Contributions by Jerold J.
Indeed, whether in comics, films, novels, religious tomes, or video games, the eternal struggle between villain and hero keeps us coming back to these stories over and over again..
The Joker, Lex Luthor, Harley Quinn, Darth Vader, and Magneto must be compelling, stimulating, and proactive, whereas the superhero (or protagonist) is most often reactive.
Weiner collect pieces that explore how the villain is a complex part of narratives regardless of the original source.
Editors Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G.
While The Supervillain Reader focuses on the latter, it moves beyond comics to show how the vital concept of the Supervillain is part of our larger consciousness.
This innovative collection brings together essays, book excerpts, and original content from a wide variety of scholars and writers, weaving a rich tapestry of thought regarding villains in all their manifestations, including film, literature, television, games, and, of course, comics and sequential art.
The obsession with the villain is not a new phenomenon, and, in fact, one finds villains who are super going as far back as ancient religious and mythological texts.
Weiner The Supervillain Reader, featuring both reprinted and original essays, reveals why we are so fascinated with the villain.
Thompson, Dan Vena, and Robert G.
Richard Stevens, Lars Stoltzfus-Brown, John N.
Rosenberg, Hannah Ryan, Lennart Soberon, J.
Reider, Robin S.
Phillips, Jared Poon, Duncan Prettyman, Vladimir Propp, Noriko T.
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Perlmutter, W.
Holdier, Tiffany Hong, Stephen Graham Jones, Siegfried Kracauer, Naja Later, Ryan Litsey, Tara Lomax, Tony Magistrale, Matthew McEniry, Cait Mongrain, Grant Morrison, Robert Moses Peaslee, David D.
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Abrams, Jos Alaniz, John Carey, Maurice Charney, Peter Coogan, Joe Cruz, Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Stefan Danter, Adam Davidson-Harden, Randy Duncan, Richard Hall, Richard Heldenfels, Alberto Hermida, V ctor Hern ndez-Santaolalla, A.
Contributions by Jerold J
