{"product_id":"supersex-sexuality-fantasy-and-the-superhero-paperback","title":"Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Peppard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Comic Studies Society Prize for Edited Collection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, \u003ci\u003eSupersex\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Superman, created in 1938, to the transmedia DC and Marvel universes of today, superheroes have always been sexy. And their sexiness has always been controversial, inspiring censorship and moral panic. Yet though it has inspired jokes and innuendos, accusations of moral depravity, and sporadic academic discourse, the topic of superhero sexuality is like superhero sexuality itself--seemingly obvious yet conspicuously absent. \u003ci\u003eSupersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero\u003c\/i\u003e is the first scholarly book specifically devoted to unpacking the superhero genre's complicated relationship with sexuality. \u003cp\u003e Exploring sexual themes and imagery within mainstream comic books, television shows, and films as well as independent and explicitly pornographic productions catering to various orientations and kinks, \u003ci\u003eSupersex\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh--and lascivious--perspective on the superhero genre's historical and contemporary popularity. Across fourteen essays touching on Superman, Batman, the X-Men, and many others, Anna F. Peppard and her contributors present superhero sexuality as both dangerously exciting and excitingly dangerous, encapsulating the superhero genre's worst impulses and its most productively rebellious ones. \u003ci\u003eSupersex\u003c\/i\u003e argues that sex is at the heart of our fascination with superheroes, even--and sometimes especially--when the capes and tights stay on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anna F. Peppard is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow in Brock University's department of communication, popular culture, and film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461800968370,"sku":"9781477321614","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b2fb502fe5a20f987f02237ee1056024_ff9fe957-98e1-453a-bd9e-9220a956cd73.webp?v=1778955641","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/supersex-sexuality-fantasy-and-the-superhero-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}