{"product_id":"danger-diabolik-9780231182812","title":"Danger: Diabolik","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanger: Diabolik\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) was adapted from a comic that has been a social phenomenon in Italy for over fifty years, featuring a masked master criminal--part Fantômas, part James Bond--and his elegant companion Eva Kant. The film partially reinvents the character as a countercultural prankster, subverting public officials and the national economy, and places him in a luxurious and futuristic underground hideout and Eva in a series of unforgettable outfits. A commercial disappointment on its original release, \u003ci\u003eDanger: Diabolik\u003c\/i\u003e's reputation has grown along with that of its director, Mario Bava, the quintessential cult auteur, while the pop-art glamour of its costumes and sets have caught the imagination of such people as Roman Coppola and the Beastie Boys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study examines its status as a comic-book movie, including its relation both to the original \u003ci\u003efumetto \u003c\/i\u003eand to its sister-film, \u003ci\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/i\u003e. It traces its production and initial reception in Italy, France, the U.S., and the UK, and its cult afterlife as both a pop-art classic and campy \"bad film\" featured in the final episode of \u003ci\u003eMystery Science Theatre 3000\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10403200\"\u003eLeon Hunt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231182812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231182813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004020\"\u003eFilm | Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004010\"\u003eFilm | Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeon Hunt is a senior lecturer in film and TV studies at Brunel University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBritish Low Culture: From Safari Suits to Sexpolitation\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eKung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eCult British TV Comedy: From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44564742799597,"sku":"9780231182812","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_277e93bc-a053-4c82-9aad-c67b4b9267c5.jpg?v=1701854838","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/danger-diabolik-9780231182812","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}