Podcast of Jess Nevins' paper: "Those Who Cannot Remember Doc Savage Are Condemned To Repeat Him: The 20th Century Backlash Against Posthuman Bodybuilders".
Jess knows WAY a lot more than anybody else about the popular culture of the fantastic that led directly to the superhero comics we love. In this paper he talks about the broader cultural backlash that led to the depowerment, deemphasis, or domestication of superheroes that we're all familiar with from the end of the Golden Age, among other things.
Posted by Greg at December 14, 2009 2:02 PM