The Dharma of Doctor Strange: The Shifting Representations of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism within a Comic Book Serial
In 1963, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created a mystical comic book superhero named Doctor Strange. In the last fifty years, the character has appeared in hundreds of monthly serials, guest cameos, and graphic novels. In this article, I argue that the sequential panels of art, along with the narratives...
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[2015]
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Implicit religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 347-371 |
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Doctor Strange, Fictitious character
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/ Lamaism
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Tibetan Buddhism
B DITKO, Steve B Americanization B Buddhist Studies B Graphic Novels B Popular Culture B LEE, Stan, 1922- B Doctor Strange B Orientalism B Tibet B Religiousness B Comic Books |
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