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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Über den Autor
A. David Lewis is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University University, USA.
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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 192 ● ISBN 9781137463609 ● Dateigröße 2.8 MB ● Verlag Palgrave Macmillan US ● Ort New York ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2014 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 3533397 ● Kopierschutz Soziales DRM