"I Think You and I Are Destined to Do This Forever": A Reading of the Batman/Joker Comic and Film Tradition through the Combat Myth
This paper compares comic and film representations of the characters Batman and the Joker to the structure and characterization of religious narratives known as "combat myths," which generally portray a figure of order defending society against a chaos monster. The paper also demonstrates...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2011]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Jahr: 2011, Band: 23, Heft: 2, Seiten: 236-250 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Superheroes and myth
B chaos monsters B politics and myth B religion and film B religion and graphic novels |
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