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The Preternatural in the Works of Mike Mignola. Semiotic Frames, Literary Functions and Pop Cultural Context

Name: The Preternatural in the Works of Mike Mignola. Semiotic Frames, Literary Functions and Pop Cultural Context
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Author: Dr. Jan Leichsenring
ISBN: 9783346341280

Scientific Essay, 2013

29 Pages

Dr. Jan Leichsenring (Author)

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Abstract:

1 Introduction

2 Narrative Settings and Pop-Cultural Environment

3 Types of the Preternatural in Hellboy and Lobster Johnson
3.1 Fusing Christian Semiotics and the Superhero Tradition
3.1.1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free”
3.1.2 Liminal Characteristics and the Preternatural
3.2 Retrofuturist Combinations of Secret History and Modern Age Mysticism
3.3 Paranormal Phenomena and Abilities

4 Framing Mythologies in a Cosmological Meta-Plot
4.1 Inter-textual Reconciliation of Mythologies
4.2 Biblical Aniconism in the Hellboy Narratives’ Worldview

5 Depicting the Multitude of the Preternatural in a Transmodernist Approach

6 Conclusion

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Title: The Preternatural in the Works of Mike Mignola. Semiotic Frames, Literary Functions and Pop Cultural Context
College: University of Erfurt (Max-Weber-Kolleg)
Author: Dr. Jan Leichsenring (Author)
Year: 2013
Pages: 29
Catalog Number: V984126
ISBN (eBook): 9783346341273
ISBN (Book): 9783346341280
Language: English
Keywords: comics, popular culture, mysticism, mythology, metaphysics, transmodernism, religion, graphic novels, mike mignola, cinema, hellboy, horror, fantasy, conan, solomon kane, b-movies, pulp fiction, light fiction

Quote paper: Dr. Jan Leichsenring (Author), 2013, The Preternatural in the Works of Mike Mignola. Semiotic Frames, Literary Functions and Pop Cultural Context, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/984126

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