{"product_id":"movie-comics-page-to-screen-screen-to-page-hardback-9780813572260","title":"Movie Comics; Page to Screen\/Screen to Page (Hardback) 9780813572260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePage to Screen\/Screen to Page\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBlair Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813572260\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 January 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 36 color and 14 black-and-whit\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.567 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\u003cdiv\u003e\"This is an enlightening, scholarly history. Davis treats his topic seriously while also celebrating the pleasures of these two lively arts.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Both accessible and well written, \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to specialists in film and popular culture and also to the wide fan community that enjoys comic books.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Susan Ohmer (author of George Gallup in Hollywood) \u003cdiv\u003e\"His proven talent for trenchant research well on display, Blair Davis not only chronicles comics' influence on cinema but shows innovatively the movies' frequent adaptation into comics. A masterful study.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Dana Polan (author of The Sopranos (Spin Offs)) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Take a studied look at the synergy between the silver screen and the pulpy pages from which Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and hundreds of other colorful characters have sprung.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Parade Preview) \u003cdiv\u003e\"In addition to being a highly rewarding read, [\u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e] is a thing of utter beauty, with photos, panels and pages reprinted in gorgeous full color. In film studies like this, that royal treatment is not the norm, but it makes perfect sense here. That Davis’ contents deserve it makes it all the more special.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Flick Attack) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The curiosity which the \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e elicits about these mostly forgotten artifacts testifies to the success of its project: making accessible and understandable a period heretofore covered only tangentially in a variety of cinema and comics histories. The cultural history it presents provides a nuanced and polyphonic account of the practice of adaptation in the middle of the 20th century, a necessary background for anyone interested in the current surge in the practice and discussion of comics adaptations.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (The Comics Grid) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMovie Comics \u003c\/i\u003emakes a crucial contribution to media studies not only by unearthing and exploring the very long history of comics adapted for the screen, but also by simultaneously covering the myriad ways that comics presented material originally produced for film and television. The real subject of this book is the never-ending saga of media mediating one another, and in Blair Davis’s most capable hands, it’s a tale meticulously researched and engagingly told.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Scott Bukatman (author of Hellboy's World: Comics and Monsters on the Margins) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Thanks to Davis's arduous work and keen knowledge of media and cinema, \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful work, suitable for both academic use and leisure reading… Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"As Davis’s \u003ci\u003eMovie \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eComics \u003c\/i\u003eso masterfully proves: the modern explosion of comic book movies cannot be understood without looking at the origins of this dynamic and vital comic-screen alliance.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Studies in 20th \u0026amp; 21st Century Literature.) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Both accessible and well written, \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to specialists in film and popular culture and also to the wide fan community that enjoys comic books.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Susan Ohmer (author of George Gallup in Hollywood) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is an enlightening, scholarly history. Davis treats his topic seriously while also celebrating the pleasures of these two lively arts.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Take a studied look at the synergy between the silver screen and the pulpy pages from which Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and hundreds of other colorful characters have sprung.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Parade Preview) \u003cdiv\u003e\"His proven talent for trenchant research well on display, Blair Davis not only chronicles comics' influence on cinema but shows innovatively the movies' frequent adaptation into comics. A masterful study.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Dana Polan (author of The Sopranos (Spin Offs)) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMovie Comics \u003c\/i\u003emakes a crucial contribution to media studies not only by unearthing and exploring the very long history of comics adapted for the screen, but also by simultaneously covering the myriad ways that comics presented material originally produced for film and television. The real subject of this book is the never-ending saga of media mediating one another, and in Blair Davis’s most capable hands, it’s a tale meticulously researched and engagingly told.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Scott Bukatman (author of Hellboy's World: Comics and Monsters on the Margins) \u003cdiv\u003e\"In addition to being a highly rewarding read, [\u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e] is a thing of utter beauty, with photos, panels and pages reprinted in gorgeous full color. In film studies like this, that royal treatment is not the norm, but it makes perfect sense here. That Davis’ contents deserve it makes it all the more special.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Flick Attack) \u003cdiv\u003e\"The curiosity which the \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e elicits about these mostly forgotten artifacts testifies to the success of its project: making accessible and understandable a period heretofore covered only tangentially in a variety of cinema and comics histories. The cultural history it presents provides a nuanced and polyphonic account of the practice of adaptation in the middle of the 20th century, a necessary background for anyone interested in the current surge in the practice and discussion of comics adaptations.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (The Comics Grid) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Thanks to Davis's arduous work and keen knowledge of media and cinema, \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful work, suitable for both academic use and leisure reading… Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"As Davis’s \u003ci\u003eMovie \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eComics \u003c\/i\u003eso masterfully proves: the modern explosion of comic book movies cannot be understood without looking at the origins of this dynamic and vital comic-screen alliance.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Studies in 20th \u0026amp; 21st Century Literature.)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs Christopher Nolan’s \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e films and releases from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have regularly topped the box office charts, fans and critics alike might assume that the “comic book movie” is a distinctly twenty-first-century form. Yet adaptations of comics have been an integral part of American cinema from its very inception, with comics characters regularly leaping from the page to the screen and cinematic icons spawning comics of their own. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to study the long history of both comics-to-film and film-to-comics adaptations, covering everything from silent films starring Happy Hooligan to sound films and serials featuring Dick Tracy and Superman to comic books starring John Wayne, Gene Autry, Bob Hope, Abbott \u0026amp; Costello, Alan Ladd, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. With a special focus on the Classical Hollywood era, Blair Davis investigates the factors that spurred this media convergence, as the film and comics industries joined forces to expand the reach of their various brands. While analyzing this production history, he also tracks the artistic coevolution of films and comics, considering the many formal elements that each medium adopted and adapted from the other. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs it explores our abiding desire to experience the same characters and stories in multiple forms, \u003ci\u003eMovie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a new appreciation for the unique qualities of the illustrated page and the cinematic moving image.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Happy Hooligan, Buster Brown, \u003ci\u003eDream of a Rarebit Fiend\u003c\/i\u003e, Charlie Chaplin, \u003ci\u003eFilm Fun, The Kinema Comic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1          1930s Comics-to-Film Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkippy, Little Orphan Annie, Harold Teen, Popeye, Funny Page, Tailspin Tommy, Ace Drummond, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Jungle Jim, Dick Tracy, Blondie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2          1930s Cinema and Comics\u003cbr\u003e Mickey Mouse, Big Little Books, \u003ci\u003eTim McCoy, Police Car 17, Famous Funnies, Jumbo Comics, Action Comics, Marvel Comics, Motion Picture Funnies Weekly, Movie Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3          1940s Comics-to-Film Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperman \u003c\/i\u003e(1941), \u003ci\u003eCaptain Marvel, Batman, Captain America, Terry and the Pirates, Don Winslow, Red Ryder, Superman\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eDick Tracy, Tillie the Toiler, Joe Palooka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4          1940s Cinema and Comics\u003cbr\u003e Superman meets Orson Welles, \u003ci\u003eWalt Disney Comics and Stories, Four Color, Cinema Comics Herald, Graphic Little Theater, Gene Autry, The Adventures of Alan Ladd, John Wayne Adventure Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5          1950s Comics-to-Film and Television Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtom Man vs. Superman, Blackhawk, Jungle Jim, Prince Valiant, The Sad Sack, L’\u003cbr\u003eil Abner, The Spirit, Dick Tracy, Fearless Fosdick, Flash Gordon, Terry and the Pirates, Blondie, Dennis the Menace, Steve Canyon, Adventures of Superman, Superpup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6          1950s Cinema, Television, and Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowdy Doody, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e, Milton Berle, \u003ci\u003eTee and Vee Crosley in Television Land Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, Fredric Wertham, \u003ci\u003eMovie Love, Motion Picture Comics, Dell Four Color\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Hopalong Cassidy, Dale Evans, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Film Stories, Hollywood Diary, Hollywood Confessions, Starlet O’\u003cbr\u003eHara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The 1960s and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Phantom, Archie, Batman, Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel Super Special\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559352463640,"sku":"9780813572260","price":88.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/movie-comics-page-to-screen-screen-to-page-hardback-9780813572260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}