Tim's interdisciplinary research focus is on comic books and comic book film adaptations. He is researching the ways in which superhero comic book films are shaped by economic and artistic factors and the implications these have for the changes made to the source material.
Tim is also a Visiting Lecturer in Literature in the School of Humanities. His specialist areas are masculinities, drama, comic books and film and he has published work on comic books and their uses in education. His book Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom (Routledge, 2011) looks at how film, comic books and television programmes can be used in teaching English. He has also contributed two chapters to Teaching Children's Literature (Routledge, 2008) and entries in The Little Black Book: Books (Cassell, 2007).
Suicide Squad: proof that the superhero movie is invincible
Aug 10, 2016 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Defying some particularly harsh reviews, Suicide Squad is killing it. The latest cinematic comic book adaptation, managed to rake in an impressive $267m worldwide in only three days and is currently top of the UK box...