The Dark Night Returns : The Contemporary Resurgence of Crime Comics /

"Crime comic books in the 1950s caused controversy leading to their suppression and near extinction. Twenty-five years later, the dark hero, femme fatale, and bleak outlook of crime story comic books are even more striking and subversive. Terrence Wandtke traces the history of crime comics from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wandtke, Terrence R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, New York : RIT Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Batman > Comic
Kriminalgeschichte
Comic > Motiv
Crime in literature.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Criminalite dans la litterature.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History and criticism.
USA
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction crime comics and other black masks
  • Classic crime comics and The big sleep
  • The dark mirror reappears in the future: Dean Motter and Howard Chaykin
  • The Dark Night returns to the mainstream: Frank Miller
  • After Dark (another generation of comic noir): Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Azzarello, and Ed Brubaker
  • Conclusion Crime comics and America's Memento Mori.

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