Hollywood adaptations of comic books in a post-9/11 context: the economic and cultural factors

With the release of Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) and then Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977), blockbusters have dominated Hollywood’s way of doing business while they have confirmed the importance of the young audience. The paper will first show that adapting comic books is ideal for the film industry...

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Main Author: Nathalie Dupont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2017-10-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5419