The Infinite Crisis: How the American Comic Book Has Been Shaped by War

<p>This thesis project argues that war has been the greatest catalyst for the American comic book medium to become a socio-political change agent within western society. Comic books have become one of the most pervasive influences to global popular culture, with superheroes dominating nearly every popular art form. Yet, the academic world has often ignored the comic book medium as a niche market instead of integrated into the broader discussions on cultural production and conflict studies. This paper intends to bridge the gap between what has been classified as comic book studies and the greater academic world to demonstrate the reciprocal relationship between was representation in comics, society, and war. This thesis outlines how the relationship between war and comics have been baked into the dawn of the modern American comic book during the interwar period and how that relationship has evolved over time to today.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

War and Society

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Andrus, Winston

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephanie Takaragawa
• Justine Van Meter
• Kyle Longley

• War
• War and Society
• Comic Books
• Comics
• DC
• Marvel
• American Art and Architecture
• American Literature
• American Material Culture
• American Popular Culture
• Asian Art and Architecture
• Asian History
• Book and Paper
• Children's and Young Adult Literature
• Fiction
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Military History
• Modern Literature
• Political History
• Printmaking
• Social History
• United States History
• Women's History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/war_and_society_theses/19

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.chapman.edu:war_and_society_theses-1019