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Frank Miller's Daredevil and the ends of heroism / Paul Young.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Comics culturePublisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813563831
  • 0813563836
  • 9780813573038
  • 0813573033
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Frank Miller's Daredevil and the ends of heroism.DDC classification:
  • 741.5/0973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6727.M55 Z96 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: dealing with the devil -- Chapter one: our story so far -- Chapter two: into the snake pit -- Chapter three: the unholy three -- Chapter four: comics for comics' sake -- Interlude: Daredevil versus the Catechism -- Conclusion: exposé.
Summary: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic to an industry-wide success story, then left to establish a renowned and controversial career. A childhood fan of the comic, media scholar Paul Young presents a rigorous study of the artist's influences and innovations, an examination of how Miller's vision impacted the comics industry, and a reflection on how Daredevil taught him about the creative possibilities of comics while shaking his faith in superheroes.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257) and index.

Introduction: dealing with the devil -- Chapter one: our story so far -- Chapter two: into the snake pit -- Chapter three: the unholy three -- Chapter four: comics for comics' sake -- Interlude: Daredevil versus the Catechism -- Conclusion: exposé.

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic to an industry-wide success story, then left to establish a renowned and controversial career. A childhood fan of the comic, media scholar Paul Young presents a rigorous study of the artist's influences and innovations, an examination of how Miller's vision impacted the comics industry, and a reflection on how Daredevil taught him about the creative possibilities of comics while shaking his faith in superheroes.

English.

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