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Call for Book Chapters: Film and Comic Books.
Edited by Ian Gordon, Mark Jancovich, and Matthew P. McAllister
Comic book characters such as Superman and Batman appeared in B movies
and film serials long before the blockbuster adaptations of the 1970s
and 1980s. Likewise Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Hulk featured
in low production value television series from the 1950s to the 1970s.
In recent years film makers have adapted a plethora of comic books for
the screen including Marvel's the X-Men, Spider-Man, Blade, and the
Hulk, Alan Moore's From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman,
and Road to Perdition and Ghost World. Production deals for comic book
character-based movies have multiplied rapidly. Beyond Hollywood, Asian
film makers have joined the trend with Jet Li appearing in Black Mask
and Michelle Yeoh in the self-described "comic book style" Silver Hawk.
It seems that more is at stake than a shift from low budget/status
productions to blockbusters. Critical acclaim has flowed for many of the
recent efforts and respected directors such as Sam Mendes and Ang Lee have
lent their talents to films based on comic books. At the same time,
particularly since the success of Maus, comic books have gained
increased critical respectability even attaining the dizzy heights of
favourable reviews in the New York Times and the New York Review of
Books, albeit accompanied by discussions of what constitutes a comic
book.
We are looking for articles of between 6,000 and 8,000 words that
address the changing and interrelated dynamics of film and comic book
production and reception. Possible subjects might include, but are not
limited to:
Shifting notions of legitimacy
Directors
Changing nature of popular heroes/mythology
Role of film in popularizing/promoting small indie comics and the
transformation of such texts that may occur
Impact of films on the comic book industry
Role of corporate synergy (such as the DC/Warner Bros connection)
Economics of production
CGI and the blurring of the "real"
Semiological and semiotic comparison of the texts.
Fan cultures
Audiences
Genres and formats
Specific films: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Blade, From Hell,
Ghost World, Black Mask etc
Please address chapters/proposals by March 15, 2004 to:
Ian Gordon, Email: [email protected]
Department of History,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
11 Arts Link, AS1 05 - 27
Singapore 117570
Tel: (65) 6874 3838
Fax: (65) 6774-2528
Notification of acceptance of chapters will be made by May 1, 2004.
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Call for Book Chapters: Film and Comic Books (15 March 2004)
Call for Book Chapters: Film and Comic Books.
Edited by Ian Gordon, Mark Jancovich, and Matthew P. McAllister
Comic book characters such as Superman and Batman appeared in B movies
and film serials long before the blockbuster adaptations of the 1970s
and 1980s. Likewise Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Hulk featured
in low production value television series from the 1950s to the 1970s.
In recent years film makers have adapted a plethora of comic books for
the screen including Marvel's the X-Men, Spider-Man, Blade, and the
Hulk, Alan Moore's From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman,
and Road to Perdition and Ghost World. Production deals for comic book
character-based movies have multiplied rapidly. Beyond Hollywood, Asian
film makers have joined the trend with Jet Li appearing in Black Mask
and Michelle Yeoh in the self-described "comic book style" Silver Hawk.
It seems that more is at stake than a shift from low budget/status
productions to blockbusters. Critical acclaim has flowed for many of the
recent efforts and respected directors such as Sam Mendes and Ang Lee have
lent their talents to films based on comic books. At the same time,
particularly since the success of Maus, comic books have gained
increased critical respectability even attaining the dizzy heights of
favourable reviews in the New York Times and the New York Review of
Books, albeit accompanied by discussions of what constitutes a comic
book.
We are looking for articles of between 6,000 and 8,000 words that
address the changing and interrelated dynamics of film and comic book
production and reception. Possible subjects might include, but are not
limited to:
Shifting notions of legitimacy
Directors
Changing nature of popular heroes/mythology
Role of film in popularizing/promoting small indie comics and the
transformation of such texts that may occur
Impact of films on the comic book industry
Role of corporate synergy (such as the DC/Warner Bros connection)
Economics of production
CGI and the blurring of the "real"
Semiological and semiotic comparison of the texts.
Fan cultures
Audiences
Genres and formats
Specific films: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Blade, From Hell,
Ghost World, Black Mask etc
Please address chapters/proposals by March 15, 2004 to:
Ian Gordon, Email: [email protected]
Department of History,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
11 Arts Link, AS1 05 - 27
Singapore 117570
Tel: (65) 6874 3838
Fax: (65) 6774-2528
Notification of acceptance of chapters will be made by May 1, 2004.
- Cfp: Reclaiming The Comic Book Canon (nemla, Due 9/15)
CFP: Reclaiming the Comic Book Canon (NEMLA, due 9/15) Location: Massachusetts, United States 40th Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association Hyatt Regency - Boston No longer exclusively the realm of fanatic collectors, outcast misfits,...
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Call for paper proposal on comic books and superheroes 47th Annual Meeting Florida Conference of Historians in Jacksonville, FL February 27 through March 1, 2008 From the debut of Superman in 1938 through Marvel?s Comics? Civil War storyline this year,...
- Cfl - Science Fiction: One Universe?
Science Fiction: one universe? Book to be edited by Nick Heffernan and Lorna Jowett. Deadline for Abstracts - December 15, 2004 Having received preliminary interest from a publisher, we invite chapter proposals or already completed essays for a collection...
- See Party Crashers, Then Read Their Books
Do you love reading graphic novels? Do you love their varied art styles? Then check out the new exhibit, PARTY CRASHERS - a collaborative art show between the Artisphere and the Arlington Arts Center, opening Saturday, Dec. 11 - which explores the mashup...
- Saturday Is International Read Comics In Public Day
Nothing planned for Saturday? Take part in International Read Comics in Public Day - by reading a comic book out in public, where others can see you. The founders of IRCP Day say, "take to the streets. Be proud. If someone asks what you?re reading, say,...