{"product_id":"marvel-comics-into-film-essays-on-adaptations-since-the-1940s-paperback","title":"Marvel Comics Into Film: Essays on Adaptations Since the 1940s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew J. McEniry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Moses Peaslee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert G. Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Marvel Studios' approach to its Cinematic Universe--beginning with the release of \u003ci\u003eIron Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2008)--has become the template for successful management of blockbuster film properties. Yet films featuring Marvel characters can be traced back to the 1940s, when the Captain America serial first appeared on the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays is the first to explore the historical, textual and cultural context of the larger cinematic Marvel universe, including serials, animated films, television movies, non-U.S. versions of Marvel characters, films that feature characters licensed by Marvel, and the contemporary Cinematic Universe as conceived by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. Films analyzed include \u003ci\u003eTransformers\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eHoward the Duck\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eBlade\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003ePlanet Hulk\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eIron Man: Rise of Technovore\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eElektra\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), the Conan the Barbarian franchise (1982-1990), \u003ci\u003eUltimate Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eGhost Rider\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew J. McEniry\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate librarian and the director of the Digital Scholarship Lab at Texas Tech University. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Moses Peaslee\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and chair of Journalism and Electronic Media at the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in several journals and he is coeditor of two previous essay collections on comics. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert G. Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e is the popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture, International Journal of Comic Art\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePopular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author\/editor\/coeditor of numerous books related to popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723109208127,"sku":"9780786443048","price":64.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/57f7014fbfddde224a9887c014403cd1.webp?v=1765098042","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/marvel-comics-into-film-essays-on-adaptations-since-the-1940s-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}