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Categories: General Keywords: Encyclopedia, Superhero Creators: Beaty, Weiner Publisher: Salem Pr. (Englewood Cliffs) |
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130 essays covering graphic novels and core comics series that form today’s canon for academic coursework and library collections, with a focus on the hero/superhero genre. Scope & Coverage The first title in this series, Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes and Superheroes, provides in-depth insight into over 130 of the most popular and studied graphic novels. Researchers will be familiar with the characters and stories included in this collection, but will gain a deeper new understanding, as the literary nature of the stories is presented in critical format by leading writers in the field of study. Essays look beyond the “pop culture” aspects of the medium to show the wide range of literary themes and artistic styles used to convey beliefs and conflicts, some harking back to ancient times. Today’s graphic novels expose the vulnerabilities and character flaws that previous comic book stories glossed over or never covered. The impact of death becomes real, as popular heroes are killed, leaving an impact on the remaining characters. The theme of anti-hero runs deep as characters dismiss morality and engage in situations that are not heroic in nature. These concepts challenge the researcher to see beyond the panels of a comic book, showing readers how the themes of ancient literary tradition are still alive in the literature of graphic novels. Organization & Format The essays are arranged alphabetically, and each essay is approximately 3 to 4 pages long. Essays begin with full ready reference top matter, including the title or subtitle, the primary author or authors, the illustrators who contributed to the work, the first serial and book publication, the publisher, the number of pages, the ISBN, the genre and/or subgenre and the work’s intended age group. Subsequent subsections include:
Special Features Several helpful finding aids are located at the end of Volume two. Appendixes include a “More Graphic Novels” list, a list of major awards, a comprehensive glossary, a timeline of important events, relevant electronic resources, and a general bibliography. Four complete indexes round out the set: Works by Publication Date, Works by Publisher, Works by Author/Artist, and a Subject Index. Table of Contents 100% 100 Bullets Alias All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder All Star Superman American Flagg! (First Comics) Animal Man (Grant runs only) Arkham Asylum (DC) Astonishing X-Men Astro City: Life in the Big City Authority B.P.R.D (Dark Horse) Batman: Black and White, Vol. 1 Batman: Dark Victory Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: The Long Halloween Batman: Year One Batman: Year One Hundred Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther (Marvel) Blacksad Blood: A Tale Bloodstar Bone Books of Magic, The Boys, The Bratpack Buffy the Vampire Slayer Camelot 3000 Cerebus Chronicles of Conan (Dark Horse) Concrete Cosmic Odyssey Criminal, Vol. 1: Coward Crisis on Infinite Earths (12 issues) Daredevil: Born Again Daredevil: The Man Without Fear Death of Captain America Death of Captain Marvel (Marvel) Death: The High Cost of Living Demo DMZ Doom Patrol Dylan Dog Case Files Earth X Elektra Assassin (Marvel; Miller, Frank) Elektra Lives Again ElfQuest (series) Escapist Ex Machina (series) Fables Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America Filth Flaming Carrot Give Me Liberty Goon Green Arrow: Year One Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Green Lantern: Secret Origin Grendel (Dark Horse) Groo the Wanderer Hellblazer Hellboy His Name Is … Savage! History of Violence, A Hitman Human Target Identity Crisis Infinite Crisis (DC) Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel) Invincible Invisibles Jack Kirby’s Fourth World (4 volume omnibus) JLA The Nail Joker Jon Sable, Freelancer Judge Dredd Just a Pilgrim Kick Ass (Marvel Icon) Kingdom Come Kraven’s Last Hunt (Marvel) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century, The Light Brigade Losers Lucifer Madman Mage (3 vols Comico/Image) Marvel 1602 (Marvel) Marvel 1985 Marvel Zombies Marvels Miracleman Moonshadow New Frontier Nexus Archives, Vol. 1 Omega the Unknown Originals, The Planetary Plastic Man: On the Lam Powers Preacher Promethea Rocketeer, The Ronin (DC) Rose Runaways series Sandman (DC/Vertigo #1–75) Sandman Mystery Theatre Savage Dragon Secret Wars (Marvel) Silver Surfer: 1978 Graphic Novel Spawn Collection Volume 1 Spirit Archives, Vol. 1, The Stuck Rubber Baby Superman: For All Seasons Superman: Red Son (DC) Superman: The Man of Steel Swamp Thing, The The Mask Omnibus Volume 1 Thor Tom Strong Top Ten Transmetropolitan Ultimates, The Uncle Sam V for Vendetta Wanted Watchmen Wolverine Wolverine Origin Wonder Woman: Love and Murder Wonder Woman: The Circle X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga Y: The Last Man series Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |