The superhero costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction /

Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero s otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and inv...

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Main Authors: Brownie, Barbara (Author), Graydon, Danny (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Series:Dress, body, culture.
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Online Access:CONNECT