{"product_id":"superhero-reader-paperback","title":"Superhero Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Hatfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJeet Heer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKent Worcester\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their commercial appeal and cross-media reach, superheroes are only recently starting to attract sustained scholarly attention. This groundbreaking collection brings together essays and book excerpts by major writers on comics and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile superhero comics are a distinct and sometimes disdained branch of comics creation, they are integral to the development of the North American comic book and the history of the medium. For the past half-century they have also been the one overwhelmingly dominant market genre. The sheer volume of superhero comics that have been published over the years is staggering. Major superhero universes constitute one of the most expansive storytelling canvases ever fashioned. Moreover, characters inhabiting these fictional universes are immensely influential, having achieved iconic recognition around the globe. Their images and adventures have shaped many other media, such as film, video games, and even prose fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe primary aim of this reader is twofold: first, to collect in a single volume a sampling of the most sophisticated commentary on superheroes, and second, to bring into sharper focus the ways in which superheroes connect with larger social, cultural, literary, aesthetic, and historical themes that are of interest to a great many readers both in the academy and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full exploration of the history, politics, and aesthetics of the superhero genre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Hatfield\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at California State University, Northridge, and is author or coeditor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAlternative Comics: An Emerging Literature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHand of Fire: The Comic Art of Jack Kirby\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eJeet Heer\u003c\/b\u003e, a\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecolumnist for the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada), is coeditor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eA Comics Studies Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has also been published in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eComics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and many other venues. \u003cb\u003eKent Worcester \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of political science at Marymount Manhattan College. His books include \u003ci\u003ePeter Kuper: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Bagge: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Comics Studies Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Jeet Heer), and \u003ci\u003eArguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Jeet Heer), all published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas Jefferson\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741438054463,"sku":"9781617038068","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eaf8e9b6b80bb072080cbbd51fd5d5e5.webp?v=1765161161","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/superhero-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}