{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-superheroes-9781472110558","title":"A Brief History of Superheroes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  For over 90 years, superheroes have been interrogated, deconstructed, and reinvented. In this wide-ranging study, Robb looks at the diverse characters, their creators, and the ways in which their creations have been reinvented for successive generations. Inevitably, the focus is on the United States, but the context is international, including an examination of characters developed in India and Japan in reaction to the traditional American hero. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Sections examine: the birth of the superhero, including Superman, in 1938; the DC family (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and The Justice Society\/League of America), from the 1940s to the 1960s; the superheroes enlistment in the war effort in the 1940s and 50s; their neutering by the Comics Code; the challenge to DC from the Marvel family (The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the author’s \u003ci\u003eBrief Guide to Star Trek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou won’t find star dates or names of redshirts killed off in the fourth episode in the third season of the original series (trick question, they were unnamed). What you will find is an honest and excellent source of information about the work that went into the series that is still surviving after almost 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Aidan Fortune * SF Crowsnest *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the author’s \u003ci\u003eBrief Guide to Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Well-written and easy to read . . . I recommend this book to any \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e fan.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Chad Cloman","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084945486167,"sku":"9781472110558","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472110558.jpg?v=1762207666","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-superheroes-9781472110558","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}