{"product_id":"the-claremont-run-subverting-gender-in-the-x-men-paperback-softback-9781477330753","title":"The Claremont Run; Subverting Gender in the X-Men (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477330753","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Claremont Run\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSubverting Gender in the X-Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Andrew Deman (Author), Jay Edidin (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477330753, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 14 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 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\u003cdiv\u003eIf you were ever curious how much each X-Man talks or thinks on the page, Deman’s book has cataloged and applied it in an essay written with deep love and admiration. It’s the perfect complement for anyone looking to revisit Claremont’s run or read his enduring stories for the first time.\u003c\/div\u003e - Eric Vilas-Boas (Vulture) \u003cdiv\u003eDeman’s book offers us extended meditations on gender in the X-Men. It is a masterful work on the ways Claremont’s run is not only iconic, but achieves a level of gender subversion at a time when comics stood by traditional masculine and feminine roles . . . this is an excellent work of scholarship showing the ways public and academic scholarship can meet to open up new perspectives on works of popular culture.\u003c\/div\u003e (International Journal of Comic Art Blog) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Claremont Run\u003c\/i\u003e is a dynamic and convincing piece of literature that brings attention to gender dynamics with a specific era of X-Men. Deman pushes deeply into the psychological, cultural, and societal aspects that Chris Claremont challenged, but Deman also analyzes minor characters to highlight that Claremont wanted each character to subvert gender norms . . . Deman's overall expertise and compelling argument throughout the books creates a quick-paced and convincing piece of literature for both scholars and everyday readers.\u003c\/div\u003e (The Journal of Popular Culture) \u003cdiv\u003eWell-reasoned and insightful...[\u003ci\u003eThe Claremont Run\u003c\/i\u003e is] an excellent resource for those looking into gender studies within the comics industry or for those comic fans looking for scholarly analysis.\u003c\/div\u003e (Technical Communications)\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\u003eWinner - 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards in Best Academic\/Scholarly Work, announced at San Diego Comic-Con International (2024)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A data-driven deep dive into a legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms within the bestselling comic of its time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the time Chris Claremont’s run as author of \u003ci\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e ended in 1991, he had changed comic books forever. During his sixteen years writing the series, Claremont revitalized a franchise on the verge of collapse, shaping the X-Men who appear in today’s Hollywood blockbusters. But, more than that, he told a new kind of story, using his growing platform to articulate transgressive ideas about gender nonconformity, toxic masculinity, and female empowerment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e J. Andrew Deman’s investigation pairs close reading and quantitative analysis to examine gender representation, content, characters, and story structure. \u003ci\u003eThe Claremont Run\u003c\/i\u003e compares several hundred issues of \u003ci\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e with a thousand other Marvel comics to provide a comprehensive account of Claremont’s sophisticated and progressive gender politics. Claremont’s X-Men upended gender norms: where female characters historically served as mere eye candy, Claremont’s had leading roles and complex, evolving personalities. Perhaps more surprisingly, his male superheroes defied and complicated standards of masculinity. Groundbreaking in their time, Claremont’s comics challenged readers to see the real world differently and transformed pop culture in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword. A Danger Room of One’\u003cbr\u003es Own by Jay Edidin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. X-Women to Watch Out For \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Jean, Moira, and the Archetypal “\u003cbr\u003eClaremont Woman”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Storm: From Mother Goddess to Resolutely Indefinable \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. \u003ci\u003eLadies Night\u003c\/i\u003e and the Second Generation of Claremont Women \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. She Makes Him Nervous: Cyclops’\u003cbr\u003es Baseline Masculinity and the Exchange of Gender Power \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Wolverine as Subversive Masculine Paradigm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. A Spectrum of “\u003cbr\u003eMen”\u003cbr\u003e: Refracting Masculinities through Nightcrawler and Havok \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. A Legacy in Waiting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \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 of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670766317848,"sku":"9781477330753","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-claremont-run-subverting-gender-in-the-x-men-paperback-softback-9781477330753","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}