For decades, scholars have been making the connection between the design of the superhero story and the mythology of the ancient folktale. Moving beyond simple
It's easy to name a superhero--Superman, Batman, Thor, Spiderman, the Green Lantern, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rorschach, Wolverine--but it's not so easy to def
This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world po
Examining the deep philosophical topics addressed in superhero comics, authors Gavaler and Goldberg read plot lines for the complex thought experiments they con
Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how blac