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Explores the huge commercial success of contemporary superhero blockbusters and develops a critical theory of digital-era popular seriality.

Superhero films.

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"Superheroes such as Superman and Spider-Man have spread all over the world. As this edited volume shows, many national cultures have created or reimagined the idea of the superhero, while the realm of superheroes now contains many icons whose histories borrow from local folklore and legends. Consequently, the superhero needs reconsideration, to be regarded as part of both local and global culture as well as examined for the rich meanings that such broad origins and re-workings create.This collection stands out as the first concentrated attempt to think through the meanings and significance of the superhero, not only as a product of culture in the United States, but as a series of local, transnational, and global exchanges in popular media. Through analysis of mainly film, television, and computer screens, contributors offer three challenges to the idea of the "American" superhero: transnational reimagining of superhero culture, emerging local superheroes, and the use of local superheroes to undermine dominant political ideologies. The essays explore the shifting transnational meanings of Doctor Who, Thor, and the Phantom, as these characters are reimagined in world culture. Other chapters chart the rise of local superheroes from India, the Middle East, Thailand, and South Korea. These explorations demonstrate how far superheroes have traveled to inspire audiences worldwide"--

Superhero films --- Motion pictures and globalization. --- Heroes in motion pictures. --- History and criticism.

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The concept of identity in superhero narratives has become a burgeoning field in academic studies of this increasingly popular cinematic genre. 'Women in Marvel Films' provides the first rigorous analysis of the portrayals of women, heroic and otherwise, in films based on Marvel comics from the 1980s to the present. It explores the relationships between this cultural phenomenon and wider issues of gender equality, considering the cultural moments in which Marvel films are made and incorporating complex histories of the comic book and Hollywood industries.

Women in motion pictures. --- Superhero films --- History and criticism. --- Marvel Entertainment Group.

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Comic Book Movies explores how this genre serves as a source for modern-day myths, sometimes even incorporating ancient mythic figures like Thor and Wonder Woman's Amazons, while engaging with the questions that haunt a post-9/11 world: How do we define heroism and morality today? How far are we willing to go when fighting terror? How can we resist a dystopian state? Film scholar Blair Davis also considers how the genre's visual style is equally important as its weighty themes, and he details how advances in digital effects have allowed filmmakers to incorporate elements of comic book art in innovative ways. As he reveals, comic book movies have inspired just as many innovations to Hollywood's business model, with film franchises and transmedia storytelling helping to ensure that the genre will continue its reign over popular culture for years to come.

Comic strip characters in motion pictures. --- Superhero films --- Motion pictures --- Comic strip superhero films --- Comic strip superheroes films --- Superheroes films --- Fantasy films --- Science fiction films --- History and criticism. --- comic books. --- comics. --- film. --- graphic novel. --- movies.

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In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald Reagan's aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the 21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after 9/11.

Kapitalismus. --- Motion pictures --- Motion pictures --- Neoliberalismus. --- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. --- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. --- Superhero films --- Superhero films. --- Superheroes. --- Superheroes. --- Wirtschaftspolitik. --- Plots, themes, etc. --- Plots, themes, etc. --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism.