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Holy Men in Tights! Academic Superhero Conference

Posted by timothy on from the better-hold-it-in-a-big-basement dept.

Malfourmed writes "The University of Melbourne's Cinema Studies Program, School of Art History, Cinema, Classics & Archaeology is hosting a four day conference (and fancy dress ball and movie programme) on superhoeroes and supervillains. The interdisciplinary conference will address the varying roles, identities, and social functions that these superheroes serve. Topics include censorship; industry and franchise differentiation (eg DC vs Marvel); mythology; the female superhero ("It has been a very much male-centred universe," co-convener Saige Walton said. "They need some more chicks."); ethnicity, class and race; diverse media formats (cinema, comics, computer games, television) ; the resurgence in the cult of superpowers in recent cinema; super-auteurs (eg Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Tezuka Osamu, Grant Morrison); fan culture; the science and physics of the superhero; ancient superheroes; and the 'hero' who isn't 'super'."

18 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. Where and when? by saskboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    "
    When? June 11th ~ 8pm
    Where? The Bat Cave
    "

    Oh shucks. My bat cave attire is at the cleaners that day.

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    1. Re:Where and when? by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny

      Holy Woomera, Batman! How can we get there?

      Simple, Robin! We'll take the Bat-Kangaroo!

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  2. you know it is late... by Jesse_132 · · Score: 3, Funny

    When you think you misread the title of the article, then realize no you didn't... it is what /. posts at night when all good geeks are in bed.

  3. so I says to the guy I says by aendeuryu · · Score: 5, Funny

    So he says to me he says, "Do you want to be baaaaaad?" And I say, "Yeah baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! We're making gravy WITHOUT THE LUMPS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahaHAAAAAA!!!"

  4. Ethnicity in comics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    "You got cracker farm-boy Luke Skywalker: Nazi poster-boy, blond hair, blue eyes. And then you've got Darth Vader, the blackest brother in the galaxy. A Nubian god --"

    "-- What's a Nubian?"

  5. Holy Men in Tights? by kingofalaska · · Score: 4, Funny
    For some reason, it seems more like many of these 'superheros' in the comics are wearing their underwear on the outside of their tights. That raises so many questions, not the least of which would be: are they wearing 2 pairs of underwear?

    History tells us that many of the Celts went into battle naked. This was disconcerting to their foes. I wonder how popular That comic would be?

    On another note, "Holy Men in Tights!" sounds like the next scandal.

    The King

    Rural Alaska nuclear power gets legislative backing

    1. Re:Holy Men in Tights? by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny


      At least BEFORE you fight naked...

      Afterwards you get to join the camp whores.

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  6. Holy men? by Ponzicar · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I saw "Holy men in tights", I thought it was about another Catholic sex abuse scandal.

  7. Academic men in tights? by October_30th · · Score: 2, Funny
    My first impression of the title was:

    ...Men in Tights! Academic...Conference

    Having been to numerous scientific conferences even the idea of men in tights in an academic conference made me shudder.

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  8. Obligatory link by Vo0k · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.superdickery.com/

    Superheroes being dicks.
    And other stuff so amazing it... sucks.

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  9. Re:Women in comic books by poopdeville · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a male with a sickly gray "ethnic" look, narrow shoulders, and flabby physique (meaning man boobs and a fat ass), I feel demeaned by comic book artists.

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    After all, I am strangely colored.
  10. Another Church Scandle... by Toby+The+Economist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Holy Men In Tights?

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  11. What a day. by phozz+bare · · Score: 2, Funny

    The science of superheroes. The science of Star Wars. News for nerds, as promised ;)

    -phozz

  12. Re:too obscure? - I miss The Tick & TEMBWBAM ; by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had a "Boom baby boom! I'm the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight" quote in my sig for a couple weeks. I think it cost me a few karma in the hours after 9/11 before I realized and changed it.

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  13. Re:For you maybe by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    s/comic books/graphic novels/, you insensitive clod!

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  14. Re:Women in comic books by Zacha · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought Andrea Dworkin was sexy.

  15. Re:Women in comic books by Craig_P92669 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've jacked off to Rogue in her undies many times

    And you got modded "Score:5, Interesting"? WTF?

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  16. Making superheroes by Create+an+Account · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now if someone would just kill Bill Gates in front of his kids, we could look forward to a couple of decades of kick-ass crimefighting.