1st Edition
American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema The Marvel of Stan Lee and the Revolution of a Genre
By Anthony Mills
Copyright 2013
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Stan Lee, who was the head writer of Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, co-created such popular heroes as Spider-Man, Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and Daredevil. This book traces the ways in which American theologians and comic books of the era were not only both saying things about what it means to be human, but, starting with Lee they were largely saying the same... Read more
Introduction 1. The Historical and Theological Background of the Anthropology of the American Monomyth 2. The Anthropology of the American Monomyth in Golden Age Superhero Comics (1938–1961) 3. The "Turn to Relationality" in American Theological Anthropology 4. The "Turn to Reality" in Silver Age Superhero Comics and Beyond (1961–present) 5. Subverting the Anthropology of the American Monomyth in Marvel Comics Superhero Films (1998–2012) 6. Conclusion: Anthropological Proposals
Biography
Anthony R. Mills received his PhD in Theology and Culture from Fuller Seminary. He contributes to poptheology.com and blogs at transgressivespaces.blogspot.com.
