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  • One Size Does Not Fit All

    Undressing the Performance of Bodies in Popular Culture

    Series series Communication Perspectives in Popular Culture
    This edited collection explores the malleability and influence of body image, focusing particularly on how media representation and popular culture’s focus on the body exacerbates the crucial social influence these representations can have on audiences’ perceptions of themselves and others. Contributors investigate the cultural context and lived experiences of individuals’ relationships with their ... Read more

    $102.09 USD

  • The 10 Cent War

    Comic Books, Propaganda, and World War II

    Contributions by Derek T. Buescher, Travis L. Cox, Trischa Goodnow, Jon Judy, John R. Katsion, James J. Kimble, Christina M. Knopf, Steven E. Martin, Brad Palmer, Elliott Sawyer, Deborah Clark Vance, David E. Wilt, and Zou YizhengOne of the most overlooked aspects of the Allied war effort involved a surprising initiative--comic book propaganda. Even before Pearl Harbor, the comic book industry ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Daily Show and Rhetoric

    Arguments, Issues, and Strategies

    The Daily Show and Rhetoric: Arguments, Issues, and Strategies examines the popular Comedy Central program from a rhetorical perspective to uncover the ways in which Jon Stewart, the cast, and writers critique mainstream media and politicians. This volume analyzes the nature of The Daily Show, the arguments the program makes about the media and politics, the strategies that are used, and some of ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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    Comics' Sexiest Bad Girls

    Series series CBG Presents
    The oh-so-sexy but oh-so-dangerous dames of the comic book world. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Superheroes v Supervillains A-Z

    The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Superheroes and Supervillains of All Time

    by Sarah Oliver ...
    A comprehensive guide to the world of Superheroes and Villains, a real must have for comic book fans and film buffs. Inlcuding Thor, X-Men, Wolverine, Captain America and Green Lantern ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • Film and Comic Books

    In Film and Comic Books contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of comics aesthetics into film; audience expectations, reception, and reaction to comic book-based films; and the adaptation of films into comics.A wide range of comic/film adaptations are explored, including superheroes (Spider-Man), comic strips (Dick Tracy), realist and autobiographical ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Joker

    A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime

    Along with Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman, the Joker stands out as one of the most recognizable comics characters in popular culture. While there has been a great deal of scholarly attention on superheroes, very little has been done to understand supervillains. This is the first academic work to provide a comprehensive study of this villain, illustrating why the Joker appears so relevant to ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Gothic in Comics and Graphic Novels

    A Critical Approach

    by Julia Round ...
    This book explores the connections between comics and Gothic from four different angles: historical, formal, cultural and textual. It identifies structures, styles and themes drawn from literary gothic traditions and discusses their presence in British and American comics today, with particular attention to the DC Vertigo imprint.Part One offers an historical approach to British and American ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed.

    An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed.

    It's a rare comic character who can make audiences laugh for well over half a century--but then again, it's a pretty rare cartoon hero who can boast of forearms thicker than his waist, who can down a can of spinach in a single gulp, or who generally faces the world with one eye squinted completely shut. When E.C. Segar's gruff but lovable sailor man first tooted his pipe to the public on January 7 ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • CLAMP in Context

    A Critical Study of the Manga and Anime

    Since its debut manga RG Veda, CLAMP has steadily asserted itself as one of the most widely renowned teams of manga artists, leaving a durable imprint in every established genre while also devising novel formulas along the way. Endowed not only with stylistic distinctiveness but also comprehensive cultural structure, CLAMP's output is distinguished by unique worldbuilding flair and visual vitality ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Reading Japan Cool

    Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse

    Japanese animation, video games, and manga have attracted fans around the world. The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities that come out of these cultural products are together called Japan Cool. This is not a sudden fad, but is rooted in manga-Japanese comics-which since the mid-1940s have developed in an exponential way. In spite of a gradual decline in readership, manga still commands ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • The World of Shaft

    A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series

    by Steve Aldous ...
    Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan to Isaac Hayes' iconic theme music. But the black private dick who inspired the blaxploitation film genre actually made his debut on the printed page as the creation of a white novelist.Ernest Tidyman was a seasoned journalist down on his luck when ... Read more

    $11.89 USD