{"product_id":"marvel-comics-in-the-1970s-the-world-inside-your-head-paperback-softback-9781501769368","title":"Marvel Comics in the 1970s; The World Inside Your Head (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501769368","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMarvel Comics in the 1970s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe World Inside Your Head\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEliot Borenstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501769368\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages, 26 color halftones - 26 Halftones, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed, wonky examination of a significant period in the history of Marvel Comics for die-hard comics fans and scholars of the graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e (Kirkus Reviews)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form.\u003c\/b\u003e Bridging Marvel's dizzying innovations and the birth of the underground comics scene in the 1960s and the rise of the prestige graphic novel and postmodern superheroics in the 1980s, Eliot Borenstein reveals a generation of comic book writers whose work at Marvel in the 1970s established their own authorial voice within the strictures of corporate comics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a diverse cast of heroes (and the occasional antihero)—Black Panther, Shang-Chi, Deathlok, Dracula, Killraven, Man-Thing, and Howard the Duck—writers such as Steve Gerber, Doug Moench, and Don McGregor made unprecedented strides in exploring their characters' inner lives. Visually, dynamic action was still essential, but the real excitement was taking place inside their heroes' heads. \u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the brilliant and sometimes gloriously imperfect creations that laid the groundwork for the medium's later artistic achievements and the broader acceptance of comic books in the cultural landscape today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Best Marvel Comic of the 1970s \u003cbr\u003e 1. Inside Out: Stan Lee and the Drama of the Visible Self\u003cbr\u003e 2. Everyday Transcendence: Steve Englehart and the Quest for Selfhood \u003cbr\u003e 3. Crouching Tiger, Running Commentary: Doug Moench on the Margins of Marvel \u003cbr\u003e 4. Blood Will Tell: Marv Wolfman's Tomb of Dracula\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bodies and Words: Don McGregor's Tortured Romantic Individualism \u003cbr\u003e 6. Subjectivity and Its Discontents: Steve Gerber and the Uses of Disenchantment \u003cbr\u003e Coda: Claremont Rising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656090284312,"sku":"9781501769368","price":15.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/marvel-comics-in-the-1970s-the-world-inside-your-head-paperback-softback-9781501769368","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}