Lone Heroes and the Myth of the American West in Comic Books, 1945-1962

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Huxley, David (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels
• Θέματα: Popular Culture.; Communication.; United States-Study and teaching.; Culture.; Popular Culture .; Media and Communication.; American Culture.; Global/International Culture.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: IX, 90 p. 15 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319930855
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93085-5

This book examines the role of comics in the perpetuation of the myth of the American West. In particular, it looks at the ways in which lone central characters, and their acts of violence, are posited as heroic. In doing so, the book raises questions both about the role of women in a supposedly male space, in addition to the portrayal of Native Americans within the context of this violence. Various adaptations of historical figures, such as Buffalo Bill and Billy the Kid, as well as film and television stars such as The Lone Ranger and Dale Evans are examined in detail. Although concentrating on American comics, examples both from Britain and France are also analyzed.