When Manga Came to America Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl |
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| Author:
| Darius, Julian |
| ISBN: | 978-1-940589-03-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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The first manga widely available in English, Mai, the Psychic Girl offered a near-perfect story for American readers: a realistic super-hero story, in line with revisionist American comics of the time (like Watchmen). In this short book, Dr. Julian Darius explores the comic, its depiction of super-powers, its relationship to revisionism, its depiction of female sexuality, and the various attempts to adapt the story as a motion picture.
The first manga widely available in English, Mai, the Psychic Girl offered a near-perfect story for American readers: a realistic super-hero story, in line with revisionist American comics of the time (like Watchmen). In this short book, Dr. Julian Darius explores the comic, its depiction of super-powers, its relationship to revisionism, its depiction of female sexuality, and the various attempts to adapt the story as a motion picture.