Sources

 

Academic Articles:

• Ekenstedt, Michael T. "Ekenstedt_msword (6.271 Mb Microsoft Word 2008) Ekenstedt_pdf (2.230 Mb PDF)." (2012).

• This article is actually in English, however the title and citation is not. It’s about Thor in the Marvel Universe, how he goes from a God of Legends to a Modern day Superhero. This will help me relate the religious aspects of Thor into my website.

• Steirer, Greg. "Review of Do the Gods Wear Capes?: Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes."

• This article talks about superheroes and religious ethics, it goes through multiple characters including Iron Man.

• Crowell, Garrett. "Comic Books as Modern Mythology: An Anthropological View of (Popular) Cultural Evolution." (2012).

• Talks about comic books and it’s relation to modern mythology exploring The Avengers, Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, and Thor.

• Yarri, Donna. "War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propoganda in Film–By Marc DiPaolo." Religious Studies Review 38.2 (2012): 83-83.

• Talks about religious ethics found in Superhero films such as The Avengers and Captain America

• Dittmer, Jason. "Captain America's empire: Reflections on identity, popular culture, and post-9/11 geopolitics." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 95.3 (2005): 626-643.

• Talks about Captain America and his influence on popular culture today

Academic Books:

• Oropeza, Brisio J., ed. The Gospel according to superheroes: religion and pop culture. Peter Lang, 2005.

• Talks about superheroes and the spiritual and mythological roles they play in today’s modern culture

• Garrett, Greg. Holy Superheroes!: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film. Westminster John Knox Press, 2008

• Discussions on superheroes and comic books and the representation of spirituality

• Jewett, Robert, and John Shelton Lawrence. Captain America and the crusade against evil: The dilemma of zealous nationalism. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004.

• Discusses Captain America’s religious roots during WW2

10 Extra Internet Sources:

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/IronMan.html

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/CaptainAmerica.html

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Thor.html

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/BlackWidow.html

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Hulk.html

• http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Hawkeye.html

• The first six are pages on each avenger and their religious affiliations from the comic books

• http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christophers/2012/05/god-and-the-avengers/

• This talks about religion in the avengers movies

• http://xinofollowsjesus.blogspot.ca/2013/06/religion-in-movies-1-avengers.html

• This page also gives more insight at the religious aspects during the avengers movies

• http://jwwartick.com/2012/05/06/christian-avengers/

• This gives a more Christian look at the avengers and specific characters

• http://www.academia.edu/1832645/Magic_Mythology_and_Religion_in_the_Marvel_Family_Stories

• This looks at mythology and religion in the marvel universe