Superman is Jewish? how comic book superheroes came to serve truth, justice, and the Jewish-American way

Superman as supermentsh: how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination: from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics: MAD in the original Yiddish -- War and peace: the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II --...

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1. Verfasser: Brod, Harry (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, New Delhi Free Press 2012
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Zusammenfassung:Superman as supermentsh: how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination: from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics: MAD in the original Yiddish -- War and peace: the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II -- It's a Jewish thing: not-so-secret identities in the Marvel Bullpen -- The spirit of Will Eisner: the pen is mightier than the words -- A Jew at war: the art of Joe Kubert -- Of mice and supermen: Art Spiegelman's Maus -- From the new world back to the old: Jewish comics abroad -- The amazing adventures of Michael Chabon: Kavalier and Clay.
Superman as supermentsh: how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination: from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics: MAD in the original Yiddish -- War and peace: the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II -- It's a Jewish thing: not-so-secret identities in the Marvel Bullpen -- The spirit of Will Eisner: the pen is mightier than the words -- A Jew at war: the art of Joe Kubert -- Of mice and supermen: Art Spiegelman's Maus -- From the new world back to the old: Jewish comics abroad -- The amazing adventures of Michael Chabon: Kavalier and Clay
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 197-208
Beschreibung:XXVIII, 208 Seiten
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25 cm
ISBN:9781416595311
978-1-4165-9531-1
9781416595304
978-1-4165-9530-4
9781416598459
978-1-4165-9845-9