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Author:   Richard J. Gray ,  Betty Kaklamanidou
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780786463459

ISBN 10:   0786463457
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   20 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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a stimulating companion to the genre which now rules the cinema. - Barry Forshaw, CrimeTime and DVD Choices websites, October 2015

a stimulating companion to the genre which now rules the cinema."" - Barry Forshaw, CrimeTime and DVD Choices websites, October 2015

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Richard J. Gray II is an assistant professor of French at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. His fields of study include interdisciplinary approaches to French literary studies, language, film, cultural studies, and women’s studies. He lives in Ashland, Ohio. Betty Kaklamanidou is a lecturer in film history and theory in the film studies department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where she lives.

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