TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phillips,Nickie D.
AU  - Strobl,Staci
TI  - Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice, and the American Way 
T2  - Alternative criminology series
SN  - 9780814767870 (cl : acid-free paper)
AV  - PN 6725 .P48 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Crime in literature
KW  - Justice in literature
KW  - Social values in literature
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Crime
KW  - Justice
KW  - Literature
KW  - Social values
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-282) and index; Holy criminology, Batman! comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay": a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting: terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow: apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- Villains: criminal behavior and the embodiment of evil -- Deathworthiness: paths to justice -- "Take down the bad guys, save the girl": gender and sexual orientation in the fight against evil -- "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" reading for race and ethnicity -- Apocalyptic incapacitation: understanding punishment -- Conclusion: Ultimate justice -- Appendix: sample and methodology
ER  -