"In Fantastic Transmedia, writer and academic Colin B Harvey explores the manifold ways in which science fiction and fantasy franchises use transmedial techniques to create complex and involving imaginary worlds. From high profile franchises like Star Wars, Halo and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to far smaller, micro-budgeted indie projects, Harvey explores the ways in which fantastic storyworlds use novels, television shows, films, comic books, videogames, toys and User-Generated Content to extend and deepen audiences' experiences. Through numerous case studies Harvey identifies story, play and memory as the key mechanisms through which such creators develop, spread, and emotionally engage"--
Contemporary culture is packed with fantasy and science fiction storyworlds extending across multiple media platforms. This book explores the myriad ways in which imaginary worlds use media like films, novels, videogames, comic books, toys and increasingly user-generated content to captivate and energise contemporary audiences.
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Frames of Reference -- 1 Fantastic Transmedia -- 2 Stories and Worlds -- 3 Of Hobbits and Hulks: Adaptation Versus Narrative Expansion -- 4 Canon-Fodder: Halo and Horizontal Remembering -- 5 Configuring Memory in the Buffyverse -- 6 Material Myths and Nostalgia-Play in Star Wars -- 7 Fantastically Independent -- 8 Transmedia Memory -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Englisch
Palgrave Macmillan
9781137306036, 9781349455003, 9781137306043
xii, 238 Seiten
First published 2015 by Palgrave Macmillan
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