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050		4	_aPN6710 _b.W36 2012
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100	1		_aWandtke, Terrence R.
245	1	4	_aThe meaning of superhero comic books _h[electronic resource] / _cTerrence R. Wandtke.
260			_aJefferson, N.C. : _bMcFarland & Co., _cc2012.
300			_avii, 262 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"This volume details how the workings of the superhero comics industry and the conventions of the medium have developed a culture like that of traditional epic storytelling. By revealing how contemporary superhero comics connect traditional aesthetics and postmodern theories, this work explains why the superhero comic book flourishes in the "new traditional" shape of the digital age"--Provided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aComic books, strips, etc. _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aSuperheroes in literature.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rave/detail.action?docID=943943 _zClick to View
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