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Paperback The Superhero Symbol: Media, Culture, and Politics Book

ISBN: 0813597161

ISBN13: 9780813597164

The Superhero Symbol: Media, Culture, and Politics

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"As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting". In the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon.

It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously...

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