Marvel

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2February 2, 2017<February 4, 2017

Assembling an Entry Point: Notes on Navigating the Superhero Genre

James Gilmore

In this final response, James Gilmore suggests that the vastness of the superhero genre defies generalizations and instead requires scholars to take situated "entry points" to the genre.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 27, 2017<February 4, 2017

Excelsior: Reaching Toward Utopia in Marvel’s New York

Matt Yockey

In the first response, Matt Yockey argues Marvel links the superhero to the urban, and to New York City in particular, through affect-inducing strategies that belie both Marvel's, and the city's, "ever upward" aspirations.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 23, 2017<January 23, 2017

Rediscovering Bodies in Pain on Marvel’s Netflix Shows

James Gilmore

Netflix's Marvel line-up of shows are transmediated texts that encourage us to ponder whose bodies matter, and how they matter, in the contemporary city.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 20, 2017<January 22, 2017

Marvel Noir: Agent Carter, the Automat, and Urban Wholeness

Lorrie Palmer

Lorrie Palmer discusses the single period-set Marvel television offering, Agent Carter, and its use of locations like the Automat to evoke a unified city

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 19, 2017<January 20, 2017

Black Metropolis: The Embodied City in Luke Cage

Matt Yockey

When Marvel's iconic Power Man became Netflix's Luke Cage, the character's bullet-proof black body retained his relevance, and the urban space he occupied became even more important.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 17, 2017<January 19, 2017

Branding New York: Marvel Comics and Industry Tradition

Laura Felschow

Marvel Comics’ loyalty to New York City both in its business practices and its produced content have lent both the company and their product a certain degree of marketable perceived authenticity.

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 2January 17, 2017<January 17, 2017

Marvel, the Urban, and Authenticity: An Introduction

Erica Stein

Since the release of its earliest comics, Marvel Inc. has foregrounded its use of real urban settings to differentiate itself from competitors and market its products in terms of authenticity. This Roundtable explores some of the strategies and consequences of this connection.