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This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit
television series Arrow - based on DC Comic's Green Arrow - and its
spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic
book adaptations have been big business for film studios since
Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box
office - five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted
from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for
considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman
(1952-1958), though with mixed success. The contributors explore
the reasons behind Arrow's success, the series' representation of
bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies,
and audience reception and influence on storylines.
Collecting several new essays from scholars around the globe, this
collection seeks to participate in the ongoing discourse about
Netflix's place in contemporary culture. These contributors explore
the intricacies of the enormous effect Netflix has had on how we
consume popular media in the everyday world and examines the
streaming giant as a disruptor and cultural institution, as a
producer and distributor, and as a narrowcaster and global player.
One of the first full-length academic projects on the television
series Smallville, this collection of new essays explains why the
WB/CW series is important to understanding contemporary popular
culture. The essays are presented in four sections covering broad
categories: Clark's metamorphosis to Superman and the influence of
his parents and the home; the role of the series' noteworthy female
characters; the series' representations of the Other, explorations
of identity, and the ways in which characters speak to Clark's own
struggles; and audience reception of the series and its position
within the Superman narrative universe.
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