From perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
TitleFrom perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
Call number700.458405318/0001
Object number09103k
Place of publicationHeidelberg, Germany
PublisherUniversitatsverlag Winter
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionpp179-202
MaterialArticle
Series titleAmerican studies ; v. 189
ISBN9783825357344
NotesArticle from the book 'The Holocaust, art, and taboo : transatlantic exchanges on the ethics and aesthetics of representation' pp179-202
Description
The authors reflect on the exceptions to the taboo of Holocaust representations in mainstream superhero comics and analyze one of these exceptions: the 'supervillain' Magneto. These comics approach the topic of the Holocaust in an educational and respectful way
