{"product_id":"comic-book-culture","title":"Comic Book Culture","description":"What are super-devoted fans of comic books really like?  What draws them together and energizes their zeal?  What do the denizens of this pop-culture world have in common?\u003cp\u003eThis book provides good answers as it scrutinizes the fans whose profiles can be traced at their conventions, in pages of fanzines, on websites, in chat-rooms, on electronic bulletin boards, and before the racks in comic-book stores.  They are a singular breed, and an absorbing interest in comic books (sometimes life-consuming) unites them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudies have shows that the clustering, die-hard disciples of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e have produced a unique culture.  The same can be said of American enthusiasts of comic books.  These aficionados range from the stereotypical “fanboy” who revels in the minute details of mainstream superhero titles like \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e to the more discriminating (and downright snobbish) reader of idiosyncratic alternative comics like \u003ci\u003eEightball\u003c\/i\u003e. Literate comics like \u003ci\u003eWatchman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadioactiv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52667374928239,"sku":"9781578062010","price":314.65,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1578062012.jpg?v=1770924935","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/comic-book-culture","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}