This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. If you own the copyright to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we offer a simple DMCA procedure to remove your content from our site. Start by pressing the button below! Author: Paul Lopes. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN cloth : alk. Comic books, strips, etc. L67 She was always there when I most needed her. I would like to thank all my colleagues in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Colgate University who eventually provided me a permanent home.
Without their support this book would not have been possible. I would also like to thank Michelle and James Ennis for their insightful comments on my book manuscript. My project also was made possible with the hard work of my research assistants Kathryn Phillips and Katherine Martin.
The production of this book also was made possible through a generous grant from the Research Council at Colgate University. Finally, I must thank all the wonderful fans and artists in the world of comic books whose work and words made this book possible; and whose efforts have made the American comic book the great art form that it is. Introduction The Evolution of the American Comic Book 1 t is striking how over the last seven years comic book culture seems to have captured center stage in American popular entertainment.
Hollywood seems addicted to this culture, churning out blockbuster fi lm after blockbuster fi lm based on a superhero or another comic book genre. The entertainment industry has also borrowed from comic book culture to create new prime-time television series. Over the last few years, the San Diego Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention in North America, has become the premiere gathering for anyone interested in pushing the newest in electronic popular entertainment.
Top Hollywood stars arrive at the convention to hawk the newest pulp Hollywood product. It seems that popular culture has gone comic book crazy. But what is most striking about the newfound interest in comic book culture is the decidedly minor presence of actual comic books.
