The Problem of Evil in DC Universe Animated Movies, 2007–2016
This article explores the question of evil and its metaphysical and moral implications in a series of animated movie adaptations of the DC Universe produced since 2006. The contemporary evolution of the medium, called the “Iron Age of comics”, has seen the auto-reflexive nature of comics produce pro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karl Franzens Universität Graz
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Journal for Religion, Film and Media |
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| Online Access: | http://unipub.uni-graz.at/jrfm/periodical/titleinfo/1927224 |
| Summary: | This article explores the question of evil and its metaphysical and moral implications in a series of animated movie adaptations of the DC Universe produced since 2006. The contemporary evolution of the medium, called the “Iron Age of comics”, has seen the auto-reflexive nature of comics produce problems and themes related to the main question discussed in Christian theodicy: how can we perceive and define the possibility of evil in a world where God’s omnipotence should have eliminated such a possibility? Moreover, why does evil seem to spread indefinitely in spite of all the efforts deployed by superheroes to stop evil? We will discuss the problem of evil as a natural narrative topic in light of comics’ mythological and religious roots and with a particular study case: DC Comics Multiverse as an illustration of Leibniz’s “best of all possible worlds” argument. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-0201 2414-0201 |