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Holding Out for a Hero: Reaganism, Comic Book Vigilantes, and Captain America
Author(s) -
DUBOSE MIKE S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of popular culture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1540-5931
pISSN - 0022-3840
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2007.00478.x
Subject(s) - comics , hero , ridiculous , popular culture , art , history , encyclopedia , art history , literature , media studies , sociology , library science , computer science
The world about us has changed and is continuously changing at an ever-accelerating pace. So have we. With the increase in media coverage and information technology, we see more of the world, comprehend its workings a little more clearly, and as a result, our perception of ourselves and the society surrounding us has been modified. Consequently, we begin to make different demands upon the art and culture that is meant to reflect the constantly shifting landscape we find ourselves in. We demand new themes, new insights, new dramatic situations. We demand new heroes. —Alan Moore, ‘‘The Mark of the Batman’’
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