OUR HEROES.(in comics and cartoons)(Brief Article)

Publication: The New Yorker

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For graphic forms that are considered close relatives, the superhero comic and the panel cartoon couldn't be more different in their presentation of human (or animal) nature. The superhero comic views beings as super (or, in some cases, Superman), possessed of immense strength, intelligence, and moral authority. The panel...

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