Liam Burke

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The Comic Book Film Adaptation

Exploring Modern Hollywood's Leading Genre

University Press of Mississippi

The first study of how the comic book moved to the center of Hollywood film production in the twenty-first century

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The Superhero Symbol

Media, Culture, and Politics

Rutgers University Press

Bringing together superhero scholars and key industry figures The Superhero Symbol unmasks how superheroes have become so pervasive in media, culture, and politics. This timely collection explores how these powerful icons are among the entertainment industry’s most valuable intellectual properties, yet can be appropriated for everything from activism to cosplay and real-life vigilantism.

  • Copyright year: 2020
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The Superhero Symbol

Media, Culture, and Politics

Rutgers University Press

Bringing together superhero scholars and key industry figures The Superhero Symbol unmasks how superheroes have become so pervasive in media, culture, and politics. This timely collection explores how these powerful icons are among the entertainment industry’s most valuable intellectual properties, yet can be appropriated for everything from activism to cosplay and real-life vigilantism.

  • Copyright year: 2020
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Superheroes Beyond

University Press of Mississippi

A dynamic collection acknowledging a powerful diversity of superheroes outside of expected boundaries

  • Copyright year: 2024
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