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Comic Book Crime [electronic resource] : Truth, Justice, and the American Way / Nickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Alternative Criminology SeriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (viii, 289 pages :) illustrationsISBN:
  • 9780814762738
  • 0814767877
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741.5/973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6725 .P48 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Holy criminology, Batman! comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay": a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting: terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow: apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- Villains: criminal behavior and the embodiment of evil -- Deathworthiness: paths to justice -- "Take down the bad guys, save the girl": gender and sexual orientation in the fight against evil -- "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" reading for race and ethnicity -- Apocalyptic incapacitation: understanding punishment -- Conclusion: Ultimate justice -- Appendix: sample and methodology.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-282) and index.

Holy criminology, Batman! comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay": a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting: terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow: apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- Villains: criminal behavior and the embodiment of evil -- Deathworthiness: paths to justice -- "Take down the bad guys, save the girl": gender and sexual orientation in the fight against evil -- "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" reading for race and ethnicity -- Apocalyptic incapacitation: understanding punishment -- Conclusion: Ultimate justice -- Appendix: sample and methodology.

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