How to Read Superhero Comics and Why Hardcover - 2002
by Geoff Klock
From the publisher
Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age. In simple terms, the Golden Age was the birth of the superhero proper out of the pulp novel characters of the early 1930s, and was primarily associated with the DC Comics Group. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman are the most famous creations of this period. In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics launched a completely new line of heroes, the primary figures of the Silver Age: the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, and Daredevil. comic books. He avoids, at all costs, the temptation to refer to this movement as Postmodern, Deconstructionist, or something equally tedious. Morrison among others, and taking his cue from Harold Bloom, Klock unearths the birth of self-consciousness in the superhero narrative and guides us through an intricate world of traditions, influences, nostalgia and innovations - a world where comic books do indeed become literature.
Details
- Title How to Read Superhero Comics and Why
- Author Geoff Klock
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 204
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Continuum
- Date 2002-09
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780826414182 / 0826414184
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.56 x 6.84 x 0.78 in (21.74 x 17.37 x 1.98 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002005803
- Dewey Decimal Code 741.509
About the author
Geoff Klock is twenty-seven years old, and was raised in Texas, where he attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. For more information visit his website at www.geoffklock.com
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