Are Superheroes Inherently Reactionary?
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Are Superheroes Inherently Reactionary?

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Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem offer a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated.

Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, they offer a weird left reading of superheroes and comic book culture.

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Books: Grant Morrison – Supergods / Gerard James – Men of Tomorrow / Dan Hassler-Forrest – Capitalist Superheroes

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