TY - BOOK AU - Phillips,Nickie D. AU - Strobl,Staci ED - Project Muse. TI - Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice, and the American Way T2 - Alternative Criminology Series SN - 9780814762738 AV - PN6725 .P48 2013 U1 - 741.5/973 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Literature and society KW - United States KW - History KW - Social values in literature KW - Justice in literature KW - Crime in literature KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - History and criticism KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - 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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814762738/ ER -