"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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Auteur principal: Nichols, Michael D. 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Saskatchewan [2011]
Dans: Journal of religion and popular culture
Année: 2011, Volume: 23, Numéro: 2, Pages: 236-250
Sujets non-standardisés:B Superheroes and myth
B chaos monsters
B politics and myth
B religion and film
B religion and graphic novels
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