Gavaler, Chris, Superhero Comics by Katherine Marazi

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Space as History: Watchmen and Urban Imagery in Superhero Comics by Federico Pagello

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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

Subjects: “…superhero comics…”
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Mask and closet ; or, "Under the Hood" : metaphors and representations of homosexuality in American superhero comics after 1985 by Mandel, Susannah

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Paratextual Negotiations: Fan Forums as Digital Epitexts of Popular Superhero Comic Books and Science Fiction Pulp Novel Series by Niels Werber, Daniel Stein

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Mervi Miettinen's <i>Truth, Justice, and the American Way? The Popular Geopolitics of American Identity in Contemporary Superhero Comics</i> by Ralf Kauranen

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The USSR State Leader in the U.S. Superhero Comic Strips in the 1980s: Constructing and Broadcasting Stereotypes About “Russians” in the Historical Context of the Cold War by Nina Sputnitskaya

“…The dynamics of the image of the leader of the USSR in superhero comic strips were determined by the transition from a caricature image to a Machiavellian ruler of the “Evil Empire,” ready, among other things, to collaborate with the United States. …”
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Les merveilles du scepticisme : René Descartes et les superhéros de comics by Chris Gavaler, Nathaniel Goldberg

“…These ideas are constantly emerging in science fiction, especially in superhero comics. Thus, through various comic books, such as Marvelman or Heroes Reborn, the authors illustrate that not only the Cartesian sceptical worries are displayed in the narratives, but they also expand them and dispelled the solution to scepticism provided by Descartes.…”
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Behold the man, the hero, the heretic. by Chia Chong Hui, Steven.

“…Why do we read superhero comics? Superhero narratives have developed into a special genre which incorporates science fiction, magical fantasy, and even theology to provide an entertaining and enriching read. …”
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Doom’s Law: Spaces of Sovereignty in Marvel’s Secret Wars by Neal Curtis

“…This article posits that the Marvel crossover event entitled Secret Wars (2015, 2016) encapsulates the ways in which superhero comics might help us to understand the spatiality of sovereignty. …”
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Cap the Chameleon: A Review of Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence by Brenna Clarke Gray

“…The review explores the ways in which the book offers insights into one of the most popular characters in comics and also gestures towards the work scholars of mainstream American superhero comics must tackle in the future.…”
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BOOK REVIEW: RUTH HEHOLT, MELISSA EDMUNDSON, "GOTHIC ANIMALS: UNCANNY OTHERNESS AND THE ANIMAL WITH-OUT", LONDON: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2020, 307 P. by Ana-Maria SPÂNU

“…Ranging from of an analysis of faux documentaries about spectral predators to a diachronic incursion into the universe of American superhero comics, the studies are both rigorous and captivating. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: RUTH HEHOLT, MELISSA EDMUNDSON, "GOTHIC ANIMALS: UNCANNY OTHERNESS AND THE ANIMAL WITH-OUT", LONDON: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2020, 307 P. by Ana-Maria SPÂNU

“…Ranging from of an analysis of faux documentaries about spectral predators to a diachronic incursion into the universe of American superhero comics, the studies are both rigorous and captivating. …”
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THE ARTIST WITHIN : PORTRAITS OF CARTOONISTS, COMIC BOOK ARTISTS, ANIMATORS, AND OTHERS / by Preston, Greg, photographer, Shaw, Scott, author, DeSoto, Jamie, author, Drake, Shawn, author, Sampsel, Sharon, author, Blake, Victoria, author, Simpson, Robert, author

Expectations across entertainment media by Austin, Alexander Chance

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Ti-Girl Power: American Utopianism in the Queer Superhero Text by Matt Yockey

“…As a Chicano and fan of Silver Age superhero comic books himself, Henandez also realizes this ethos for himself in the very creation of this work.…”
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Superheroines and superstereotypes? Queer postfeminism, intersectionality and female superheroes in Supergirl by Maxine De Wulf Helskens

“…Since the new millennium, there has been a remarkable increase in audio-visual adaptations of superhero comic books (Garcia-Escriva, 2018). Whereas these adaptations used to include predominantly male superheroes, they have started to feature more female superheroes (Curtis &amp; Cardo, 2018). …”
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The Polish Superheroes Have Arrived!: On the Popularity of Superhero Stories and Adaptations by Emma Oki

“…The Kmiołek brothers borrow from and adapt the conventions of the American superhero genre, while simultaneously infusing their stories with Polish cultural elements, which makes PSBO one of the first contemporary affirmative Polish superhero comic book series.…”
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Analysis of Motions in Comic Book Cover Art: Using Pictorial Metaphors by Alicia Horvath, Igor Juricevic

“…We analyzed the pictorial devices used to depict the motion running in 400 Silver Age (1956–1971) and Bronze Age (c. 1970–1985) superhero comic book covers (Frankenhoff &amp; Thompson, 2012). …”
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Greek Motifs as Composition Method in Luciano Vecchio’s comic Sereno by HERNÁN MARTIGNONE

“…<p class="western" align="justify"><span><span style="color: #353637;"><span><span style="font-family: 'Liberation Sans', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span><span>Built partly upon the storytelling model of the Sailor Moon manga and partly on the American superhero comic, Sereno by Luciano Vecchio presents itself as an original fiction with multiple interpretations, in which different elements from the classical Greek world find their place. …”
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