Superheroes and Excess: A Philosophical Adventure

A relevant book, given the presence of superheroes as an everyday, culturally dominant phenomena

This book brings a popular genre, i.e., the superhero comic, in conversation with a rigorous discipline, i.e., philosophy, resulting in a voyage of exploration where one illuminates the other

The contributions in this book range from new voices to recognized scholars, offering superhero studies a set of critical interventions that are unusual, conceptually diverse, theoretically grounded, and varied in practice

With its unique approach to the superhero genre, this book will be an invaluable read for students and scholars working on comic studies, transmedia studies, cultural studies, popular culture, and superhero studies