Overview
- One of the first books to offer extended academic analysis on Western comics, despite the vast number of Western comics
- Raises issues of the nature of heroism and the role of violence in the construction of masculinity in lone hero figures
- Details how myths were created virtually contemporaneously to the actual events on which they were based
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels (PSCGN)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
David Huxley is a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the editor of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. He is the author of Nasty Tales: Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll in the British Underground and co-editor of Superheroes and Identities.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lone Heroes and the Myth of the American West in Comic Books, 1945-1962
Authors: David Huxley
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93085-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93084-8Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93085-5Published: 29 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-6370
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6389
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 90
Number of Illustrations: 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Culture , Media and Communication, American Culture, Global/International Culture, Media and Communication