Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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IJoCA13.1
The latest number of The International Journal of Comic Art 13.1 (Spring 2011) arrived in today's mail. This issue is a hefty 760 pages. Contents to follow.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Long Live the Peanuts
The Peanuts are coming to DVD in a new collection Snoopy's Adventures and an original film Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown:
New from McFarland
Bill Schelly
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4347-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-5762-5
81 photos, glossary, appendix, bibliography, index
236pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2010
Price: $40.00
About the Book
In the 1950s and ’60s, a grassroots movement arose to celebrate comic books and strips, which were becoming increasingly important to American popular culture. This broad group of ardent readers and collectors had little formal structure until the 1950s. As the art and literary form grew in popularity, a dedicated core began building an organized network. Profiled here are 90 people at the heart of the movement: indexers, dealers, fanzine publishers, convention organizers, writers, artists, active collectors and industry professionals.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Preface 1
Introduction: A Brief History of Comic Fandom 3
Fandom Timeline 15
Glossary 17
I. Indexers 19
Jerry Bails 20
Larry Ivie 26
Howard Keltner 27
John McGeehan 30
Tom McGeehan 31
Raymond Miller 32
Michelle Nolan 34
Bob Overstreet 35
Fred von Bernewitz 38
II. Dealers 40
Burt Blum 41
Leonard Brown 43
Claude Held 44
Bud Plant 46
Howard Rogofsky 48
Bill Thailing 50
Malcolm Willits 51
III. Fanzine Publishers 54
Edwin Aprill, Jr. 55
Marty Arbunich 56
Gary Brown 58
Larry Herndon 59
Dave Herring 61
Roger Hill 64
Robert Jennings 67
G. B. Love 68
Dick Lupoff 71
Pat Lupoff 74
Ron Parker 75
Derrill Rothermich 77
Buddy Saunders 78
Bob Schoenfeld 80
Bill Spicer 82
Bhob Stewart 84
Don Thompson 87
Maggie Thompson 89
Mike Tuohey 90
Jerry Weist 92
Ted White 94
IV. Convention Organizers 96
John Benson 97
Bernie Bubnis 99
Shel Dorf 101
David Kaler 104
Phil Seuling 106
V. Writers 109
Michael Barrier 109
Tom Fagan 111
Margaret Gemignani 113
Glen Johnson 114
Richard Kyle 116
Fred Patten 119
Steve Perrin 121
John T. Ryan 123
Larry Stark 124
Roy Thomas 126
Rick Weingroff 130
John Wright 133
VI. Artists 135
D. Bruce Berry 136
Richard Buckler 138
Landon Chesney 140
Bill DuBay 143
John Fantucchio 145
Ronn Foss 146
Rudi Franke 149
Richard “Grass”
Green 151
Alan J. Hanley 154
Alan Hutchinson 156
Steve Kelez 157
Don Newton 159
Mike Vosburg 161
Alan Weiss 163
Biljo White 165
VII. Active Fans and Collectors 168
Ray Bonario 168
Bart Bush 170
Bob Butts 171
Rick Durell 173
Mark Evanier 175
Paul Gambaccini 176
Don Glut 178
Mark Hanerfeld 180
Rick Norwood 181
Jim Rossow 183
Len Wein 184
Marv Wolfman 186
VIII. Professionals 189
Otto Binder 190
Steve Ditko 192
Jules Feiffer 193
Gardner Fox 195
Bill Gaines 196
Stan Lee 198
Russ Manning 200
Julius Schwartz 201
Jim Steranko 203
Wally Wood 205
Afterword: Fandom’s Founders—The Next Generation 208
Appendix: The 1964 Who’s Who List 209
Bibliography 217
Index 219
About the Author
Bill Schelly has been chronicling the history of popular culture since the 1960s, beginning with his magazine Sense of Wonder. He has written or edited several books, and is associate editor of the Eisner Award-winning magazine Alter Ego. He lives in Seattle.
Mark S. Reinhart
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6117-2
notes, bibliography, index
240pp. softcover 2011 [2005]
Price: $29.95
About the Book
This is a detailed examination of live-action Batman features from the 1940s film serials, through the camp craze surrounding the 1966 television series, up to the Warner Bros. series of summer blockbusters that began with 1989’s Batman starring Michael Keaton. Chapters on each of the seven feature-length Batman movies include extensive credits, a production history, and a critical analysis relative to other Batman films and the original comic book character. Includes notes, bibliography and index.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface 1
Introduction 5
One—Batman (1943) 71
Two—Batman and Robin (1949) 92
Three—Batman (1966) 113
Four—Batman (1989) 136
Five—Batman Returns (1992) 161
Six—Batman Forever (1995) 178
Seven—Batman and Robin (1997) 196
Conclusion—Batman Begins and the “Definitive” Live-Action Batman Film 211
Chapter Notes 215
Bibliography 219
Index 221
About the Author
Mark S. Reinhart works both as a media services consultant and a musician in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. He has written for The Lincoln Herald and presented a number of lectures on the subject of Lincoln-related film and television.
Jeffrey Kahan and Stanley Stewart
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4774-9
20 photos, notes, index
249pp. softcover 2010
Price: $35.00
About the Book
This updated and expanded textbook inspires a greater appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. By deconstructing comics, it raises critical thinking about literature, a crucial skill for understanding language and composition. Chapters discuss DC, Marvel and other comics’ varied attempts at portraying race, politics, economics, business ethics and democracy; responses to the Cold War and the events of September 11; and portrayals of prisons and capital punishment. New to this edition, an additional chapter explores how the deaths of Captain America, Superman and Batman offer insightful commentary on the nature of heroism. Each chapter offers a series of questions that stimulate further reading, writing and discussion.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction: Why Comics Can Save Us from Illiteracy 1
1. Black Heroes for Hire: Serializing Social Construction in the Comics 7
2. Comic Books, Cold Wars, and Desert Storms 36
3. Spider-Man and Corporate Responsibility 66
4. The Comic Book Code and American F-agg 92
5. Dr. Strange, or, How I Learned to Love Metaphysics 127
6. 9/11 and the Man Without Fear 149
7. Comics and the Prison System 177
8. Killing Off the Hero 203
Coda: Our Heroes, Ourselves 223
Chapter Notes 229
Index 237
About the Author
Jeffrey Kahan is a professor in the English department at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California. His popular blog can be found at capedcrusaders101.blogspot.com.
Stanley Stewart is a distinguished professor in the English Department of the University of California at Riverside.
Edited by Richard J. Gray II and Betty Kaklamanidou
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6345-9
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8730-1
notes, filmography, bibliography, index
212pp. softcover 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the state of the genre today. Of particular interest is the way these narratives, however fantastic, abstract, futuristic or simplistic, resonate with specific events in the world and function as starting points for discussion of contemporary sociopolitical conflicts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction
RICHARD J. GRAY II and BETTY KAKLAMANIDOU 1
Part 1. Globalization
Exceptional Recognition: The U.S. Global Dilemma in The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and Avatar
ANTHONY PETER SPANAKOS 15
“You Took My Advice About Theatricality a Bit ... Literally”: Theatricality and Cybernetics of Good and Evil in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, and X- Men
JOHANNES SCHLEGEL and FRANK HABERMANN 29
Power, Choice, and September 11 in The Dark Knight
CHRISTINE MULLER 46
Part 2. Gender
The Mythos of Patriarchy in the X- Men Films
BETTY KAKLAMANIDOU 61
Vivacious Vixens and Scintillating Super- Hotties: Deconstructing the Superheroine
RICHARD J. GRAY II 75
Evolving Portrayals of Masculinity in Superhero Films: Hancock
CHRISTINA ADAMOU 94
Part 3. Genre
Genre and Super- Heroism: Batman in the New Millennium
VINCENT M. GAINE 111
Super- Intertextuality and 21st Century Individualized Social Advocacy in Spider- Man and Kick- Ass
JUSTIN S. SCHUMAKER 129
The Watchmen, Neo- Noir and Pastiche
PHILLIP DAVIS 144
Smallville: Super Puberty and the Monstrous Superhero
SHAHRIAR FOULADI 161
Films and Television Programs 179
Works Cited 187
About the Contributors 197
Index 199
About the Author
Richard J. Gray II is assistant professor of French at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. His fields of study include interdisciplinary approaches to French literary studies, language, cultural studies, and Women’s Studies. He is the author of numerous articles. Betty Kaklamanidou is a lecturer in film history and theory in the film studies department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Her fields of study include film and politics, adaptation theory, genre and gender, and contemporary Greek cinema. She has also authored numerous articles.
Marc DiPaolo
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4718-3
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8579-6
66 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
342pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $45.00
About the Book
Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance. This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time. Superheroes addressed include Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Superman, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, and topics covered include American wars, conflicts, and public policy.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Preface 1
Introduction: Are Superheroes Republicans? On The Avengers, Star Trek, and Watchmen 11
1. Batman as Terrorist, Technocrat and Feudal Lord 49
2. Wonder Woman as World War II Veteran, Feminist Icon, and Sex Symbol 70
3. Spider-Man as Benedict Arnold, Objectivist, and Class Warrior 92
4. The Punisher as Murderous Immigration Officer and Vietnam War Veteran 115
5. Superman vs. Ronald Reagan and the Ku Klux Klan 138
6. The Special Relationship: Britain and America in James Bond, Doctor Who, and Hellblazer 169
7. Tortured Consciences: Jack Bauer, the Invisible Woman, and George W. Bush’s America 196
8. Gay Rights, Civil Rights, and Nazism in the X-Men Universe 219
9. In Brightest Day, in Darkest Knight: President Obama vs. the Zombie Apocalypse 248
Chapter Notes 279
Bibliography 299
Index 317
About the Author
Marc DiPaolo is an assistant professor of English and Film at Oklahoma City University. He is a frequent contributor to books and journals, the author of a book about screen adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma, and serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Popular Culture.
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