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Martin, Justin F. "Figuring Out Fairness: Justice Considerations in Superhero Comics." ImageTexT 15. 2 2025. Accessed 29Aug. 2025. <https://imagetextjournal.com/martin-fairness/>. Added by: joachim (29/08/2025, 08:43) |
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| Resource type: Web Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed BibTeX citation key: Martin2025 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Justice, Superhero, USA Creators: Martin Collection: ImageTexT |
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Scholarship on superhero comics and other superhero media consistently highlights the important role of justice considerations in the acts and motivations of superheroes. However, these analyses are usually not informed by developmental psychology, specifically as it is practiced within the constructivist tradition. To address this gap, the present paper argues for the potential of a constructivist approach to sociomoral development, Social Cognitive Domain Theory (SCDT), to illuminate some of the genre’s appeal through analyzing its portrayal of justice considerations. The paper argues that a SCDT informed analysis of superhero comics’ portrayal of retributive, procedural, and distributive justice provides opportunities to explore intersections between features of superhero comics as a medium and features of psychological processes suggested to be involved in navigating complex social situations. The essay highlights events from three superhero comics: Seventh Circle (2016, Daredevil; retributive), Trial of Jean Grey (2014, Jean Grey; procedural), and Peace on Earth (1999, Superman; distributive).
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