The Cuckoo Cage: New Origin Stories

by Karline Smith, Gaia Holmes, Irfan Master

The superhero of comic books and blockbuster movies may be a quintessentially American invention, forever saving the world in skin-tight spandex. But the cultural DNA of the superhero can arguably be traced to a much older, more progressive, British tradition: the larger-than-life folk heroes of historical protests - General Ludd, Captain Swing, Lady Skimmington, and others; semi-fictional identities that ordinary protestors adopted, often dressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912697408
• ISBN13: 9781912697403
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Comma Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"