Tagged: comics

Allusions as Web-Building Vehicles in V for Vendetta

  Abstract Some works call out to readers with an invitation to play an active role in the construction of the text’s meaning. Following the insights of Roland Barthes, who deems such texts “writerly,”...

Superhero Popularity in Past and Present America

  Abstract The industry of superhero films has ballooned over the past ten years or so, expanding into massive franchises under the leadership of longtime comic book producers Marvel and D.C. Comics and drawing...