Galactica Media recalls that the deadline for accepting articles in a special issue
dedicated to the image of the Superhero lasts until June 30.
The image of a superhero has become one of the fundamental images in the
modern mass culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Coming down from the pages
of American comics, they have made their way into the most diverse areas of
modern culture: cinema, computer games, anime, cosplay, etc. They are no longer
heroes only for young people, becoming a kind of cultural core around which a
whole universe of images, ideas, meanings, concepts, etc. is built.
The emergence of the superhero phenomenon is connected with the
neo-mythological paradigm of American Mass Culture as an integral feature of
the early 20th century Modernist cultural model. The superhero appears in a
period of depressive moods in society. Their emergence is close to the
collective dream of common Americans seeking support and encouragement in
somebody during the economic and social crises, united by the common name of
the Great Depression. The new hero shows such traits as willingness to come to
the rescue of an ordinary human, to risk his own life, and the quintessence of
heroism itself - death for the interests of others.
It is certain that a superhero is a kind of litmus test that indicates
the directions of modern society development. But it is also a testing ground,
where certain ideas are tested, because society votes with its attitude to each
new image of a superhero, approaching it quite critically, accepting or
rejecting it. Therefore, we can say that a superhero is a dynamic figure,
developing and well indicating the state of public moods, aspirations and
expectations.
Actualization of the superhero character in the 21st century is a marker
of complex global problems that humankind has faced. The study of this
phenomenon in modern culture provides an opportunity to consider these problems
from a new angle.
Aim & Scope: to bring together different researchers of comics and
superheroic in all their manifestations (comics, movie, fan community, cosplay,
etc.) for a comprehensive study of the problem and challenges of our time.
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