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The British superhero

Title
The British superhero / Chris Murray.
Author
Murray, Christopher, 1975-
Publication
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2017.

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Description
xiv, 304 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Chris Murray reveals the largely unknown and rather surprising history of the British superhero. It is often thought that Britain did not have its own superheroes, but Murray demonstrates that there were a great many superheroes in Britain, and that they were often used as a way to comment on the relationship between Britain and America. British superhero stories sometimes emulated the style of American comics, but also frequently became sites of resistance to perceived American political and cultural imperialism, drawing upon satire and parody as a means of critique. Murray illustrates that the superhero genre is a blend of several influences, and that in British comics these influences are quite different from those in America, resulting in some different approaches to the figure of the superhero. He looks at the origins of the superhero and supervillain in nineteenth-century popular culture and in science fiction writing. From the penny dreadfuls of the 1830s to the emergence of British superheroes in the 1930s, the British Invasion of the 1980s, and the pivotal roles in American superhero comics and film production held by British artists today, this book will challenge views about the British superheroes, and the comics' creators who fashioned them"--
Subject
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Great Britain > History and criticism
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects > History. > Great Britain
  • Superheroes in literature
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture
  • LITERARY CRITICISM > Comics & Graphic Novels
  • HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects
  • Comic
  • Superheld
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Chapter 1: Penny Dreadfuls, Story Papers, and Protosuperheroes (1825-1935) -- Chapter 2: False Starts and Minor Triumphs (1936-1949) -- Chapter 3: From Marvelmen to Pop Art (1950-1961) -- Chapter 4: Mergers and Marvels (1962-1980) -- Chapter 5: Revisionism and the British Invasion (1981-1993) -- Chapter 6: Contemporary British Superheroes (1994-present) -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 19-112
ISBN
  • 9781496807373
  • 1496807375
LCCN
  • 2016030090
  • 40027000951
OCLC
948826428
Author
Murray, Christopher, 1975- author.
Title
The British superhero / Chris Murray.
Publisher
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2017.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Murray, Christopher, 1975- British superhero. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2017 9781496807380 (DLC) 2016042247
Other Standard Identifier
40027000951
Research Call Number
JFE 19-112
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