Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon (Comics by Ian Gordon
By Ian Gordon
Superman: endurance of an American Icon examines the numerous iterations of the nature in comedian books, comedian strips, radio sequence, motion picture serials, function motion pictures, tv exhibits, animation, toys, and collectibles during the last 8 a long time. Demonstrating how Superman’s iconic recognition can't be attributed to any unmarried author or textual content, comics professional Ian Gordon embarks on a deeper attention of cultural mythmaking as a collective and dynamic method. He additionally outlines the customarily contentious relationships among a few of the events who've contributed to the Superman mythos, together with company executives, comics writers, artists, nostalgic commentators, and collectors.
Armed with an encyclopedic wisdom of Superman’s appearances in comics and different media, Gordon additionally digs into comics documents to bare the popular function that enthusiasts have performed in remembering, examining, and reimagining Superman’s iconography. Gordon considers how comics, movie, and television manufacturers have taken benefit of fan engagement and nostalgia whilst promoting Superman items. Investigating a personality who's both an icon of yank tradition, fan tradition, and shopper tradition, Superman therefore bargains a provocative research of mythmaking within the smooth era.
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