Web-Spinning Heroics: Critical Essays on the History and Meaning of Spider-Man - Tapa blanda

"Intriguing...a must...highly recommended"--Midwest Book Review; "remarkable"--startribune.com; "this collection examines a wide variety of philosophical, psychological, and cultural perspectives on this enduring comic book icon"--Reference & Research Book News.

This volume collects a wide-ranging sample of fresh analyses of Spider-Man. It traverses boundaries of medium, genre, epistemology, and discipline in essays both insightful and passionate that move forward the study of one of the world's most beloved characters. The editors have crafted the book for fans, creators, and academics alike. Foreword by Tom DeFalco, with poetry and an afterword by Gary Jackson (winner of the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize).