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How do our Superheroes define us?
Kids and delayed adolescents aren’t the only Americans drawn to Superheroes in comic books and multiplex theaters. Serious scholars are studying the mythological archetypes that get contemporary audiences to spend so much money. Out of all the available archetypes, which ones are going out of style—and who’s most likely to make a comeback? …
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readKids and delayed adolescents aren’t the only Americans drawn to Superheroes in comic books and multiplex theaters. Serious scholars are studying the mythological archetypes that get contemporary audiences to spend so much money. Out of all the available archetypes, which ones are going out of style—and who’s most likely to make a comeback?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Seth Stevenson
Writer
Larry Tye
author of “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon”
Geoff Boucher
staff writer for the Los Angeles Times
The full episode
2 of 3How do our Superheroes define us?- 0:00GDP Grows at a Slow 1.5% for 2nd Quarter of 2012
- 7:36How do our Superheroes define us?You’re reading this
- 38:17Women Break New Ground at London Olympics