E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, eBook
Lewis American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-46360-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The Superhero Afterlife
E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, eBook
ISBN: 978-1-137-46360-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Unlocking a new and overdue model for reading comic books, this unique volume explores religious interpretations of popular comic book superheroes such as the Green Lantern and the Hulk. This superhero subgenre offers a hermeneutic for those interested in integrating mutiplicity into religious practices and considerations of the afterlife.
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Introduction 1. The Six Elements of the Superhero Afterlife Subgenre 2. The Comic Book Medium's Glimpse of Eternity 3. Complexities of Character in Fantastic Four: Hereafter 4. Planetary, Promethea, and the Multiplicity of Selfhood Conclusion