The Cuckoo Cage
New Origin Stories
Seiten
2022
Comma Press (Verlag)
978-1-912697-40-3 (ISBN)
Comma Press (Verlag)
978-1-912697-40-3 (ISBN)
In this unique anthology, British authors have been charged with resurrecting the folk heroes of British protest history.
The superhero of comic books and blockbuster movies might be a State-side phenomenon, with its conservative notions of 'truth, justice and the American way'. But the cultural DNA of the superhero arguably lies in a much older, more progressive, British tradition: the folk heroes of British protest history.
In this unique anthology, ten authors have been charged with resurrecting this tradition: to spawn a new generation of present-day British superheroes to bring the fight back to these shores, and to more progressive causes. From the statue-toppling Bristolian with otherworldly powers, to the Essex resident protecting public spaces and parks, these characters prove that it is possible to create a new breed of superhero in ways that capture essential truths about the society we live in.
The superhero of comic books and blockbuster movies might be a State-side phenomenon, with its conservative notions of 'truth, justice and the American way'. But the cultural DNA of the superhero arguably lies in a much older, more progressive, British tradition: the folk heroes of British protest history.
In this unique anthology, ten authors have been charged with resurrecting this tradition: to spawn a new generation of present-day British superheroes to bring the fight back to these shores, and to more progressive causes. From the statue-toppling Bristolian with otherworldly powers, to the Essex resident protecting public spaces and parks, these characters prove that it is possible to create a new breed of superhero in ways that capture essential truths about the society we live in.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Mytholmroyd |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-912697-40-8 / 1912697408 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-912697-40-3 / 9781912697403 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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