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American Superheroes and the Politics of Good and Evil
American Superheroes and the Politics of Good and Evil

Author(s): Jiří G. Růžička
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 46-48
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English