Superhero bodies : identity, materiality, transformation / edited by Wendy Haslem, Elizabeth MacFarlane and Sarah Richardson.

Throughout the history of the genre, the superhero has been characterised primarily by physical transformation and physical difference. Superhero Bodies: Identity, Materiality, Transformation explores the transformation of the superhero body across multiple media forms including comics, film, televi...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors:	Haslem, Wendy (Editor), MacFarlane, Elizabeth (Editor), Richardson, Sarah, 1985- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Series:	Routledge advances in comics studies.
Subjects:	Superheroes. Superheroes in literature. Human body in literature. Human body in motion pictures. Superhero films > History and criticism. Superhero television programs > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. Superhero films. Superhero television programs. Criticism, interpretation, etc.