{"product_id":"after-midnight-watchmen-after-watchmen-hardcover","title":"After Midnight: Watchmen After Watchmen - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Morton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHenry Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Apryl Alexander, Alisia Grace Chase, Brian Faucette, Laura E. Felschow, Lindsay Hallam, Rusty Hatchell, Dru Jeffries, Henry Jenkins, Jeffrey SJ Kirchoff, Curtis Marez, James Denis McGlynn, Brandy Monk-Payton, Chamara Moore, Drew Morton, Mark C. E. Peterson, Jayson Quearry, Zachary J. A. Rondinelli, Suzanne Scott, David Stanley, Sarah Pawlak Stanley, Tracy Vozar, and Chris Yogerst \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's \u003ci\u003eWatchmen \u003c\/i\u003efundamentally altered the perception of American comic books and remains one of the medium's greatest hits. Launched in 1986--\"the year that changed comics\" for most scholars in comics studies--\u003ci\u003eWatchmen \u003c\/i\u003equickly assisted in cementing the legacy that comics were a serious form of literature no longer defined by the Comics Code era of funny animal and innocuous superhero books that appealed mainly to children.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e After Midnight: \"Watchmen\" after \"Watchmen\" \u003c\/i\u003elooks specifically at the three adaptations of Moore and Gibbons's \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e--Zack Snyder's \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e film (2009), Geoff Johns's comic book sequel \u003ci\u003eDoomsday Clock\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and Damon Lindelof's \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e series on HBO (2019). Divided into three parts, the anthology considers how the sequels, especially the limited series, have prompted a reevaluation of the original text and successfully harnessed the politics of the contemporary moment into a potent relevancy. The first part considers the various texts through conceptions of adaptation, remediation, and transmedia storytelling. Part two considers the HBO series through its thematic focus on the relationship between American history and African American trauma by analyzing how the show critiques the alt-right, represents intergenerational trauma, illustrates alternative possibilities for Black representation, and complicates our understanding of how the mechanics of the show's production can impact its politics. Finally, the book's last section considers the themes of nostalgia and trauma, both firmly rooted in the original Moore and Gibbons series, and how the sequel texts reflect and refract upon those often-intertwined phenomena.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrew Morton\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of mass communication at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-Texarkana. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePanel to the Screen: Style, American Film, and Comic Books during the Blockbuster Era\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi. His publications have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnimation: An Interdisciplinary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e[in]Transition\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJournal of Graphic Novels and Comics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eStudies in Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is cofounder and coeditor of \u003ci\u003e[in]Transition\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning journal devoted to videographic criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47434751836338,"sku":"9781496842169","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c457cb17f21ccb3d04939335881246f6.webp?v=1778620579","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/after-midnight-watchmen-after-watchmen-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}