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Holy superheroes! : exploring the sacred in comics, graphic novels, and film / Greg Garrett.

Title
Holy superheroes! : exploring the sacred in comics, graphic novels, and film / Greg Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Greg
Publication
Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2008.

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Description
xiv, 141 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Religious aspects
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > United States
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
  • Motion pictures > Religious aspects
  • Motion pictures > United States
  • Motion pictures > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 133 - 140).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Comics and Religion -- Modern Heroes -- Look, Up in the Sky! -- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility -- Truth, Justice, and the American Way -- The Problem of Evil -- Vigilante Justice -- The Beast -- The Apocalypse -- The Holocaust -- The End of Violence -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Essential Graphic Novels and Collections
ISBN
  • 9780664231910 (alk. paper)
  • 0664231918 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2007039282
OCLC
173368421
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library