{"product_id":"9781936661527","title":"Antiheroes: Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between","description":"The most interesting characters are almost never the good guys. Doing the right thing is great and all, but a little bit of darkness—or a lot of it—often makes for a more engaging story. \u003ci\u003eAntiheroes: Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between\u003c\/i\u003e is dedicated to the dark heroes and sympathetic villains we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out why William McKinley High’s agonist Sue Sylvester is essential to \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e. Discover where your favorite comic book character falls on the continuum of good and evil. Weigh in on Twilight’s very dangerous boy Edward Cullen: romantic, sparkly hero, or sociopath suffering from Antisocial Personality Disorder? Plus other essays on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eThe Vampire Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e’ most antiheroic antihero, Damon Salvatore\u003cbr\u003e• America’s favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan, and the nature (and nurture) of evil\u003cbr\u003e• The curious appeal of \u003ci\u003eAlias\u003c\/i\u003e’ Arvin Sloane\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/i\u003e’s vampire hunter-cum-vampire Gordon Walker\u003cbr\u003e• The shared monstrosity of Spider-Man, Doc Ock, and the Green Goblin\u003cbr\u003e• Gun-slinging necromancer Anita Blake, and the benefits (and pitfalls) of embracing the monster within\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis brand new, e-book only collection of essays—“remixed” from previous Smart Pop series titles—gives a funny and thought-provoking in-depth look at the antihero, from the villains just a little too good to be unequivocal bad guys, and the heroes just a bit too bad to be truly good.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154393153776,"sku":"9781936661527","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936661527_p0.jpg?v=1763661945","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936661527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}