Contributions by Timothy P. Barnard, Michael Cohen, Rayna Denison, Martin Flanagan, Sophie Geoffroy-Menoux, Mel Gibson, Kerry Gough, Jonathan Gray, Craig Hight, Derek Johnson, Pascal Lefevre, Paul M. Malone, Neil Rae, Aldo J. Regalado, Jan van der Putten, and David Wilt
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Film and Comic Books 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 (
Dick Tracy), realist and autobiographical comics (
American Splendor;
Ghost World), and photo-montage comics (Mexico’s
El Santo).
Essayists discuss films beginning with the 1978
Superman. That success led filmmakers to adapt a multitude of comic books for the screen including Marvel’s
Uncanny X-Men, the
Amazing Spider-Man,
Blade, and the
Incredible Hulk as well as alternative graphic novels such as
From Hell,
V for Vendetta, and
Road to Perdition.
Essayists also discuss recent works from Mexico, France, Germany, and Malaysia.
About the author
Matthew P. Mc Allister is associate professor of film, video, and media studies at Pennsylvania State University.
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