The dream of total war: the limits of a genre
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US war comic books lost their popularity in the 1960s after political and technological changes affected their central themes. 'Total War: MARS Patrol,' a 1965 comic-book series on the Cold War, shows how comics dealt with the realities of nuclear age by focusing on individualism and warfare technology. In contrast, 'Raw War Comics,' considered an alternative comics, sought to demystify and present the painful truths about combat. Although 'Total War' faced thematic problems due to the Vietnam War, alternatives such as 'Raw War' failed to hold readers' interest. Today's war comic books remain fascinated with stories of individual valor and modern weaponry.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1996
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'Arden of Feversham' and 'Romeo and Juliet': two Elizabethan experiments in the genre of "comedy-suspense."
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William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and the anonymous 'Arden of Feversham' are known as tragedies, although both plays contain comic elements. Critics say both plays show a lack of typical characteristics in plot, action and character as the tragic end is too predictable. A close examination of the plays reveals that most scenes are comic and only the ends are tragic. Suspense is sustained by presenting solutions to dangers and obstacles. The playwrights were experimenting with forms of theater that were new to Elizabethan audiences.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1995
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The Third Reich in alternate history: Aspects of a genre-specific depiction of Nazi culture
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A genre-specific approach is developed to examine the high-profile presence of the Third Reich in popular culture, analyzing why alternate history focuses on certain aspects of Nazi culture when dealing with the Third Reich. German, Austrian and Swiss works depict Nazi Germany differently, concluding that the evolution of the Third Reich in official history and alternate history tend to coincide in spite of their varied handling of genre-specific problems.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 2006
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