Chapter 4 The Superhero and a Death Foretold

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Mexican Origins 15
7. Urbanization and Its Discontents in El Man, el superhéroe nacional 75
8. Allegories of Trauma and Transition in Mirageman 105
9. The Superhero and a Death Foretold 145
10. YouTube, Parody, and Neoliberal Critique in Capitán Centroamérica 171
11. “Un pibe … un boludo más … nos vino a salvar” 213
12. Notes 223
13. Works Cited 245
14. Index 255