490134
  • Release date: November 16, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780786490134
  • File size: 2803 KB
  • Release date: November 16, 2011
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Literary Criticism Performing Arts Sociology Nonfiction

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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.

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Literary Criticism Performing Arts Sociology Nonfiction