From perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
TitreFrom perpetrator to victim and back again: the supervillain Magneto as a representative of the Holocaust in superhero comics
Call number700.458405318/0001
N° d'objet09103k
Lieu de publicationHeidelberg, Germany
EditeurUniversitatsverlag Winter
Année de publication
2010
Paginationpp179-202
MatérielArticle
SérieAmerican 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
