128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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A detailed study of the history and long-lasting influence of Marvel Comics, this book explores the ways Marvel’s truly unique comic book world reflects real world issues and controversies alongside believable, psychologically-motivated characters.
The book examines a decades-long dual focus on both tight-knit continuity and real-world fidelity that makes the Marvel Universe a unique entity... Read more
1. Building a "Real World": Marvel in the 1960s 2. War on the Streets: Marvel, Vietnam, and Street Vigilantes 3. The Marvel Multitude: The Era of Crossovers 4. Terror and Paranoia: Marvel Realism in the Twenty-first Century
Biography
Andrew J. Friedenthal is a writer, critic, and independent scholar living in Austin, Texas. His previous publications include Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America and The World of DC Comics (part of the ‘Imaginary Worlds’ series).
