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  Women and Superheroes, By the Numbers

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  Shawna Kidman UC San Diego

  November 16, 2015

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  nonexistent) treatment of the few female superheroes we do have. But in standing at least somewhat outside the ...
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  No Knight, no flight: Television's missing Dark Knight and Man of Steel

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  Ryan Lizardi SUNY Polytechnic Institute

  February 02, 2015

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  No Knight, no flight: Television's missing Dark Knight and Man of Steel television Superman film comic books Batman on TV Batman Curator's Note Batman has enjoyed a long and varied history on television, however, the Caped Crusader’s most recent ...
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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 08, 2008

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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television comic books commercials convergence cultural products FCC G.I. Joe Hasbro marketing Marvel Enterprises narrative play regulation toys transmedia storytelling Curator ...
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  What makes a comic digital?

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  Roger Whitson Washington State University

  February 20, 2012

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  What makes a comic digital? iPhone iPad Digital Comics comic books Curator's Note Are digital comics digital because they are created using digital tools? Maybe, but the definition would lose meaning since most comics produced today are created using ...
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  Holding Out For A Hiro

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  Henry Jenkins Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California

  October 24, 2006

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  Holding Out For A Hiro transnationalism superheroes NBC comic books Heroes X-men Japan Curator's Note Hiro Nakamura, salary man, otaku, "superhiro," superfan, has emerged as the most popular character on NBC's new Heroes. Here are a fe ...
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  Marketing Mythology on India’s Cartoon Network

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  Barton Scott Montana State University

  April 12, 2010

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  Marketing Mythology on India’s Cartoon Network Hinduism comic books animation Curator's Note At 11am on Sunday, March 28, 2010, Cartoon Network India aired the first episode of its new series, Amar Chitra Katha or “Immortal Picture Stories” (hencefor ...
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  I Liked the Movie, So What Comic Should I Read?

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  Greg M. Smith Georgia State University

  August 01, 2011

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  I Liked the Movie, So What Comic Should I Read? superheroes comics Comic Books and the Movies comic books Curator's Note When I try to introduce comics to non-comic-readers, I choose what I consider to be fairly straightforward modern comics, and fre ...