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Team Up: How Collaboration Powers Superhero Comics addresses this gap as the first book to examine the crucial role collaboration plays in the making and the reception of superhero comics by Marvel and DC. It delves into what collaboration in superhero comics entails, how these partnerships function, and their far-reaching impact on the genre and industry, both past and present.
By exploring various forms of collaboration—from the dynamic interplay between writers, editors, and artists to the passing of projects between successive creative teams and the contributions of fans to the broader media landscape—Team Up reveals that collaboration is not just a part of the superhero comics process; it is the genre’s driving force.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Who Cowrote the Watchmen?: Alan Moore, Multiple Authorship, and Convergence Culture
Chapter 2: Marvel Madness: Stan Lee and the “Marvel Method”
Chapter 3: Which Earth Is This Again?: The Retcon vs. The Multiverse
Chapter 4: Sharing the Sandbox: Corporate Interests and Fandoms
Conclusion

Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index