Superheroes are the myths of our age. Myths that tell us something about who we are - villains and heroes and victims and bystanders - and also tell us something about who we could be - villains and heroes and victims and bystanders... One of the ideas that I'm exploring through the literature (yay for student access to university library resources and databases!) is the idea that fandoms can be religions, and that all religions are actually fandoms, that stories and myths are only distinguis...

Superheroes are the myths of our age. Myths that tell us something about who we are - villains and heroes and victims and bystanders - and also tell us something about who we could be - villains and heroes and victims and bystanders... One of the ideas that I'm exploring through the literature (yay for student access to university library resources and databases!) is the idea that fandoms can be religions, and that all religions are actually fandoms, that stories and myths are only distinguis...