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Superman on the Couch
- Author
- Danny Fingeroth
- Narrator
- Danny Fingeroth
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 27 September 2022
- Run Time
- 5 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? What makes some superhuman figures “good” and others “evil”? Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male? How has the superhero evolved over the course of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? And how might the myths be changing?
Why is it that the key superhero archetypes—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the X-Men—touch primal needs and experiences in everyone? Why has the superhero moved beyond the pages of comics into other media?
All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively and original exploration of the reasons why the superhero—in comic books, films, and TV—is such a potent myth for our times and culture.
Critics Review
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“Fingeroth draws on his decades of working at Marvel Comics (including work as the editorial director of the Spider-Man comics family) to write this personal, engaging, and earnest work…The result is an easygoing exploration of superheroes’ cultural significance.”
School Library Journal
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“[Superman on the Couch], like the escapist but enduring media it chronicles, proves an illuminating read.”
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Danny Fingeroth
- Narrator
- Danny Fingeroth
- Duration
- 5 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200964093
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- History, Graphic novel / Comic book: super-heroes and super-villains, Social, group or collective psychology, History of art, Popular culture
Synopsis
Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? What makes some superhuman figures “good” and others “evil”? Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male? How has the superhero evolved over the course of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? And how might the myths be changing?Why is it that the key superhero archetypes—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the X-Men—touch primal needs and experiences in everyone? Why has the superhero moved beyond the pages of comics into other media?All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively and original exploration of the reasons why the superhero—in comic books, films, and TV—is such a potent myth for our times and culture.
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