Karma Waltonen (University of California, Davis) examines the newest trend in graphic novel adaptation, in which the graphic novel becomes a sequel to familiar stories from other genres. Using the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and
Firefly series comics, she investigates this new trend in adaptation, questioning and commenting on the genre's ability to serve as a sequel to television.
Rachelanne Smith compares
The Wizard of Oz and Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's
Lost Girls, focusing on how the adaptation of Dorothy's story portrays her adventures as the hallucinations or imaginations of a sexually abused girl.
Kathryn M. Frank (University of Michigan) discusses the controversy surrounding the casting of M. Night Shyamalan's
The Last Airbender to uncover industry logics regarding casting and the potential success of comics/animation-to-live-action adaptations.
Liam Burke (National University of Ireland, Galway) asks why the first decade of the 21st century became the "comic-book movie decade." He examines multiple factors to understand what fostered and shaped this trend in modern Hollywood filmmaking.
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