1st Edition

The World of DC Comics

By Andrew Friedenthal Copyright 2019
118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

The first sustained study of the DC Comics Multiverse, this book explores its history, meanings, and lasting influence. The multiverse is a unique exercise in world-building: a series of parallel and interactive worlds with a cohesive cosmology, developed by various creators over more than 50 years. In examining DC's unique worlds and characters, the book illustrates the expansive potential of... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1 – A Brief History of the Multiverse

Chapter 2 – The Multiverse in Crisis

Chapter 3 – Cartographers of the Multiverse

Chapter 4 – Beyond the Multiverse

Conclusion

Biography

Andrew J. Friedenthal is an independent scholar, writer, and critic living in Austin, Texas. His previous publications include Retcon Games: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America, chapters in the collections Crossing Boundaries in Graphic Narrative: Essays on Forms and Transgressive Tales: Queering the Grimms, and articles in the scholarly journals ImageTexT and The Journal of Comics & Culture. Additionally, he is a regular theater critic for the Austin American-Statesman and pop culture columnist for the online magazine Sightlines.