EDITOR – The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies

This Companion explores the evolution, representation, and meaning of superheroes within the broader popular media and culture landscape, as connected … More

The Divided Fourth Phase of Marvel Licensed Video Games (2013-)

The Early Phases (1982-2012) Borrowing terminology from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), there are currently four distinct “Phases” when examining … More

Approaching Superhero Studies as a Field [Introduction]

In the 21st century, superheroes have proliferated and multiplied across the multimedia landscape. While superhero stories and characters have been … More

The Narratives of Survival: Final Girls in Videogames

In the 2015 preface to Men, Women, and, Chainsaws, Carol J. Clover concisely explains that within slasher movies the Final … More

New CFP – The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies

Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2022 Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Carl Wilson In answer to the evolutionary portrayals of superheroes in our … More

“My relationship with Batman has never been what I’d call ‘stable'”: Catwoman’s Flirtations with Superheroism and Her Evolving Role as the Monstrous Feline Fatale

Clinical psychologist Robin S. Rosenberg considers Catwoman to be a “straightforward criminal” who “in many stories is motivated to acquire … More

Changing Masculinities: ‘Aquaman Volume I: The Trench’

Aquaman walks into a sea-side restaurant; he orders seafood and reassures horrified onlookers that he does not talk to fish … More

EDITOR – The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture (Volume 12. Issue 1): Special Issue on “Superheroes”

Table of Contents with Abstracts: Re-examining superhero politics in popular culture Authors: Carl Wilson, Lorna Piatti-Farnell Abstract:This Special Issue re-examines … More

Re-Examining Superhero Politics in Popular Culture [Editorial]

Superheroes have proliferated and multiplied in the twenty-first century, coming to prominence in comics, film, television and video game industries … More