This is on Michigan State's Comic Art Collection page
for new additions. I've never heard of it, nor the publisher.
Amazon has it for sale though.
Super/Heroes : from Hercules to Superman / edited by Wendy
Haslem, Angela Ndalianis, Chris Mackie. -- Washington, DC :
New Academia Publishing, 2007. -- 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. --
"The current anthology is the culmination of the 'Men in
Tights' Superheroes conference, which was held at Melbourne
University, Australia between 9th-12th June 2005." --
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-411) and index.
-- Contents: "'True-Lies' Superhero : Do We Really Want Our
Icons to Come to Life?" / Louise Krasniewicz. p. 12-20 ;
"The Definition of the Superhero" / Peter Coogan. p. 21-36;
"Superheroes, Moral Economy, and the Iron Cage :
Morality, Alienation and the SUper-Individual" / Robert M.
Peaslee. p. 37-50 ; "El Santo : Wrestler, Superhero and
Saint" / Gabrielle Murray. p. 51-64 ; "Homer and Rap : Epic
Iconographies" / Erin O'Connell" p. 65-79 ; "Men of
Darkness" / C.J. Mackie. p. 83-96 ; "'Restlessly,
Violently, Headlong, Like a River that Wants to Reach Its
End' : Nihilism, Reconstruction and the Hero's Journey" /
Raymond Younis. p. 97-110 ; "My Own Private Apocalypse :
Shinji Ikari in Hideaki Anno's Neon Genes Evangelion as
Schreberian Paranoid Superhero" / Paul M. Malone. p.
111-126 ; "Shamans vs. (Super)heroes" / Lucy Wright. p.
126-138 ; "Dreaming Superman : Exploring the Action of the
Superhero(ine) in Dreams, Myth, and Culture" / Jamie Egolf.
p. 139-151 ; "The Superhero Versus the Trouble Teen :
Parenting Connor, and the Fragility of Family in Angel" /
Gwyn Symonds. p. 155-166 ; "Gibson's The Passion : the
Superheroic Body of Jesus" / Peter Horsfield. p. 167-180 ;
"'Perception is Reality' : the Rise and Fall of
Professional Wrestlers" / Wendy Haslem. p. 181-196 ; "'No
Apologies, No Regrets' : Making the Margins Heroic on Queer
as Folk" / Joanna Di Mattia. p. 197-210 ; "Gods Amongst
Us/Gods Within : the Black Metal Aesthetic" / Aleks
Michalewicz. p. 211-222 ; "Harry Potter and Oedipus :
Marked Men with Strong Characters" / Babette Pütz. p.
225-238 ; "Hercules Psychotherapist" / Ruby Blondell. p.
239-250 ; "Someone to Watch Over Me : The Guardian Angel as
Superhero in Seicento Rome" / Lisa Beaven. p. 251-262 ;
"Smack-Head Hasan : Why are All Turkish Superheroes
Intemperate, Treacherous, or Stupid?" / Claire Norton. p.
263-274 ; "Conqueror of Flood, Wielder of Fire : Noah, the
Hebrew Superhero" / Estelle Strazdins. p. 275-287 ; "Ripped
Off! Cross-Media Convergence and The Hulk" / Gareth Schott
& Andrew Burn. p. 291-306 ; "Transforming Superheroics
Through Female Music Style" / Kim Toffoletti. p. 306-320 ;
"Check the Use-By Date : Shelving an Icon as Superheroes
Become Super-Brands in Advertising to the Junior
Generation" / Holly Stokes. p. 321-334 ; "I Outwit Your
Outwit : HeroClix, Fans, and the Politics of the
Collectible Superhero Tabletop Combat Game" / Michael G.
Robinson. p. 335-346 ; "Cyborg Girls and Shape-Shifters :
The Discovery of Difference by Anime and Manga Fans in
Australia" / Craig Norris. p. 347-361 -- Call no.:
P96.H46S88 2007
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