Comic Book Character: Unleashing the Hero in Us AllInterVarsity Press, 2004 M01 1 - 160 páginas Exploring the complex personas of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, the X-Men and others, Zimmerman unveils their cultural significance as models of moral character, virtue and heroism. |
Contenido
We Could Be Heroes | 9 |
LET THE WEAK SAY I AM STRONG SpiderMan Superman the Incredible Hulk | 19 |
VENGEANCE IS MINE Batman the Joker the Punisher | 31 |
Heroes in the Hands of a Professional | 40 |
YOU CANNOT SEE MY FACE Costumes Secret Identities | 45 |
EVERYONE WAS BEATIFUL NOTHING HURT Body Image Agelessness Death | 58 |
GOD LOVES MAN KILLS Gender Race the XMen | 69 |
Superheroes Grownup Fanboys | 81 |
GODS WALK THE EARTH Demigods Daredevil the Problem of Religion | 104 |
EVIL IS AS EVIL DOES Lex Luthor Magneto Galactus | 113 |
HOLY CASE STUDY Superman Versus Jesus | 125 |
Becoming Super | 135 |
How to Read a Comic Book | 143 |
Acknowledgments | 149 |
Notes | 152 |
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MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE Captain America the Truth | 86 |
MIGHT MAKES RIGHT The Justice League Meets the Avengers | 95 |
Términos y frases comunes
Adolf Hitler American audience Avengers Batman battle became become beginning Black body callout Captain America cause characters Clark comes comic book costume crime culture Daredevil death earth ethnic evil example experience face fact fight Flash followed force Four friends Galactus girls give gods Green guys heroes Hulk human identity Iron issues Jesus Joker justice keep kill kind League learned live look Luthor Marvel Marvel Comics means move mutants never origin parents person Peter play Press problem question readers reality Returns Richard Robin secret sense serve Spider-Man Stark story strength strong suffering SUPER superheroes Superman tell things took turn ultimately universe victim villains vision weaknesses William Moulton Marston women Wonder writers York