Son of Classics and Comics [Paperback]

Son of Classics and Comicspresents thirteen original studies of representations of the ancient world in the medium of comics. Building on the foundation established by their groundbreakingClassics and Comics, Kovacs and Marshall have gathered a wide range of studies with a new, global perspective.Wonder Woman. Asterix the Gaul. Watchmen. These popular comics, and many others, use classical sources, narrative patterns, and references to enrich their imaginative worlds and deepen the stories they present. This volume explores that rich interaction.Son of Classics and Comicspresents thirteen original studies of representations of the ancient world in the medium of comics. Building on the foundation established by their groundbreakingClassics and Comics(2011), George Kovacs and C. W. Marshall have gathered a wide range of essays with a new, global perspective. Chapters are helpfully grouped to facilitate classroom use, with sections on receptions of Homer, on manga, on Asterix, and on the sense of a classic in the modern world. All Greek and Latin passages are translated. Lavishly illustrated, the volume significantly widens the range of available studies on the reception of the Greek and Roman worlds in comics, and deepens our understanding of comics as a literary medium.Son of Classics and Comicswill appeal to students and scholars of classical reception as well as comics fans.Introduction.C. W. Marshall and George KovacsPostmodern Odysseys1. Odysseus and The Infinite HorizonC. W. Marshall2. Mythic Totality in Age of BronzeGeorge Kovacs3. Classical Symbolism in Asterios PolypAbram Fox and HyoSil Suzy Hwang-EschelbacherEast's Wests4. Mecha in Olympus: Masamune Shirow's AppleseedGideon Nisbet5. [un]Reading the Odyssey in Nausica? of the Valley of the WindNicholas Theisen6. Xerxes, Lost City in the Desert:Classical Allusions in Fullmetal AlchemistSara Raup JohnsonAll Gaul7. Re-inventing the Barbarian:Classical EthnolÃÂ