{"product_id":"classics-and-comics-classical-presences-9780199734191","title":"Classics and Comics (Classical Presences)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince at least 1939  when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War  comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth  literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Womans Amazonian heritage-and at times it is almost irrelevant-as with Hercules starfaring adventures in the 1982 Marvel miniseries. But all of these make implicit or explicit claims about the place of classics in modern literary culture.  Classics and Comics is the first book to explore the engagement of classics with the epitome of modern popular literature  the comic book. This volume collects sixteen articles  all specially commissioned for this volume  that look at how classical content is deployed in comics and reconfigured for a modern audience. It opens with a detailed historical introduction surveying the role of classical material in comics since the 1930s. Subsequent chapters cover a broad range of topics  including the incorporation of modern theories of myth into the creation and interpretation of comic books  the appropriation of characters from classical literature and myth  and the reconfiguration of motif into a modern literary medium. Among the well-known comics considered in the collection are Frank Millers 300 and Sin City  DC Comics Wonder Woman  Jack Kirbys The Eternals  Neil Gaimans Sandman  and examples of Japanese manga. The volume also includes an original 12-page \"comics-essay \" drawn and written by Eisner Award-winning Eric Shanower  creator of the graphic novel series Age of Bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67902277451829,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199734194","price":27.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199734191.jpg?v=1793821561","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/classics-and-comics-classical-presences-9780199734191","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}