Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre. This analysis of superhero comics as Romance literature shows that the reverse is true--knowledge of the superhero romance has something to teach critics of traditional literature.
Establishing the comic genre as a cousin to Arthurian myth, Spenser, and... [click here for more]
In "The Chronicles of Dr. Lawrence Light" we follow the harrowing journey of Dr. Light, a superhero with incredible quantum powers, as he faces his greatest challenge yet. After a plane crash leaves a group of survivors stranded in the middle of the ocean, Dr. Light must use all of his abilities to protect them from the dangers that lurk below the surface.
As the group struggles to stay alive in the... [click here for more]