The comic book film adaptation : exploring modern Hollywood's leading genre /

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"In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production of comic book film adaptations. This trend, now in its second decade, has blossomed into Hollywood's leading genre. From superheroes to Spartan warriors, The Comic Book Film...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burke, Liam (Liam P.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
Subjects:
Film adaptations > History and criticism.
Motion pictures and comic books.
Superhero films.
Comic strip characters in motion pictures.
Motion picture production and direction > United States.
Motion picture industry > United States.
Adaptations cinématographiques > Histoire et critique.
Cinéma et bandes dessinées.
Films de superhéros.
Cinéma > Industrie > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Direction & Production.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
Comic strip characters in motion pictures
Film adaptations
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures and comic books
Motion pictures > Production and direction
Superhero films
United States
Electronic book.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""THE COMIC BOOK FILM ADAPTATION""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE: The Golden Age of Comic Book Filmmaking ""; ""CHAPTER TWO: The Comic Book Movie Genre ""; ""CHAPTER THREE: Fans, Fidelity, and the Grammar of Value ""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: A Comic Aesthetic ""; ""CHAPTER FIVE: How to Adapt Comics the Marvel Way ""; ""CONCLUSION: The Future of the Comic Book Movie ""; ""APPENDIX: North American Box-Office Totals for Comic Book Film Adaptations ""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""

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