Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice, and the American Way by Nickie D. Phillips (En

Description: Comic Book Crime by Nickie D. Phillips, Staci Strobl Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Superman, Batman, Daredevil, and Wonder Woman are iconic cultural figures that embody values of order, fairness, justice, and retribution. Comic Book Crime digs deep into these and other celebrated characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of crime and justice in contemporary American comic books. This is a world where justice is delivered, where heroes save ordinary citizens from certain doom, where evil is easily identified and thwarted by powers far greater than mere mortals could possess. Nickie Phillips and Staci Strobl explore these representations and show that comic books, as a historically important American cultural medium, participate in both reflecting and shaping an American ideological identity that is often focused on ideas of the apocalypse, utopia, retribution, and nationalism. Through an analysis of approximately 200 comic books sold from 2002 to 2010, as well as several years of immersion in comic book fan culture, Phillips and Strobl reveal the kinds of themes and plots popular comics feature in a post-9/11 context. They discuss heroes calculations of "deathworthiness," or who should be killed in meting out justice, and how these judgments have as much to do with the heros character as they do with the actions of the villains. This fascinating volume also analyzes how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive. Engaging, sharp, and insightful, Comic Book Crime is a fresh take on the very meaning of truth, justice, and the American way. Notes Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive Author Biography Nickie D. Phillips is Associate Professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at St.Francis College in Brooklyn, NY. Staci Strobl is Associate Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Table of Contents Acknowledgments1 Holy Criminology, Batman! Comics and Constructions of Crime and Justice 2 "Crime Doesnt Pay"A Brief History of Crime and Justice Themes in Comic Books 3 The World Is ShiftingTerrorism, Xenophobia, and Comic Books after 9/11 4 A Better TomorrowApocalypse, Utopia, and the Crime Problem 5 "Thats the Trouble with a Bad Seed"Villains and the Embodiment of Evil 6 "Arent We Supposed to Be the Good Guys?"Heroes, Deathworthiness, and Paths to Justice 7 "Take Down the Bad Guys, Save the Girl"Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Comic Book Justice 8 "Arent There Any Brown People in This World?"Race, Ethinicity, and Crime Fighting 9 Apocalyptic IncapacitationThe "Maximum-Maximum" Response to Crime 10 ConclusionUltimate Justice Appendix: Sample and methodology Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors Review "Carrying ahead the project of cultural criminology, Phillips and Strobl dare to take seriously that which amuses and entertains us - and to find in it the most significant of themes. Audiences, images, ideologies of justice and injustice - all populate the pages of Comic Book Crime. The result is an analysis as colorful as a good comic, and as sharp as the point on a superheros sword." Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge "Comic Book Crime is an important book devoted to a medium that has long been dismissed, despite its crossover appeal...For smart readers like us, Comic Book Crime is long overdue. Its a thrilling look at comics from a new perspective - and its better than most superhero films."--Popmatters.com Promotional Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive Long Description Superman, Batman, Daredevil, and Wonder Woman are iconic cultural figures that embody values of order, fairness, justice, and retribution. Comic Book Crime digs deep into these and other celebrated characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of crime and justice in contemporary American comic books. This is a world where justice is delivered, where heroes save ordinary citizens from certain doom, where evil is easily identified and thwarted by powers far greater than mere mortals could possess. Nickie Phillips and Staci Strobl explore these representations and show that comic books, as a historically important American cultural medium, participate in both reflecting and shaping an American ideological identity that is often focused on ideas of the apocalypse, utopia, retribution, and nationalism. Through an analysis of approximately 200 comic books sold from 2002 to 2010, as well as several years of immersion in comic book fan culture, Phillips and Strobl reveal the kinds of themes and plots popular comics feature in a post-9/11 context. They discuss heroes calculations of "deathworthiness," or who should be killed in meting out justice, and how these judgments have as much to do with the heros character as they do with the actions of the villains. This fascinating volume also analyzes how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive. Engaging, sharp, and insightful, Comic Book Crime is a fresh take on the very meaning of truth, justice, and the American way. Review Quote "Students and the public as well as academics should be interested in and entertained by this scholarly treatment of a popular culture form."-Jack David Eller, Anthropology Review Database Promotional "Headline" Analyses how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive Details ISBN0814767885 Author Staci Strobl Pages 320 Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 0814767885 ISBN-13 9780814767887 Format Paperback Short Title COMIC BK CRIME Media Book Imprint New York University Press Subtitle Truth, Justice, and the American Way Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 741.59 Series Alternative Criminology Series Number 4 UK Release Date 2013-07-15 NZ Release Date 2013-07-15 US Release Date 2013-07-15 Publisher New York University Press Publication Date 2013-07-15 Alternative 9780814767870 Illustrations 38 black and white illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2013-07-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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