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American theology, superhero comics, and cinema : the marvel of Stan Lee and the revolution of a genre / Anthony R. Mills.

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"Stan Lee, who was the head writer of Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, co-created such popular heroes as Spider-Man, Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and Daredevil. This book traces the ways in which American theologians and comic books of the era were not only both saying...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Mills, Anthony R., 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Series:Routledge studies in religion and film ; 2.
Subjects:
Lee, Stan, > 1922-2018 > Criticism and interpretation.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Religious aspects.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Motion pictures > Religious aspects.
Motion pictures > United States.
Motion pictures > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Superheroes > United States.
Superhero films > United States.
Lee, Stan, > 1922-2018.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Moral and ethical aspects.
Superhero films.
Superheroes.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • The Historical and Theological Background of the Anthropology of the American Monomyth
  • The Anthropology of the American Monomyth in Golden Age Superhero Comics (1938-1961)
  • The "Turn to Relationality" in American Theological Anthropology
  • The "Turn to Reality" in Silver Age Superhero Comics and Beyond (1961-present)
  • Subverting the Anthropology of the American Monomyth in Marvel Comics Superhero Films (1998-2012)
  • Conclusion: Anthropological Proposals.

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