Open AccessRevisioning the smiling villain: Imagetexts and intertextual expression in representations of the filmic Loki on Tumblr
Author(s) -
Kayley Thomas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2013.0474
Subject(s) - comics , fandom , character (mathematics) , expression (computer science) , art , literature , computer science , mathematics , geometry , programming language
Loki fandom actively negotiates this potential conflict between character as text (interpretations of Loki by those with textual authority, such as film writers, directors, and actors, and comic artists and authors) and as primarily image (in the form of visual representations repeated across Tumblr)