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Out of the Gutters
Obscenity, Censorship, and Transgression in American Comics
Edited by Jorge J. Santos and Patrick Lawrence
University of Texas Press
How comics and graphic novels use obscenity and other taboos to shed light on important issues.
Redrawing the Western
A History of American Comics and the Mythic West
University of Texas Press
A history of American Western genre comics and how they interacted with contemporaneous political and popular culture.
Searching for Feminist Superheroes
Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics
University of Texas Press
How superhero narratives in the margins of the mainstream tell innovative, feminist stories.
The Claremont Run
Subverting Gender in the X-Men
By J. Andrew Deman; Introduction by Jay Edidin
University of Texas Press
A data-driven deep dive into a legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms within the bestselling comic of its time.
Latin American Comics in the Twenty-First Century
Transgressing the Frame
By James Scorer
University of Texas Press
How twenty-first-century Latin American comics transgress social, political, and cultural frontiers.
Super Bodies
Comic Book Illustration, Artistic Styles, and Narrative Impact
University of Texas Press
An examination of the art in superhero comics and how style influences comic narratives.
Comic Book Women
Characters, Creators, and Culture in the Golden Age
University of Texas Press
A revisionist history of the origins of comic books that reclaims women’s pioneering and pivotal roles as both creators and characters.
Empire of the Superheroes
America’s Comic Book Creators and the Making of a Billion-Dollar Industry
University of Texas Press
A detailed look at the evolution of superhero comics from cheap pulp products to a billion-dollar film and publishing industry, and the artists' battles for their intellectual property and financial freedom.
Supersex
Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero
Edited by Anna Peppard
University of Texas Press
From Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both.
All New, All Different?
A History of Race and the American Superhero
University of Texas Press
An eye-opening exploration of the relationship between racial attitudes and the evolution of the superhero in America, from Superman’s debut in 1938 through the Civil Rights era and contemporary reinventions.
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