Gotham City, Star City, and Metropolis, USA : on building up and breaking down superhero mythologies -- The animation domination, Toonami, and Hellmouth High : TV toons, tropes, and trends of the '90s and beyond -- Moon prism power, make up! : power, gender, sexuality, and identity in anime and manga -- The birth of a black hero : on black tropes and heroism -- The Slytherin fire-bender of Sunagakure : self-identification with fandom, racial and national identities in space westerns, and the persistent fantasy of manifest destiny -- Espers and anxiety, mutants, magic, and mind games : on mental illness, weirdness, and shows that revel in anxiety -- Do you know Shinigami love apples? : gods, faith, and belief systems in fandom -- Con crazy : how fandom and cons have changed : authorship and the evolution of the canon -- Interdimensional cable and the infinite earths : rethinking the multiverse and the real threats to our world.
Summary:
In the vein of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, incisive essay collection from New York Times critic at large Maya Phillips explores race, religion, sexuality, and more through the lens of her favorite pop culture fandoms.
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