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Alan Moore
A Critical Guide
Taschenbuch von Jackson Ayres
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
A complete guide to the comics work of the writer Alan Moore, this book helps readers explore one of the genre's most important, compelling and subversive writers.

In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers:

· Moore's comics career - from his early work in 2000AD to his breakthrough graphic novels and his later battles with the industry
· Moore's major works - including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Saga of the Swamp Thing and Promethea
· Key themes and contexts - from Moore's subversion of the superhero genre and metafictional techniques to his creative collaborations and battles with the industry for creator control
· Critical approaches to Moore's work

The book includes a bibliography of critical work on Moore and discussion questions for classroom use.
A complete guide to the comics work of the writer Alan Moore, this book helps readers explore one of the genre's most important, compelling and subversive writers.

In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers:

· Moore's comics career - from his early work in 2000AD to his breakthrough graphic novels and his later battles with the industry
· Moore's major works - including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Saga of the Swamp Thing and Promethea
· Key themes and contexts - from Moore's subversion of the superhero genre and metafictional techniques to his creative collaborations and battles with the industry for creator control
· Critical approaches to Moore's work

The book includes a bibliography of critical work on Moore and discussion questions for classroom use.
Über den Autor
Jackson Ayres is Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University, San Antonio, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Includes discussion questions and a comprehensive bibliography of critical writing on Moore
Inhaltsverzeichnis
DedicationSeries Editor's PrefaceList of FiguresAcknowledgments1. Introduction
Do We Need Moore?
The Original Writer
A Guide to this Guide
2. Historical and Biographical Contexts
Mage of the Midlands
Thatcherism
The British Invasion
Creator Rights
3. Key Texts, Part One
Invading British Comics
Origins
2000 A.D.: Short Stories, Skizz, DR and Quinch, and The Ballad of Halo JonesThe Bojeffries Saga
Reinventing Superheroes: Britain
Marvelman/MiraclemanCaptain BritainV for Vendetta
Reinventing Superheroes: America
The Saga of the Swamp Thing Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Killing Joke Watchmen4. Key Texts, Part Two
Horrors of History
From Hell A Small Killing Big Numbers Brought to Light
Re-Imagining Superheroes
1963 Supreme
Moore's '90s Superheroes
Cultural Commons
"In Pictopia"
Lost GirlsThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
America's Best Comics
Tom Strong Tomorrow Stories Top 10 Promethea
Histories of Horror
Lovecraft Cycle: The Courtyard, Neonomicon, and ProvidenceCrossed + 100 Cinema Purgatorio5. Critical Questions
Themes and Techniques
Intertextuality
Magic
Psychogeography
Englishness
Representations
Race
Sexuality
Sexual Violence
6. Social and Cultural Impact
Authorship and Ownership
The Revised Superhero
Mature Readers?
Politics and/of Comics
Cultural Remixing
Moore After Comics, Comics After Moore
GlossaryWorks CitedIndex
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350060463
ISBN-10: 1350060461
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ayres, Jackson
Redaktion: Royal, Derek Parker
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 218 x 137 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jackson Ayres
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,331 kg
Artikel-ID: 118854409
Über den Autor
Jackson Ayres is Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University, San Antonio, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Includes discussion questions and a comprehensive bibliography of critical writing on Moore
Inhaltsverzeichnis
DedicationSeries Editor's PrefaceList of FiguresAcknowledgments1. Introduction
Do We Need Moore?
The Original Writer
A Guide to this Guide
2. Historical and Biographical Contexts
Mage of the Midlands
Thatcherism
The British Invasion
Creator Rights
3. Key Texts, Part One
Invading British Comics
Origins
2000 A.D.: Short Stories, Skizz, DR and Quinch, and The Ballad of Halo JonesThe Bojeffries Saga
Reinventing Superheroes: Britain
Marvelman/MiraclemanCaptain BritainV for Vendetta
Reinventing Superheroes: America
The Saga of the Swamp Thing Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Killing Joke Watchmen4. Key Texts, Part Two
Horrors of History
From Hell A Small Killing Big Numbers Brought to Light
Re-Imagining Superheroes
1963 Supreme
Moore's '90s Superheroes
Cultural Commons
"In Pictopia"
Lost GirlsThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
America's Best Comics
Tom Strong Tomorrow Stories Top 10 Promethea
Histories of Horror
Lovecraft Cycle: The Courtyard, Neonomicon, and ProvidenceCrossed + 100 Cinema Purgatorio5. Critical Questions
Themes and Techniques
Intertextuality
Magic
Psychogeography
Englishness
Representations
Race
Sexuality
Sexual Violence
6. Social and Cultural Impact
Authorship and Ownership
The Revised Superhero
Mature Readers?
Politics and/of Comics
Cultural Remixing
Moore After Comics, Comics After Moore
GlossaryWorks CitedIndex
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350060463
ISBN-10: 1350060461
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ayres, Jackson
Redaktion: Royal, Derek Parker
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 218 x 137 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jackson Ayres
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2021
Gewicht: 0,331 kg
Artikel-ID: 118854409
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