Comic Connections - Analyzing Hero and Identity

This book focuses on defining heroic traits in popular characters such as Superman, Batman, or Daredevil, while offering a scholarly perspective on how to analyze character and identity in ways that would complement any literary classroom.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Superman Made "Real": Teaching the Hero Cycle with Kingdom Come

Carissa Pokorny-Golden and Karen Sahaydak

Chapter 2: The Man With Identities: Utilizing Daredevil as an Artifact for Literary Analysis

Alex Romagnoli

Chapter 3: Who is the Greatest Superhero? Using Comics to Explore the Concept of Heroism

Gian S. Pagnucci

Chapter 4: Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Exploring American Identity Throughout

History in Superman Narratives

J. Eric Hasty

Chapter 5: Who We Are vs. Who We Wish To Be: Examining Heroism through Comics and Canonical Literature
Eric Federspiel and Luke Rodesiler

Chapter 6: Visualizing the Hero Complex: Using Batman Year One for Visual and Character Analysis
Michael Cook and Jeffrey S. J. Kirchoff

Chapter 7: Teaching the Body of the Nation: Captain America and Masculinity
Lee Easton

About the Author

About the author

Edited by Sandra Eckard

Summary

This book focuses on defining heroic traits in popular characters such as Superman, Batman, or Daredevil, while offering a scholarly perspective on how to analyze character and identity in ways that would complement any literary classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Eckard
• Assisted by: Sandra Eckard (Editor), Eckard Sandra (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781475828016
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-2801-6
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; English, Graphic novels: history & criticism, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Reference, Guides & Companions