Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero

Book Overview

2021 Comic Studies Society Prize for Edited Collection From Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both. From Superman, created in 1938, to the transmedia DC and Marvel universes of today, superheroes have always been sexy. And their sexiness has always been controversial, inspiring censorship and moral panic. Yet though it has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321616
• ISBN13: 9781477321614
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"