CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Five Days in July
CHAPTER 1 Day Zero: Hoteloween
Larger than Life: Superheroes and the Future of the Man of Tomorrow
Camp Breaking Dawn and the Twilight of the Boys Club
Strange Synergies: What Do Sitcoms, Buddy Cops, and Talking Dogs Have to Do with Comics?
After Hours: The Twenty-First-Century Comics Publishing Business
CHAPTER 4 Friday: Escape Velocity
Artists at the Circus: Are Alt.Comics Part of Pop Culture?
The Future of Nostalgia: How Fans Co-create Their Media Experience
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