Caped crusaders 101 : composition through comic books /
Jeffrey Kahan and Stanley Stewart.
- 2nd ed.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
- vii, 241 p. : ill. ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: why comics can save us from illiteracy -- Black heroes for hire: serializing social construction in the comics -- Comic books, cold wars, and desert storms -- Spider-man and corporate responsibility -- The comic book code and American f-agg -- Dr. Strange, or, how I learned to love metaphysics -- 9/11 and the man without fear -- Comics and the prison system -- Killing off the hero -- Coda: our heroes, ourselves.
"This fully-revised textbook inspires a greater appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. By deconstructing comics, it raises critical thinking about literature, a crucial skill for understanding language and composition. Each chapter offers a series of questions that stimulate further reading, writing and discussion"--Provided by publisher.