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  Can Catwoman Challenge Patriarchy?

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  Michael Lecker George Mason University

  September 28, 2007

  Batman driven narrative? What ideologies is Selina questioning with such quotes as “Tell me I’m not in ...
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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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  Superheroes and Racial Shapeshifting: Encountering Sanjay’s Super Team

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  Shilpa Davé University of Virginia

  May 23, 2017

  and names them (in a recorded voice) “Super Team.” The lack of dialogue and alternative sounds outside ...
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  Spawn and the "Missing" Black Superhero

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  Kathryn M. Frank Young Harris College

  June 02, 2018

  its R-rating placed it outside the boundaries of the standard PG-to-PG-13 superhero film. ...
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  Super Friends, Trans-Thematic Media Branding, and the 1970s/80s Team-Based Superhero

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  Ian Peters University of North Georgia

  October 20, 2015

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  simultaneously restricting the possibility of continuous transmedia narratives (214). While Super Friends did ...
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  Meteor Man as Representation of Black Communal Superhero

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  Jayson Quearry Georgia State University

  May 28, 2018

  a time that not only preceded but made the current era possible, while also appreciating the prominence ...
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  “She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling

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  Elana Levine

  April 10, 2007

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  “She’s a Marvel”: Daytime Soaps and Transmedia Storytelling superheroes comic books crossover soap operas Guiding Light Marvel Enterprises transmedia storytelling cancellation ratings gimmick genre conventions genre hybridity Curator's Note Harley Da ...
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  Intruders from Reality: Entertainment Turned Homework

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  Sovi Herring Duquesne University

  April 11, 2023

  to incorporate them into shared narratives, it may be possible to create more inclusive and socially ...
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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 21, 2008

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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism whiteness race gender adaptation masculinity superheroes masochism Marvel Enterprises CBS 1970s destabilize David Savran reflexive sadomasochism backlash Incred ...
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  Mite Club: Metatextuality, Fandom, and Media Industry Responses in Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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  Christopher M. Cox Georgia State University

  February 03, 2015

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  Mite Club: Metatextuality, Fandom, and Media Industry Responses in Batman: The Brave and the Bold superheroes metafiction media industries fandom Batman on TV Batman animation American Serial Television Curator's Note Bat-Mite, self-described as Batm ...

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