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A. Lewis
American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion [PDF ebook]
The Superhero Afterlife

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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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Table of Content

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

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A. David Lewis is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University University, USA.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 192 ● ISBN 9781137463609 ● File size 2.8 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3533397 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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