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Frank Miller's Daredevil and the ends of heroism /Paul Young.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813563831
  • 9780813573038
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN6727 .F736 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Chapter one: our story so far -- Chapter two: into the snake pit -- Chapter three: the unholy three -- Chapter four: comics for comics' sake -- Interlude: Daredevil versus the Catechism -- Conclusion: exposé.
Subject: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic to an industry-wide success story, then left to establish a renowned and controversial career. A childhood fan of the comic, media scholar Paul Young presents a rigorous study of the artist's influences and innovations, an examination of how Miller's vision impacted the comics industry, and a reflection on how Daredevil taught him about the creative possibilities of comics while shaking his faith in superheroes.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: dealing with the devil -- Chapter one: our story so far -- Chapter two: into the snake pit -- Chapter three: the unholy three -- Chapter four: comics for comics' sake -- Interlude: Daredevil versus the Catechism -- Conclusion: exposé.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic to an industry-wide success story, then left to establish a renowned and controversial career. A childhood fan of the comic, media scholar Paul Young presents a rigorous study of the artist's influences and innovations, an examination of how Miller's vision impacted the comics industry, and a reflection on how Daredevil taught him about the creative possibilities of comics while shaking his faith in superheroes.

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