Make Yourself a Universe, or Anatomy of the Contemporary Comic Book Film
Wojciech Świdziński
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.plThe Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (Poland)
Abstract
The book by Tomasz Żaglewski Kinowe uniwersum superbohaterów. Analiza współczesnego filmu komiksowego [Cinematic universe of superheroes. Analysis of the contemporary comic book film] (2017) is an attempt to formulate a theoretical discourse dedicated to the contemporary comic book film. According to the author, in recent years, we can observe an unusual development of this meta-genre, which differs from its earlier forms by seriously treating the comic book prototype and transferring the narrative and visual structures of the comics to the screen. Żaglewski believes that the fundamental features of these films are hybridity, paratextuality and transmediality, together forming a “univers(e)al triangle”. The author presents original analyses of this phenomenon, referring to such films as Dark Knight, Avengers or Deadpool. He also thoroughly discusses the circumstances surrounding their production, the impact of market mechanisms, as well as the context of their reception.
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Tomasz Żaglewski, comic book film, adaptation, superheroesReferences
T. Żaglewski Kino zmutowane. Nowa estetyka komiksu filmowego na przykładzie „X-Men” Bryana Singera, „Kwartalnik Filmowy” 2015, nr 91.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36744/kf.2285
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T. Żaglewski, Kinowe uniwersum superbohaterów. Analiza współczesnego filmu komiksowego, PWN, Warszawa 2017.
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Authors
Wojciech Świdzińskikwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw Poland
Doktor nauk humanistycznych, teatrolog i filmoznawca, wykładowca Akademii Teatralnej im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza w Warszawie, członek Polskiego Towarzystwa Badań nad Filmem i Mediami. Opublikował książkę Co było grane? Film zagraniczny w Polsce w latach 1918-1929 na przykładzie Warszawy. Jest także autorem opracowania naukowego zbioru felietonów filmowych Andrzeja Własta Dziesiąta Muza (impresje) (2017). Artykuły naukowe i popularnonaukowe publikował m.in. w „Kwartalniku Filmowym”, „Ekranach” i „Pleografie”.
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