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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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5419 |