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Supervillains The Significance of Evil in Superhero Comics
by [Tomabechi, Nao]
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Alongside superheroes, supervillains, too, have become one of today's most popular and globally recognizable figures. However, it is not merely their popularity that marks their significance. Supervillains are also central to superhero storytelling to the extent that the superhero genre cannot survive without supervillains.
Bringing together different approaches and critical perspectives across disciplines, author Nao Tomabechi troubles overly hero-centered works in comics studies to reconsider the modern American myths of the superheroes. Considering the likes of Lex Luthor, the Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Loki, Venom, and more, Supervillians explores themes such as gender and sexuality, disability, and many forms of Otherness in relation to the notion of evil as it appears in the superhero genre. The book investigates how supervillains uphold and, at times, trouble dominant ideals expressed by the heroism of our superheroes.
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- Rutgers University Press Brand
- Jan 14, 2025 Pub Date:
- 9781978839373 ISBN-13:
- 1978839375 ISBN-10:
- 216.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.25 in * 0.6 in * 6.12 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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