Mapping Smallville: Critical Essays on the Series and Its Characters

by Cory Barker (Editor), Myc Wiatrowski (Editor), Chris Ryan (Editor)

One of the first full-length academic projects on the television series Smallville, this collection of new essays explains why the WB/CW series is important to understanding contemporary popular culture. The essays are presented in four sections covering broad categories: Clark's metamorphosis to Superman and the influence of his parents and the home; the role of the series' noteworthy female characters; the series' representations of the Other, explorations of identity, and the ways in which characters speak to Clark's own struggles; and audience reception of the series and its position within the Superman narrative universe.

213 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014