Super Bodies - Jeffrey A. Brown - Books - University of Texas Press - 9781477327364 - August 1, 2023
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Super Bodies


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Gives overdue credit to the artwork, which is not only a principal source of the appeal of comic books but also central to the values these works embody. Jeffrey A. Brown assesses six distinct approaches to superhero illustration—idealism, realism, cute, retro, grotesque, and noir—examining how each visually represents the superhero as a symbolic construct freighted with meaning.


256 pages, 82 illustrations

Media Books     Book
Released August 1, 2023
ISBN13 9781477327364
Publishers University of Texas Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 262 × 185 × 25 mm   ·   708 g

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