“Because She Got to Escape” – The Road to Josephine’s Emancipation in the Comic Book Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Journal cover Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication, volume 37, no. 46, year 2024, title Censorship in Film and Audio-Visual Media
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Keywords

film noir
femme fatale
intermedia translation
comics
movie genre
criminal
feminism

How to Cite

Srul, K. (2024). “Because She Got to Escape” – The Road to Josephine’s Emancipation in the Comic Book Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication, 37(46), 319–333. https://doi.org/10.14746/i.2024.37.46.17

Abstract

The author comprehensively analyzes the construction of the character of Josephine – the protagonist of the comic book series Fatale (2012–2014). Based on it, she draws conclusions regarding the protagonist’s subjectivity, the image of the family created on the pages of comic book history, and the gradual development of the heroine’s agency. The author shows that all these elements contribute to Josephine’s emancipation, which takes place in the series finale.

https://doi.org/10.14746/i.2024.37.46.17
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