Panthers, Hulks and Ironhearts : Marvel, diversity, and the twenty-first-century superhero /

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"Marvel is famous for their fantastic superheroes. Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and dozens of other costumed avengers from the Marvel Universe are recognized the world over. In the 21st Century, Marvel has expanded just what it means to be a superhero, and who can wear the tights. Pant...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Marvel Comics Group.
Marvel Studios.
Marvel Comics Group
Marvel Studios
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Film adaptations.
Superhero films.
Ethnicity in mass media.
Gender identity in mass media.
Superheroes.
Films de superhéros.
Ethnicité dans les médias.
Superhéros.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Ethnicity in mass media
Gender identity in mass media
Superhero films
Superheroes
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Film adaptations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Marvel and Modern America
  • 1. Spider-Analogues: Unmarking And Unmasking White Male Superheroism
  • 2. The Replacements: Ethnicity, Gender, and Legacy Heroes in Marvel Comics
  • 3. Superdad: Luke Cage and Heroic Fatherhood in the Civil War Comic
  • 4. Black Panther: Aspiration, Identification, and Appropriation
  • 5. Iron Fist: Ethnicity, Appropriation, and Repatriation
  • 6. Totally Awesome Asian Heroes versus Stereotypes
  • 7. A New America: Marvelous Latinx Superheroes
  • 8. Ms. Marvel: A Thoroughly Relatable Muslim Superheroine
  • Afterword: "Because the World Still Needs Heroes!"

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