{"product_id":"film-and-comic-books-9781578069781","title":"Film and Comic Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFilm and Comic Books\u003c\/em\u003e contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of comics aesthetics into film; audience expectations, reception, and reaction to comic book-based films; and the adaptation of films into comics. A wide range of comic\/film adaptations are explored, including superheroes (Spider-Man), comic strips (\u003cem\u003eDick Tracy\u003c\/em\u003e), realist and autobiographical comics (\u003cem\u003eAmerican Splendor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGhost World\u003c\/em\u003e), and photo-montage comics (Mexico's \u003cem\u003eEl Santo\u003c\/em\u003e). Essayists discuss films beginning with the 1978 \u003cem\u003eSuperman\u003c\/em\u003e. That success led filmmakers to adapt a multitude of comic books for the screen including Marvel's \u003cem\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAmazing Spider-Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlade\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eIncredible Hulk\u003c\/em\u003e as well as alternative graphic novels such as \u003cem\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/em\u003e. Essayists also discuss recent works from Mexico, France, Germany, and Malaysia. Essays from Timothy P. Barnard, Michael Cohen, Rayna Denison, Martin Flanagan, Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux, Mel Gibson, Kerry Gough, Jonathan Gray, Craig Hight, Derek Johnson, Pascal Lef?vre, Paul M. Malone, Neil Rae, Aldo J. Regalado, Jan van der Putten, and David Wilt Ian Gordon is associate professor of history and convenor of American studies at the National University of Singapore. Mark Jancovich is professor of film and television studies at the University of East Anglia. Matthew P. McAllister is associate professor of film, video, and media studies at Pennsylvania State University.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041473429847,"sku":"9781578069781","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781578069781.jpg?v=1750950414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/film-and-comic-books-9781578069781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}