Superhero Special Issue

Edited by Jessica Balanzategui and Liam Burke

Table of Contents

Introduction: Anyone Can Wear the Mask: Charting Superhero Identities in an era of Textual, Industrial, and Cultural Fluidity – Jess Balanzategui and Liam Burke

1. Not Another Superhero Movie: Genre Blending in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Duncan McLean

2. ‘I’m not trying to be a hero’: Quality TV Superheroes and Generic Hybridity in the Marvel/Netflix Television Series – Andrew Lynch

3. “I’m Eight Years Old Again”: Batman’s Tragedy, Memory, and Continuity – Martyn Pedler

4. The Man of Steel vs. Reactionary Meta-Reboots! New Systems of Adaptation and Continuity Management in Multimedia Superhero Narratives – Jack Teiwes

5. Super-Voices: Vocal Performances and Identity in Superhero Comics, Animation, Radio, and Cinema – Dan Torre

6. “If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building – Chris Comerford and Jason Bainbridge

7. Groomboy SuperGroom (if you don’t mind): Reflecting on Costume and Fleshing out Spirou – Annick Pellegrin

8. Interview with David Hine – Ian Gordon