Graphic novels, Comic books, Manga, Cartoons

This collection of new essays explores various ways of reading, interpreting and using digital comics.

As properties of DC comics continue to sprout over the years, narratives that were once kept sacrosanct now spill over into one another, synergizing into one bona fide creative Universe.

The Incredible Hulk is one of the earliest Marvel Comics superheroes.

Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968.

This is a book about the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities.

Fictional war narratives often employ haunted battlefields, super-soldiers, time travel, the undead and other imaginative elements of science fiction and fantasy.

While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast.

Toys--those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children's imaginative play--have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction.

Among the top-grossing Hollywood blockbusters of all time, Star Wars launched one of the most successful movie and licensing franchises in history.

First introduced in a 1938 comic book, Superman has since become an iconic character in American entertainment.

This detailed chronological analysis of British World War II movies from 1939 until the present explores how films projected recognizable stereotypes of British national character and how the times in which a film was made shaped its perspectives.

Beloved by young girls around the world, Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise has been mired in controversy since its debut in the early 1980s.

The heroine's journey echoes throughout ancient legend.

Marvel Comics has an established tradition of addressing relevant real-life issues facing the American public.

What comes to mind when you think about superheroes?

Exploring the pedagogical power of the monstrous, this collection of new essays describes innovative teaching strategies that use our cultural fascination with monsters to enhance learning in high school and college courses.

Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish!

Persia had Rostam.

The 2005 James McTeigue and Wachowski Brothers film V for Vendetta represents a postmodern pastiche, a collection of fragments pasted together from the original Moore and Lloyd graphic novel of the same name, along with numerous allusions to literature, history, cinema, music, art, politics, and medicine.

Winston Churchill, indispensable when liberty was in peril, died in 1965.

From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America.

Exploring image and imagination in conjunction with natural environments, the animal, and the human, this collection of essays turns the ecocritical and ecocompositional gaze upon comic studies.

Since her first appearance in 1992, Harley Quinn--eccentric sidekick to the Joker--has captured the attention of readers like few new characters have in eight decades of Batman comics.

Comics and sequential art are increasingly in use in college classrooms.

This critical study of video games since 9/11 shows how a distinct genre emerged following the terrorist attacks and their aftermath.

For decades, Marvel Comics' superhero group the Avengers have captured the imagination of millions, whether in comics, multi-billion dollar grossing films or video games.

Central to every vampire story is the undead's need for human blood, but equally compelling is the human ingestion of vampire blood, which often creates a bond.

Since the creation of the comic book, cases of legal conflict and confusion have often arisen where concepts such as public domain, unincorporated entities and moral rights are involved.

For the better part of three decades romance comics were an American institution.

Comic book audience expectations have fluctuated dramatically through the years, and comic book creators have had to adapt to shifting reader concerns.

Elaborate cinematic universes and sophisticated marketing tie-ins are commonplace in entertainment today.

The first superhero team from the Silver Age of comics, DC's Justice League has seen many iterations since its first appearance in 1960.

Like other forms of fan fiction, slash fiction--centered on same-sex relationships between two or more characters--is a powerful cultural dialogue.

The television series Gotham gave viewers a unique perspective on the fascinating world of Batman, the legendary comic book character.

In 1938, Superman debuted, jumping off the pages of Action Comics #1.

Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media.

Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a staple of the Batman universe, evolving into a franchise comprised of comic books, graphic novels, video games, films, television series and more.

Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire.

Fan CULTure explores how present-day fans interact with the films, television shows, books, and pop culture artifacts they love.

When Kenneth Johnson's science fiction miniseries V premiered in 1983, it netted more than 40 percent of the television viewing audience and went on to spawn a sequel, a weekly series, novelizations, comic books and a remake.

The image of the nurse is ubiquitous, both in life and in popular media.

Leiji Matsumoto is one of Japan's most influential myth creators.

In 2002, Vertigo/DC Comics published the first issue of Bill Willingham's Fables.

What makes a successful comics creator?

This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit television series Arrow--based on DC Comic's Green Arrow--and its spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl.

In January 1966, Alan Napier became a household name on ABC's hit series Batman (1966-1968) as Alfred Pennyworth, loyal butler to the show's title character.

"e;Top 40"e; was the preeminent American radio format of the 1950s and 1960s.

One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's Pogo took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R.

Neil Gaiman has emerged as one of the most influential literary figures of the 21st century.

Since the early 2000s, popular culture has experienced a "e;Zombie Renaissance,"e; beginning in film and expanding into books, television, video games, theatre productions, phone apps, collectibles and toys.