Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Studies in Popular Culture (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878056947 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 134 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great. Eric This book forever changed the way that I read superhero comics. Reynolds discusses the factors that are present in virtually every superhero comic since Superman was created. Some are apparent (devotion to justice, secret identitities), and some are subtle (lost parents, accountability only to one's own conscience). Virtually all factors are recapitulations of the developmental struggles of the primary audience of these comics: adolescent males. Reynolds contin
The superhero has been the staple of the modern comic book since the late 1930s. It examines ways in which the comics mythologize both the role of the hero and the nature of consensus, authority, and moral choice.Blending academic scholarship with specialized knowledge of the comic book medium, Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology will have appeal for several audiences. Since most of the academic scholarship published on comic books has focused on history rather than on cultural analysis, this book will be of great value to scholars of popular culture.. The phenomenally successful movies Superman and Batman
From the Inside Flap A study of one of pop culture’s superstars whose enchanting mystique pervades the modern world