{"product_id":"superheroes-beyond-hardback-9781496850096","title":"Superheroes Beyond (Hardback) 9781496850096","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSuperheroes Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCormac McGarry (Edited by), Liam Burke (Edited by), Ian Gordon (Edited by), Angela Ndalianis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496850096\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages, 22 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn addition to highlighting fresh voices and offering new interpretations of familiar material, \u003ci\u003eSuperheroes Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e opens significant new avenues in comics, film, popular culture, and fan studies, especially as these relate to marginalized communities and international imaginations. This collection represents a new and exciting generation of scholarship.\" - Neal Curtis, author of \u003ci\u003eSovereignty and Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSuperheroes Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wealth of different approaches to the phenomenon of the superhero and shines light on previously neglected case studies and scholarly contexts. This is a vital contribution to comics studies.\" - Blair Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eComic Book Women: Characters, Creators and Culture in the Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributions by Mitchell Adams, Frederick Luis Aldama, Jason Bainbridge, Djoymi Baker, Liam Burke, Octavia Cade, Hernan David Espinosa-Medina, Dan Golding, Ian Gordon, Sheena C. Howard, Aaron Humphrey, Naja Later, Cormac McGarry, Angela Ndalianis, Julian Novitz, Alexandra Ostrowski Schilling, Maria Lorena M. Santos, Jack Teiwes, and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In recent years, superheroes on the page and screen have garnered increasing research and wider interest. Nonetheless, many works fall back on familiar examples before arriving at predictable conclusions. \u003ci\u003eSuperheroes Beyond \u003c\/i\u003emoves superhero research beyond expected examples. In this innovative collection, contributors unmask international crimefighters, track superheroes outside of the comic book page, and explore heroes whose secret identities are not cisgender men. \u003ci\u003eSuperheroes Beyond \u003c\/i\u003eresponds to the growing interest in understanding the unique appeal of superheroes by reveling in the diversity of this heroic type.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuperheroes Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complexity and cultural reach of the superhero in three sections. The first, \"Beyond Men of Steel,\" examines how the archetype has moved beyond simply recapitulating the \"man of steel\" figure to include broader representations of race, gender, sexuality, and ableness. The second section, \"Beyond Comic Books,\" discusses how the superhero has become a transmedia phenomenon, moving from comic books to toys to cinema screens and beyond. The final section, \"Beyond the United States,\" highlights the vibrant but often overlooked history of global superhero figures. Together, the essays in this collection form important starting points for taking stock of the superhero’s far-reaching appeal, contributing the critical conversations required to bring scholarship into the present moment and beyond.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword: Planetary Superheroes as Collective Daydream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrederick Luis Aldama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCormac McGarry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSection 1: Beyond Men of Steel\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Beyond Men of Steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngela Ndalianis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: All New, All Different, or No Normal?: Marvel Comics and Superhero Diversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaja Later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: The Heart of a Hero: Disability and Humanity in the Origin Stories of Marvel Studios’\u003cbr\u003e Superheroes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexandra Ostrowski Schilling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Monstrosity, Mutation, and the World without Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctavia Cade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: \u003ci\u003eMidnight’\u003cbr\u003es Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fortress of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e as Superhero Origin Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulian Novitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: African American Viewers Watching \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e: The Power of Representation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheena C. Howard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSection 2: Beyond Comic Books\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Beyond Comic Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIan Gordon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Animating Sub-Mariner and Aquaman: Generational Taste and the Moral Panic of the 1968 Television Season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDjoymi Baker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: The \u003ci\u003eToy Biz\u003c\/i\u003e of Superheroes: Superhero Action Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJason Bainbridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: From Comic Books to Courtroom: Unmasking the Intellectual Property behind the Superhero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMitchell Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: Capes, Tights, and Motherships: Superheroes and New Transmedia Star Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCormac McGarry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Super Fans or Toxic Madmen?: Fantasy, Reality, and Marginalized Identities in Subversive \"DIY Superhero\" Indie Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack Teiwes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSection 3: Beyond the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Beyond the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiam Burke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: We Need Another Hero: The Incompatibility of Superheroes and Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiam Burke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: Without Seeing the Dawn: Monstrous (Super)Heroes and Philippine Myths in Mervin Malonzo’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eTabi Po\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaria Lorena M. Santos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13: Is There a Colombian National Superhero?: How Colombian Superheroes Help Define Ethnicity and Race in a Multicultural Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnrique Uribe-Jongbloed and Hernan David Espinosa-Medina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14: Where Does \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003cbr\u003es Music Come From? Authorship, \"the Other,\" and the Musical Representation of Africa in Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDan Golding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15: The Phantom in Aboriginal Australia: Educational Comics, National Identity, and Indigeneity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAaron Humphrey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607715508504,"sku":"9781496850096","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/superheroes-beyond-hardback-9781496850096","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}