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Superheroes in Contemporary Media

Introduction

Foreword: Why Superheroes?
Morgan Oddie
Pages 1-4 | First Published: July 2019
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Articles

Ms. Marvel: Genre, Medium and an Intersectional Superhero
Erika Chung
Pages 5-16 | First Published: July 2019
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Consumption of Superheroes: The Performances of Fans as Strategies of Involvement
Larissa Tamborindenguy Becko
Pages 17-27 | First Published: July 2019
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Crossing No-Man’s Land: Wonder Woman & Liminality
Claire Meagher
Pages 28-40 | First Published: July 2019
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A Foe He Can’t Fight: Tony Stark, Addition, and PTSD
Matthew Wincherauk
Pages 41-50 | First Published: July 2019
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Of Amazons, Humans, and Batmen : Superheroes and the Affectual Dynamics of Loneliness
Emily Scherzinger
Pages 51-61  | First Published: July 2019
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Ready Player Four: Waluigi and the Rainbow Road to the Alt-Right
Michael Bodkin
Pages 62-76 | First Published: July 2019
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s security as pacification! Security as Pacification in Superman Red Son
Meg D. Lonergan
Pages 77-86 | First Published: July 2019
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Forum/Reviews

Claiming the Domains of the Natural and the Supernatural in Netflix’s Occult Series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Shreyashi Mandal
Pages 87-89 | First Published: July 2019
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Deadpool is Normal(ly Terrible): A Queer Critique of Deadpool 2
Ky Pearce
Pages 90-92 | First Published: July 2019
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Aquaman: The Eternal Return of the Male Subject
Francesca Lopez
Pages 93-94 | First Published: July 2019
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