Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation
Original language description
The chapter discusses the historical rootedness and social significance of two Czech comics superheroes, Dechberoucí zázrak (the Breathtaking Miracle) and Pérák (the Springman) created by Petr Macek and Petr Kopl. In the Czech Republic (including the former Czechoslovakia), the superhero comics does not have a long tradition. Under the communist regime, the form was considered as a bourgeois, politically hostile propaganda. The major Czech comics artist, Kaja Saudek, was persecuted by the regime for being too American, kitchy, and politically subversive. The first Czech superhero comics, Breathtaking Miracle, thus emerged as late as in 2015. Miracle draws on Bohemian legends and folklore, bringing to life supernatural (and superheroic) characters, including the Golem, White Lady, and the Spring Man. Macek and Kopl thus did not seek to imitate the existing rich universe of superheroes but rather, drew their inspiration from regional sources. Both Czech superheroes inhibit the same socio-cultural space and are firmly embedded in the national history, politics, and culture.
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60206 - Specific literatures
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies
ISBN
9781032433547
Number of pages of the result
10
Pages from-to
247-256
Number of pages of the book
574
Publisher name
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Place of publication
London, New York
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