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From Batman to Black Jack, the superhero is a figure on the fringes with a lot to tell us about identity, our bodies and humanity. Test out the super powers of these papers, and start your own caped crusade with the research utility at the bottom

The Armored Knight: Batman, Costume and Cinema Julie Lobalzo Wright

The tension between realism and spectacle is especially apparent in films that also explore this tension through their narrative, with the superhero genre an especially interesting case READ ON

Rendering The Man of Steel: Superman’s Body and and Hegemonic Masculinity Josceline Fenton

We are presented with the body of a ‘perfect man’ of the 1930s – the body represented is not dissimilar to that of Fairbanks READ ON

Designing for Duality: Costume, Clark Kent and Superman Josceline Fenton

The literal positioning of the suit above the Superman costume reminds us that his human identity is entirely contained within a set of clothes READ ON

Marvel to Melodrama: Superheroes and Issues of Power and Identity Jeehwan Ahn

One of problems of exclusively focusing on the super-power of the protagonists is that this could limit understanding of how these fictional characters are related to the real society and culture READ ON

The Unsuspecting Hero: Humanity in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman Charlotte Peck

The Ancient Greek Hero was a deceased religious figure who received cult worship and in return was expected to bring prosperity and fertility to the community READ ON

Must All Things Die? Black Jack as Everyday Hero Francesca Long

Black Jack represents Tezuka's fantasy about being Robin Hood with a scalpel, performing godlike feats, running surgeries that for other doctors would be impossible READ ON