Comic connections. Building character and theme / ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Building character and theme
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sandra Eckard.
• Editors: Eckard, Sandra
• Contents: Introduction: building character and theme / Sandra Eckard -- Tales and dreams: Neil Gaiman's the Sandman and critical and creative thinking in the English classroom / Carmela Delia Lanza -- Marvelous families, epic dysfunction: combining Norse mythology, the Thor comics, and Marvel films in a general education literature course / Holly M. Wells -- Flip the hero script: Kamala Khan and Katniss Everdeen search for agency, purpose, and identity / Mary T. Christel -- Marvel's civil war: interrogating vigilantism and the superhero myth in the post-9/11 era / Jane Coulter, Keith Mccleary -- From Marvel's Daredevil to Netflix's Defenders: justice is blind? / P.l. Thomas -- Comics and philosophy: Batman and the nature of evil / Jon Ostenson -- Discovering and discussing tall tale elements through Lemke's tall great American folktales: the comic anthology / Jennifer Toney -- Finding the panther: Marvel comics' Black Panther socio-historical roots and their influences on character development / Scott Honeycutt, Karin Keith, Renee Rice-Moran, Lashay Jennings, Huili Hong -- 21st century creature: analyzing Frankenstein in the medium of comics / Jeffrey hayes -- Word from Krypton: analyzing the character of Superman / Richard Harrison.
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 182 pages)
• Subjects: 741.5/9; Comic books, strips, etc -- History and criticism; Comic books, strips, etc -- Themes, motives; Comic books, strips, etc., in education; Character in literature; Graphic novels -- History and criticism; ART / Techniques / Drawing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1475828098; 9781475828092
• Related ISBNs: 9781475828078
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.