What is a Superhero?
Author | : Robin S. Rosenberg, PhD |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2013-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199795277 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199795274 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book What is a Superhero? written by Robin S. Rosenberg, PhD and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a superhero? Everyone knows, right? And yet everyone seems to have a different answer. In this innovative collection of essays, renowned psychologist Robin Rosenberg and comics scholar Peter Coogan explore this question from a variety of viewpoints. With essays from scholars and commentaries by the writers and creators themselves, What is a Superhero? is the first volume to provide a true synthesis and reflection of the state of superheroes in our society today.