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McAllister,
Matthew P., Edward H. Sewell, and Ian
Gordon, eds. Comics
and Ideology. Popular Culture and Everyday Life,
Vol. 2. New
York:
Peter Lang Publishing, 2001. 320 pages. ISBN: 0820452491 (paper).
Book description: Superman's role in romanticizing commercialism;
sexual
violence in Japanese manga comics; Wonder Woman as Americanized
immigrant;
reader's reactions to the gay superhero Northstar; Dilbert as a
workplace
revolutionary; the Punisher's invasion of Vietnam-these are a few of
the
issues that Comics & Ideology addresses. Focusing on the
intersection
of social power and comic art, essays in this book explore how images
and
narratives in comic books and comic strips may portray social groups
and
social issues. As a scholarly examination of a form known as "the
funnies"
or "funny books," this book argues that the themes and
characterizations
in comic art are often quite serious. Essays take diverse theoretical
perspectives
such as cultural studies, political economy, feminist criticism, queer
studies, and mythic analysis, all focusing on the relationship of
comics
to issues of social division.
- Acknowledgments ... vii
- List of Figures ...
xi
- "Introducing Comics
and Ideology," Matthew P. McAllister, Edward
(Edd)
H. Sewell, Jr. and Ian Gordon
... 1
- "Ownership
Concentration in the U.S. Comic Book Industry," Matthew
P.
McAllister ... 15
- "The Women's
Suffragist Movement Through the Eyes of Life Magazine
Cartoons," J.Robyn Goodman
... 39
- "Humor and Gender
Politics: A Textual Analysis of the First Feminist
Comic
in Hong Kong," Wendy Siuyi Wong and Lisa M. Cuklanz ... 69
- "'The Dominant Trope':
Sex, Violence and Hierarchy in Japanese Comics
for
Men," Anne Cooper-Chen ... 99
- "From Realism to
Superheroes in Marvel's The 'Nam," Annette
Matton ... 129
- "Nostalgia, Myth, and
Ideology: Visions of Superman at the End of the
'American
Century,'" Ian Gordon
... 151
- "Kevlar Armor,
Heat-Seeking Bullets, and Social Order: A Mythological
Reading
of Judge Dredd," Matthew T. Althouse ... 177
- "Coming Out in Comic
Books: Letter Columns, Readers and Gay and Lesbian
Characters," Morris Franklin ... 195
- "Queer Characters in
Comic Strips Edward H. Sewell, Jr. ... 251
- "Power to the
Cubicle-Dwellers: An Ideological Reading of Dilbert,"
Julie Davis ... 275
- List of Contributors
... 301
Reviews:
- Singer,
Marc. [review.] International
Journal of Comic Art
5.1 (Spring 2003): 391-93.
- Wolf-Meyer, Matthew. [review] Reconstruction 1.1 (Fall 2001). on-line
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