Comic Book Character

Unleashing the Hero in Us All

By D. A. Zimmerman

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: Likewise
Length: 160 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: November 2004

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3260-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3260-6
IVP Order Code: 3260

Introduction: We Could Be Heroes
1. Let the Weak Say "I Am Strong": Spider-Man, Superman & the Incredible Hulk
2. Vengeance Is Mine: Batman, the Joker & the Punisher
X-cursus: Heroes in the Hands of a Professional
3. You Cannot See My Face: Costumes & Secret Identities
4. Everyone Was Beautiful & Nothing Hurt: Body Image, Agelessness, Death
5. God Loves, Man Kills: Gender, Race & the X-Men
X-cursus: Superheroes & Grownup Fanboys
6. My Country 'Tis of Thee: Captain America & the Truth
7. Might Makes Right: The Justice League Meets the Avengers
8. Gods Walk the Earth: Demigods, Daredevil & the Problem of Religion
9. Evil Is as Evil Does: Lex Luthor, Magneto & Galactus
10. Holy Case Study! Superman Versus Jesus
Conclusion: Becoming Super
Appendix: How to Read a Comic Book
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the Author
Index of Characters