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Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-7864-9787-4 BibTeX citation key: Iaccino2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Green Arrow", Adaptation, Collection of essays, Film adaptation, Superhero, TV, USA Creators: Barker, Iaccino, Wiatrowski Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson) |
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This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network’s hit television series Arrow—based on DC Comic’s Green Arrow—and its spin-offs The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box office—five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman (1952–1958), though with mixed results. The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow’s success, its representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines.
Table of Contents Acknowledgments (v) I. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Arrow II. Muscles, Scars and Tattoos III. Sexism and Empowerment in Arrow IV. Politics and Diversity in Arrow V. The Influence of Arrow’s Fandom World and Fandom Building Filmography (209) |