Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics

by Martin Lund and Sean Guynes

Book Overview

A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2020

In Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics, Sean Guynes and Martin Lund bring together a series of essays that contextualize the histories and stakes of whiteness studies, superhero comics, and superhero studies for academics, fans, and media-makers alike. The volume illustrates how the American comic book superhero is fundamentally a figure of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814255639
• ISBN13: 9780814255636
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"