The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best of the original chapters but also includes ...

Key writings exploring questions of reception, interpretation and interactivity. The fan audience, the active audience, gender and audience, nation and ethnicity, internet ...

This text examines Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' in context of adaptation, both from the original novel but also as graphic novel, computer game and series of books. It also ...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Before Star Wars -- 2 Dirt -- 3 Order -- 4 Border Crossing -- Notes -- Credits -- Bibliography

ABC’s action-comedy series Batman (1966–68) famously offered a dual address in its wildly popular portayal of a comic book hero in a live action format. Children uncritically ...