Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Youth, Race, and the Hypertext [Paperback]

Introduction: My name is Miles Morales  1. Into a Spider-Verse of References: Im pretty sure you know the rest   2. Animating the Spider-Verse:This literally could not get any weirder   3. Racializing the Spider-Verse:You gotta choose a side  Conclusion: Which one pointed first?

Exploring the dynamic genres of animation and comic book films, this book examines the transmedia role of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its critical involvement in attempts to diversify representations in youth-oriented cinema and culture.

Several years after the movies immense commercial and critical success, a look back on the innovative features of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse shows how the films force derives from its thoughtful depiction of Miles Morales  a young, Afro-Latino superhero who must face systemic obstacles his white predecessor nerver worried about. Engaging a web of pressing topics in the field  from transmedia storytelling to identity formation and minority representation  this book offers an accessible analysis of the hypertextual design and animation techniques, which help this film to sensitively confront the combustible dynamics of racial representation in contemporary American youth culture.

Written in an approachable style, this book is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and specialists in the field. It is a versatile resource for media studies, film studies, animation studies, and cultural studies courses, but will also appeal to fans seeking to investigate the thematic underbelly of Into the Spider-Verse.

Charlie Michael is Assistant Professor in the Department of Film and Media at Emory University. His research focuses on popular culture and media industries in a global context. He isl£ž