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020 _a9780814762738
020 _a0814767877
020 _z9780814767870 (cl : acid-free paper)
020 _z9780814767887 (pb : acid-free paper)
040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
050 0 0 _aPN6725
_b.P48 2013
082 0 0 _a741.5/973
_223
100 1 _aPhillips, Nickie D.
245 1 0 _aComic Book Crime
_h[electronic resource] :
_bTruth, Justice, and the American Way /
_cNickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl.
260 _aNew York :
_bNew York University Press,
_c2013.
_e(Baltimore, Md. :
_fProject MUSE,
_g2015)
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 289 pages :)
_billustrations ;
490 0 _aAlternative Criminology Series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-282) and index.
505 0 _aHoly 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aLiterature and society
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSocial values in literature.
650 0 _aJustice in literature.
650 0 _aCrime in literature.
650 0 _aComic books, strips, etc.
_xHistory and criticism.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aStrobl, Staci.
710 2 _aProject Muse.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814762738/
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c33757
_d33757