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  Sudsy Superheroes and Transmedia Storytelling, or, Why Comic Book Heroes Do It Better

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 04, 2007

  forestall possible cancellation through what amounted to little more than a one time stunt, Marvel's ... even hints at the possibility for future plot entanglements. What if Stark showed up as a rival to ...
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  I have an Army/We have a Hulk: Thinking Politics in The Avengers

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  john a. sweeney University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Political Science

  May 09, 2012

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  conditions of possibility for politics in our historical moment, specifically as bodies subject to the ... possibility for politics yoked to presencing a mutative capacity? Is there an inherent horror to politics? ...
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  Joss Whedon's The Avengers

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  Roger Whitson Washington State University

  May 08, 2012

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  name. The name might just mark the fact that Whedon is directing the film. And yet the possibility of ... the monthly publication of The Avengers possible. Charles Hatfield admits in his recent book on Jack ...
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  What Fangirls Want: Making More of and More from Marvel's Men

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  Kayley Thomas University of Florida

  May 11, 2012

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  varied possible dynamics between these lost figures, showing an understanding of what complex ...
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  The Avengers and the Evolution of the Multi-Film Franchise

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  Jim Mroczkowski iFanboy.com

  May 07, 2012

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  The Avengers and the Evolution of the Multi-Film Franchise The Avengers narrative structure franchise Curator's Note In the contemporary media landscape, where filmmakers are often more accountable to shareholders than to their muses, studios have be ...