Holy superheroes!: exploring the sacred in comics, graphic novels, and film [Rev. and expanded ed] 9780664231910, 0664231918

Pulitzer-prize nominee and English professor Greg Garrett explores the deeper side of comic books--and the motion pictur

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Table of contents :
Introduction: Comics and Religion --
Modern Heroes --
Look, Up in the Sky! --
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility --
Truth, Justice, and the American Way --
The Problem of Evil --
Vigilante Justice --
The Beast --
The Apocalypse --
The Holocaust --
The End of Violence --
Conclusion --
Appendix: Essential Graphic Novels and Collections

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