American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema: The Marvel of Stan Lee and the Revolution of a Genre

by Anthony Mills

Book Overview

Stan Lee, who was the head writer of Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, co-created such popular heroes as Spider-Man, Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and Daredevil. This book traces the ways in which American theologians and comic books of the era were not only both saying things about what it means to be human, but, starting with Lee they were largely saying the same things. Author Anthony R. Mills argues that the shift...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415843588
• ISBN13: 9780415843584
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"