Holy Superheroes!: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film (Revised, Expanded) (Google eBook)

Greg Garrett

Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 - Religion - 141 pages

Spider-Man. Batman. The X-Men. The Fantastic Four. Comic books and the characters they have spawned have become twenty-first-century mythology. Greg Garrett helps us see the profound depth that can be found in the glossy, fast-paced, and often violent world of comics, graphic novels, and the films they inspire.Holy Superheroes!provides extensive discussions of some of our most beloved comic heroes and concludes with an appendix of twenty-five comics and graphic novels for discussion of spirituality and comics.

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Review: Holy Superheroes!: Exploring Faith and Spirituality in Comic Books

User Review  - Abbie - Goodreads

Started this, but just couldn't get into it. It had a bit more of a religious than academic lens, and just didn't hold my interest.

Review: Holy Superheroes!: Exploring Faith and Spirituality in Comic Books

User Review  - JM - Goodreads

I bought this for my brother one year for his birthday and read it before I gave it to him. It's a very interesting look at how comic books are shaped by the spirituality and faith of those involved ...

About the author

Greg Garrettis Professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He serves the Episcopal Church as Writer-in-Residence at the Seminary of the Southwest and as lay preacher at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. He is the author of numerous books, including the critically-acclaimed novelFree Bird.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Holy Superheroes!: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film (Revised, Expanded)
• Author: Greg Garrett
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0664236596, 9780664236595
• Length: 141 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary; Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture; Religion / Christian Ministry / Youth