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The superhero costume: identity and disguise in life and fiction

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Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man - superheroes - have become one of the pillars of modern pop culture for almost a century of their existence, and their flashy, spectacular theatrical and sporting costumes - one of the most recognizable symbols of the 20th century. This book by visual communication scholar Barbara Browne and film and comics critic Danny Graydon is the first to attempt an interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume. The authors show how their "fashions" have transformed from the first Superman comics to contemporary film franchises, exploring in detail the relationship between the superhero and his attire. How has the function of the superhero costume changed? Why does its obligatory element appear to be a mask? And how does all this relate to eighteenth-century masquerade practices? Among the objects of the researchers' attention are comic books, movies, TV series, stories of "superheroes" from real life and such practice of modern pop culture fans as cosplay.
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