Watchmen, the landmark graphic novel of 1987, has expanded into a multi-media franchise that includes role-playing and video games, a motion comic, a blockbuster movie, a prestige HBO series, and a series of comic book parodies, pastiches, prequels and sequels. This book draws on theories of adaptation, intertextuality and authorship to relate the unstable, shifting stories of Watchmen to our contemporary climate of post-truth, where we have to weigh up contradictory versions of the facts and decide which we believe.
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Will Brooker offers a fascinating insight into the creative process of bestselling novelist Lisa Jewell, as well as charting the blossoming friendship that developed between the two authors as this book was written.
Buy the bookThe Truth About Lisa Jewell began at a London literary event in December 2019, evolved during lockdown, and was launched at the Scarborough seaside in Summer 2022. I've kept souvenirs from this unique experience.
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A unique exploration of the places, people, musicians, writers and filmmakers that inspired David Jones to become David Bowie, and what we can learn from his life's work and journey.
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This book examines Bowie's recurring themes, images, motifs and concepts as an artist, across all his creative work. The research is based on a year’s immersive experience of ‘being Bowie’ – wearing his costumes and make-up, following his world travels, paying tribute to his performances and even adopting his diet – which attracted international media attention.
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A co-edited revision and expansion of the 1991 classic anthology, including a new chapter on Batgirl and an interview with comics legend Grant Morrison.
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Published to coincide with the release of Nolan’s Dark Knight Rises, this book explores the complex matrix of authorship and intertextuality that surrounds Batman in the early 21st century, with a particular focus on the Dark Knight’s post-9/11 political meanings in the Nolan film trilogy.
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The first book to take Star Wars seriously: it argues that the 1977 movie captures the tensions in Lucas’ approach - between order and resistance, formal structure and creative experiment - which shape his films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the galactic conflict of his science fiction saga.
Also translated into French and Turkish editions, and re-released with a new introduction in 2019.
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An anthology of essays presenting new angles on Blade Runner, examining fan pilgrimage to its Los Angeles locations, its game adaptation and spin-off novels, and the film’s approach to gender and social class.
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A comprehensive study of the changing meanings surrounding Lewis Carroll and Alice from the 19th century onwards, analysing biographies, films, Disney parks, heritage sites and video games.
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A co-edited collection of key essays on audiences, fans and film spectators.
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The first study of Star Wars fandom, celebrating and critiquing audience responses to the saga at the time of the Prequel Trilogy, from slash fiction to cosplay.
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The highly influential cultural history of Batman from 1939-1999, covering all media from film serials and comics to TV shows and blockbuster movies.
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An accessible introduction to key 20th century theories of cultural studies, including the work of Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart and Stuart Hall.
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A co-edited collection of classic and new work on postmodern film, television and video.
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