Bringing together superhero scholars and key industry figures The Superhero Symbol unmasks how superheroes have become so pervasive in media, culture, and politics. This timely collection explores how these powerful icons are among the entertainment industry’s most valuable intellectual properties, yet can be appropriated for everything from activism to cosplay and real-life vigilantism.
Bringing together superhero scholars and key industry figures The Superhero Symbol unmasks how superheroes have become so pervasive in media, culture, and politics. This timely collection explores how these powerful icons are among the entertainment industry’s most valuable intellectual properties, yet can be appropriated for everything from activism to cosplay and real-life vigilantism.
LIAM BURKE is the Cinema and Screen Studies Coordinator at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, where he also teaches classes on comic books and cinema. He has written and edited a number of books including The Comic Book Film Adaptation (2015), Fan Phenomena Batman (2012), and Superhero Movies (2008). IAN GORDON teaches cultural history and American Studies at the National University of Singapore, where he is the Head of the Department of History. His books include Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon (2017), Kid Comic Strips: A Genre Across Four Countries (2016), Comic Strips and Consumer Culture (1998), and the edited work Film and Comic Books (2007). ANGELA NDALIANIS is Director of the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology. The books she has written or edited include The Horror Sensorium: Media and the Senses (2012), Science Fiction Experiences (2010), The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero (2009), Super/Heroes: from Hercules to Superman (2007), and Neo-Baroque Aesthetics and Contemporary Entertainment (2004).
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Contents
Introduction: “Everlasting” Symbols: Unmasking superheroes and their shifting symbolic function, Liam Burke Section 1: Superheroes, Politics, and Civic Engagement 1. “What Else Can You Do With Them?”: Superheroes and the Civic Imagination Henry Jenkins
2. “America Is A Piece of Trash”: Captain America, Patriotism, Nationalism, and Fascism Neal Curtis
3. “This Land is Mine!” Understanding the Function of Supervillains Jason Bainbridge
Interview 1: Comics artist, writer, and "herstorian" Trina Robbins
Section 2: The Superhero as a Brand
4. The Secret Commercial Identity of Superheroes: Protecting the Superhero Symbol Mitchell Adams
7. The sound of the cinematic superhero Dan Golding
Interview 2: Former President of DC Entertainment Diane Nelson
Section 3: Becoming the Superhero
8. Arkham Knave: The Joker in Game Design Steven Conway
9. Being Super, Becoming Heroes: Dialogic Superhero Narratives in Cosplay Collectives Claire Langsford
10. “From Pages to Pavements”: A Criminological Comparison Between Depictions of Crime Control in Superhero Narratives and “Real-Life Superhero” Activity Vladislav Iouchkov and John McGuire
Interview 3: Dark Night: A True Batman Story writer Paul Dini
Section 4: Superheroes and National Identity
11. Captain America, National Narratives, and the Queer Subversion of the Retcon Naja Later
12. Apes, Angels, and Super Patriots: The Irish in Superhero Comics Liam Burke
13. Missing in Action: The Late Development of the German-Speaking Superhero Paul M. Malone
14. Chinese Milk for Iron Men: Superhero Coproductions and Technological Anxiety Shan Mu Zhao
15. Age of the Atoman: Australian Superhero Comics and Cold War Modernity Kevin Patrick
Interview 4: Cleverman creator Ryan Griffen and star Hunter Page-Lochard
Acknowledgements Notes on the Editors Notes on Contributors Index
Introduction: “Everlasting” Symbols: Unmasking superheroes and their shifting symbolic function, Liam Burke Section 1: Superheroes, Politics, and Civic Engagement 1. “What Else Can You Do With Them?”: Superheroes and the Civic Imagination Henry Jenkins
2. “America Is A Piece of Trash”: Captain America, Patriotism, Nationalism, and Fascism Neal Curtis
3. “This Land is Mine!” Understanding the Function of Supervillains Jason Bainbridge
Interview 1: Comics artist, writer, and "herstorian" Trina Robbins
Section 2: The Superhero as a Brand
4. The Secret Commercial Identity of Superheroes: Protecting the Superhero Symbol Mitchell Adams
7. The sound of the cinematic superhero Dan Golding
Interview 2: Former President of DC Entertainment Diane Nelson
Section 3: Becoming the Superhero
8. Arkham Knave: The Joker in Game Design Steven Conway
9. Being Super, Becoming Heroes: Dialogic Superhero Narratives in Cosplay Collectives Claire Langsford
10. “From Pages to Pavements”: A Criminological Comparison Between Depictions of Crime Control in Superhero Narratives and “Real-Life Superhero” Activity Vladislav Iouchkov and John McGuire
Interview 3: Dark Night: A True Batman Story writer Paul Dini
Section 4: Superheroes and National Identity
11. Captain America, National Narratives, and the Queer Subversion of the Retcon Naja Later
12. Apes, Angels, and Super Patriots: The Irish in Superhero Comics Liam Burke
13. Missing in Action: The Late Development of the German-Speaking Superhero Paul M. Malone
14. Chinese Milk for Iron Men: Superhero Coproductions and Technological Anxiety Shan Mu Zhao
15. Age of the Atoman: Australian Superhero Comics and Cold War Modernity Kevin Patrick
Interview 4: Cleverman creator Ryan Griffen and star Hunter Page-Lochard
Acknowledgements Notes on the Editors Notes on Contributors Index
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