Description: Further DetailsTitle: Superhero BlockbustersCondition: NewSubtitle: Seriality and PoliticsAuthor: Felix BrinkerFormat: HardbackEAN: 9781474485180ISBN: 9781474485180Publisher: Edinburgh University PressGenre: Films & TVTopic: Language & ReferenceRelease Date: 05/31/2022Description: This is the first book-length study to examine the enduring popularity of block-buster films based on DC or Marvel superhero comics properties. It argues that the success of superhero movies is rooted in aesthetic practices unavailable to other types of film, and suggests that the multi-dimensional seriality of these movies, combining practices of serialisation, adaptation, and transmedia storytelling, endows them with an unmatched potential to engage audiences over time and to actively intervene in the discourses of online fandom. The book develops a critical theory of digital-era popular seriality, examining the narrative strategies of superhero movies and their evolution, from 1978's Superman to 2018's Avengers: Infinity War and beyond. It discusses textual and extra-textual practices of fan mobilisation, and considers the genre's shared political imaginary and its purchase on contemporary political debates.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmBook Series: Screen SerialitiesRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Superhero Blockbusters
Title: Superhero Blockbusters
Subtitle: Seriality and Politics
EAN: 9781474485180
ISBN: 9781474485180
Genre: Films & TV
Topic: Language & Reference
Release Date: 05/31/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Superhero Blockbusters : Seriality and Politics
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Film / Screenwriting, Film / Direction & Production, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Bilingual
Author: Felix Brinker
Subject Area: Performing Arts
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Screen Serialities Ser.
Format: Hardcover
