Fr. 166.00

Superhero Synergies - Comic Book Characters Go Digital

English · Hardback

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This collection of essays explores the developing relationship between superheroes and various forms of media, examining how the superhero genre, which was once limited primarily to a single medium (comic books/graphic novels) has been developed into video games, digital comics, films, Internet criticism, novelizations, television programs, the fanboy phenomenon, and many other forms of media.

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Foreword: The Industrial and Economic History of the Superhero Blockbuster, Drew Morton
Introduction: Heroes, Converge!, James N. Gilmore and Matthias Stork

Chapter 1: Will You Like Me When I'm Angry? Discourse of the Digital in Hulk and The Incredible Hulk, James N. Gilmore
Chapter 2: Secret Origins: Melodrama and the Digital in Hulk, Matt Yockey
Chapter 3: Fantastic Views: Superheroes, Visual Perception, and Digital Perspective, Lisa Gotto
Chapter 4: From Motion Line to Motion Blur: The Integration of Digital Coloring in the Superhero Comic Book. M.J. Clarke
Chapter 5: Assembling the Avengers: Re-Framing the Superhero Movie through Marvel's Cinematic Universe, Matthias Stork
Chapter 6: From Scientific Romance to Disney Superhero: Genre Fluidity and the Marketing of John Carter, Andrew Myers
Chapter 7: The Cult of Comic-Con and the Spectacle of Superhero Marketing, Kevin McDonald
Chapter 8: The Dark Knight Levels Up: Batman: Arkham Asylum and the Convergent Superhero Franchise, Justin Mack
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Edited by James N. Gilmore and Matthias Stork

Summary

This collection of essays explores the developing relationship between superheroes and various forms of media, examining how the superhero genre, which was once limited primarily to a single medium (comic books/graphic novels) has been developed into video games, digital comics, films, Internet criticism, novelizations, television programs, the fanboy phenomenon, and many other forms of media.

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