Do The Gods Wear Capes
Download and Read Do The Gods Wear Capes full books in PDF, ePUB, and Kindle. Read online free Do The Gods Wear Capes ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Do The Gods Wear Capes?
Author | : Ben Saunders |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2011-06-02 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 1441127224 |
Download Do The Gods Wear Capes? Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Brash, bold, and sometimes brutal, superheroes might seem to epitomize modern pop-culture at its most melodramatic and mindless. But according to Ben Saunders, the appeal of the superhero is fundamentally metaphysical - even spiritual - in nature. In chapter-length analyses of the early comic book adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Iron-Man, Saunders explores a number of complex philosophical and theological issues, including: the problem of evil; the will-to-power; the tension between intimacy and vulnerability; and the challenge of love, in the face of mortality. He concludes that comic book fantasies of the superhuman ironically reveal more than we might care to admit about our human limitations, even as they expose the falsehood of the characteristically modern opposition between religion and science. Clearly and passionately written, this insightful and at times exhilarating book should delight all readers who believe in the redemptive capacity of the imagination, regardless of whether they consider themselves comic book fans.
Do The Gods Wear Capes? Related Books
Pages: 193
Pages: 192
Pages: 316
Pages: 553
Pages: 342