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The Man Behind the Mask: The Secret Identity as Authorship, Escape, and Iconography

Panel: 
World Meets Image: The Graphic Novel
Abstract: 

The secret identity functions as a form of authorship and a means of escape, permitting the superhero, through the use of the iconic “mask,” to traverse two worlds, while at the same time creating a fundamentally fractured and conflicted identity.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Nancy
Last Name: 
White
Institution: 
University of Washington, Seattle