Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Youth, Race, and the Hypertext

Exploring the dynamic genres of animation and comic book films, this book examines the transmedia role of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its critical involvement in attempts to diversify representations in youth-oriented cinema and culture.

Charlie Michael is Assistant Professor in the Department of Film and Media at Emory University. His research focuses on popular culture and media industries in a global context. He is the author of French Blockbusters: Cultural Politics of a Transnational Cinema (2019) and the co-editor of the Directory of World Cinema: France (2013), and his work has also appeared in journals such as SubStance, Transnational Screens, and The Velvet Light Trap.