The World of Marvel Comics

ISBN-13: 9780367507213 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 118 str.

Andrew J. Friedenthal

Opis

A detailed study of the history and long-lasting influence of Marvel Comics, this book explores the ways Marvel’s truly unique comic book world reflects real world issues and controversies alongside believable, psychologically-motivated characters.

Spis treści

1. Building a "Real World": Marvel in the 1960s  2. War on the Streets: Marvel, Vietnam, and Street Vigilantes  3. The Marvel Multitude: The Era of Crossovers  4. Terror and Paranoia: Marvel Realism in the Twenty-first Century

O autorze

Andrew J. Friedenthal is a writer, critic, and independent scholar living in Austin, Texas. His previous publications include Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America and The World of DC Comics　(part of the ‘Imaginary Worlds’ series).