00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611678637 Buklod 20150714154332.0 m |o d | ta 130404s2013 mdu rb |001 0|eng d 9780810891715 (cloth : alk. paper) (iLib)UPD-00246510070 DLC DMC rda eng DMLUC PN 6725 R66 2013 Romagnoli, Alex S. 1983- author. Enter the superheroes American values, culture, and the canon of superhero literature Alex S. Romagnoli and Gian S. Pagnucci. Lanham The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2013. vii, 237 pages 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index. The significance of the superhero examined -- The academization of comics: Where are the superheroes? -- The battle between fans and creators -- The comic relaunch -- The iconography of superheroes -- Superhero storytelling -- The role superheroes play in children's learning -- Diversity in superheroes -- Why superheroes never die -- Technology and the superhero -- Reflections on creating a canon -- Appendix: The canon of superhero literature. Comic books, strips, etc. United States History and criticism. Graphic novels United States. Superheroes Social aspects. Superheroes in literature. Superheroes in art. Pagnucci, Gian S. author. FO UPD DCAL PN 6725 R66 2013 UPD DMC PN 6725 R66 2013 Book