American Superheroes and the Politics of Good and Evil
American Superheroes and the Politics of Good and Evil
Author(s): Jiří G. RůžičkaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Přítomnost
Summary/Abstract: The United States of America is the Promised Land – for comics. Void of any ancient history or mythology of its own (Americans distanced themselves from Native American mythology by massacring the native tribes and dissolving their remains in the national melting pot), the nation has embraced and worshiped its comic superheroes.
Journal: The New Presence
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 46-48
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English