Panthers, Hulks and Ironhearts : Marvel, diversity, and the twenty-first-century superhero / Jeffrey A. Brown.

"Marvel is famous for their fantastic superheroes. Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and dozens of other costumed avengers from the Marvel Universe are recognized the world over. In the 21st Century, Marvel has expanded just what it means to be a superhero, and who can wear the tights. Panthers,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Marvel Comics Group. Marvel Studios. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. > Film adaptations. Superhero films. Ethnicity in mass media. Gender identity in mass media. Superheroes. Comic books, strips, etc. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	vii, 168 pages : collor illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Spider-Analogues: unmarking and unmasking white male superheroism
The replacements: ethnicity, gender, and legacy heroes in Marvel comics
Superdad: Luke Cage and heroic fatherhood in the Civil War comic
Black Panther: aspiration, identification, and appropriation
Iron fist: ethnicity, appropriation, and repatriation
Totally awesome Asian heroes versus stereotypes
A new America: marvelous Latinx superheroes
Ms. Marvel: a thoroughly relatable Muslim superheroine.