How to Draw Hercules (Disney Classic Character)

Since its founding in 1923, the Walt Disney Company has become an American institution and one of the most successful businesses in history. This book takes an in-depth look at the...

This insightful biography takes a balanced and thoughtful look at the creative and enigmatic man who has had a greater influence on American culture than almost any other individua...

This chapter considers Statius’ use of Hercules and Herculean imagery in the Thebaid, and shows that Statius’ handling of Hercules reflects an attempt at constructing a new model o...

Social Order and Authority in Disney and Pixar Films contributes to an essential, ongoing conversation about how power dynamics are questioned, reinforced, and disrupted in the sto...

This chapter examines the impact of noir aesthetic in the work of the Walt Disney Studio, which produced some of the most pointedly noir-styled cartoons of the period. The most not...