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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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  “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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  Digital Labor in Participatory Television

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  Adam Fish Lancaster University, Sociology

  May 05, 2011

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