Now It’s My Time! Black Girls Finding Space and Place in Comic Books by Grace D. Gipson

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Neil Gaiman’s “Façade” and Patronal Feminism by Renaud Beeckmans

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Marvel and DC Characters Inspired by Arachnids by Allan Carelli, Edson Luiz dos Santos, Elidiomar Ribeiro Da-Silva, Gustavo de Miranda, Luci Coelho, Maria Inês dos Passos, Tainá Ribeiro Silva, Thiago Müller de Campos

“…This article compares arachnid-based Marvel and DC comics characters. The composition of a comic book character often has interesting ‘real-life’ influences. …”
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…Comic Books, Möbius Strips, Philosophy and… by Ian Hornsby

“…This article examines three comic books, Silver Surfer #11 (Marvel Comics), Omega Men #9 (DC Comics) and Promethea #12 (Americas Best Comics), as philosophy in themselves, and not merely as supplements to philosophical texts or as a convenient form through which the complex ideas of philosophy can be elucidated. …”
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How He Got His Scars: Exploring Madness and Mental Health in Filmic Representations of the Joker by Jeff Preston, Lindsay Rath-Paillé

“…In May of 1939, DC Comics introduced their popular Batman series, but it was a year later when the iconic villain, the Joker, entered the story. …”
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Análise sobre representações LGBTI+ em quadrinhos de super-heróis by Mário Jorge de Paiva

“… O artigo visa realizar uma análise de certa questão conjuntural, que obteve impacto no mundo das histórias em quadrinhos; referimo-nos ao fato de Robin, uma personagem importante da DC Comics, ter se mostrado membro da comunidade LGBTI+ em história recente. …”
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A tradução das inscrições em Watchmen by Kátia Hanna

“…O original foi lançado nos EUA entre 1986 e 1987 em doze fascículos pela DC Comics e logo reunidos num único livro. Hoje possui o status de graphic novel. …”
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Apropriasi transkultural pada konfigurasi karakter Son Goku dalam Manga Dragon Ball / Dida Ibrahim Abdurrahman by Dida Ibrahim, Abdurrahman

“…Konfigurasi Son Goku dalam manga (komik khas Jepang) Dragon Ball merupakan mite transkultural dari elemen yang ada pada novel klasik asal Tiongkok yang berjudul Journey to The West yang dicampur dengan kisah populer moderen Superman dari serial DC Comics dan King Kong asal Amerika, serta mitologi likantrof asal Eropa. …”
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Of Auction Records and Non-Fungible Tokens: On the New Valences of Superhero Comics by Daniel Stein, Laura Désirée Haas, Anne Deckbar

“…This article examines a recent form of marketing superhero comics that has garnered extensive media attention and has been promoted as the next big step in comics production: the decision by companies like Marvel Comics and DC Comics to offer selections of their intellectual properties as <i>non-fungible tokens</i> (NFTs). …”
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Visualizing Superman: Artistic Strategizing in Early Representations of the Archetypal Man in Comic Books by Bar Leshem

“…In the present study, I explore the significance of the visual image in the prototype of the Superman figure that Siegel and Schuster sold to DC Comics and its first appearance in the series <i>American Comic Books</i>. …”
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