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Ratto, Casey M. "Not Superhero Accessible: The Temporal Stickiness of Disability in Superhero Comics." Disability Studies Quarterly 37.2 2017. Accessed 25 Apr. 2019. <http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/5396>. Added by: joachim (4/25/19, 8:30 PM) Last edited by: joachim (5/17/19, 5:24 PM) |
| Resource type: Web Article Language: en: English DOI: 10.18061/dsq.v37i2.5396 BibTeX citation key: Ratto2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Hawkeye", "The Killing Joke", "X-Men", Bolland. Brian, Disability, Moore. Alan, Stereotypes, Superhero, United Kingdom, USA Creators: Ratto Collection: Disability Studies Quarterly |
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For this article, I will be examining the relationship between stickiness and visibility in the construction of disability in The Killing Joke, Hawkeye (2012) and Uncanny X-Men, specifically looking at how the practice of retroactive continuity both erases and cements disability. I argue through the use of retroactive continuity that the stickiness of disability in superhero comic books is dependent on visible signs of disability and those without a visible sign (wheelchair, white cane, etc ) are either “cured” of the disability or it is erased via a retcon.
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