The Joker : : a serious study of The Clown Prince of Crime / / edited by Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner.
"Along with Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman, the Joker stands out as one of the most recognizable comics characters in popular culture. While there has been a great deal of scholarly attention on superheroes, very little has been done to understand supervillains. This is the first academic wor...
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The Joker : a serious study of The Clown Prince of Crime / edited by Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015] 2015 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Along with Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman, the Joker stands out as one of the most recognizable comics characters in popular culture. While there has been a great deal of scholarly attention on superheroes, very little has been done to understand supervillains. This is the first academic work to provide a comprehensive study of this villain, illustrating why the Joker appears so relevant to audiences today. Batman's foe has cropped up in thousands of comics, numerous animated series, and three major blockbuster feature films since 1966. Actually, the Joker debuted in DC comics Batman 1 (1940) as the typical gangster, but the character evolved steadily into one of the most ominous in the history of sequential art. Batman and the Joker almost seemed to define each other as opposites, hero and nemesis, in a kind of psychological duality. Scholars from a wide array of disciplines look at the Joker through the lens of feature films, video games, comics, politics, magic and mysticism, psychology, animation, television, performance studies, and philosophy. As the first volume that examines the Joker as complex cultural and cross-media phenomenon, this collection adds to our understanding of the role comic book and cinematic villains play in the world and the ways various media affect their interpretation. Connecting the Clown Prince of Crime to bodies of thought as divergent as Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, contributors demonstrate the frightening ways in which we get the monsters we need"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Joker (Fictitious character) Comic books, strips, etc. United States History and criticism. Literature and society United States. Electronic books. Peaslee, Robert Moses, 1973- editor. Weiner, Robert G., 1966- editor. Print version: Joker : a serious study of The Clown Prince of Crime. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015] 9781628462388 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=3039963 Click to View |
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