Mcfarland And Company, Inc. Heroes masked and mythic: echoes of ancient archetypes in comic book characters, paperback/christopher wood

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Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire.

Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero.

What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women.