| Marvel Comics' Civil War and the Age of Terror: Critical Essays on the Comic Saga Contributor(s): Scott, Kevin Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786496894 ISBN-13: 9780786496891 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| LCCN: 2015023922 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.9" (0.85 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marvel Comics has an established tradition of addressing relevant real-life issues facing the American public. With the publication of Civil War (2006-2007), a seven-issue crossover storyline spanning the Marvel universe, they focused on contemporary anxieties such as terrorism and threats to privacy and other civil liberties. This collection of new essays explores the Civil War series and its many tie-in titles from the perspectives of history, political science, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, law and education. The contributors provide a close reading of the series' main theme--the appropriate balance between freedom and security--and discuss how that balance affects citizenship, race, gender and identity construction in 21st-century America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scott, Kevin Michael: - Kevin Michael Scott is an associate professor and coordinator of English education at Albany State University in Georgia. He lives in Leesburg, Georgia. |
