Adaptation sources for X-Men

Social History  

Reflection of social issues - social issues in the X-men. Google Sites. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2021, from https://sites.google.com/a/depauw.edu/the-x-men-series-a-reflection-of-social-issues/reflection-of-social-issues.

    - This website discusses in depth the key roles in which how X-Men comics highlighted issues such as gender, sexuality, race, diversity, and religion using their story.

Dalbeto, L. do, & Oliveira, A. P. (2015). Oh my goddess: Anthropological thoughts on the representation of Marvel’s storm and the legacy of Black Women in Comics. The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.5334/cg.bd

    -This journal gives an in depth analysis of the role that the character storm from X-Men played in changing the way roles of women, specifically black women are viewed in society.

Nejako, A. (2020, December 30). Do X-Men still represent diversity in Marvel Comics? [web log]. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

     - A blog post from a X-Men fan since 1977 gives insight on their opinion if  X-Men still represent diversity in their comics, stating all the charters and the different places they represent.

Genre 

Kaye, D., Kaye, D., Crow, D., Crow, D., Sokol, T., Sokol, T., Harley, N., Harley, N., Dandeneau, J., Dandeneau, J., Kaye | @donkaye, D., other, M. C. and 1, Cecchini, M., other, and 1, Burt, K., Burt, K., Martin, A., Martin, A., Blair, A., … Staff, D. of G. (2020, August 13). How the first X-men movie changed the superhero genre. Den of Geek. Retrieved October 4, 2021, from https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-the-first-x-men-movie-changed-the-superhero-genre/.

    -This article by 'den of geek' takes a look into how the 1st X-Men film changed the way that comics where looked at giving audiences a chance to learn these story's without reading the comics. X-Men ultimately pathed the way for superhero movies to be a genre in film with it's success.

Darowski, J. J. (2014). chapter 3. In X-men and the mutant metaphor: Race and gender in the comic books. essay, Rowman and Littlefield.

    - In chapter 3 the author talks about the ways in which X-Men took the superhero genre a step closer to being more diverse but not without stereotypical issues displayed as well.

Zeller-Jacques, M. (2012). Adapting the X-men. A Companion to Literature, Film, and Adaptation, 141–158. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118312032.ch8

    - Goes into depth about how superhero films are an adaptation of comic books and the role that has played on superhero's becoming a genre in film. 

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