Jan 20 2011
Superheroes and Princesses
Virginia Postrel of the Wall Street Journal offers an interesting comparison: “The princess archetype embodies a feminine version of the appeal… The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ascribes to superheroes. They express the ‘lust for power and the gaudy sartorial taste of a race of powerless people with no leave to dress themselves.'” What do you think? Are the two that comparable? Any other observations, arguments or baseless insults?