Holy Men in Tights! Academic Superhero Conference

Holy Men in Tights! Academic Superhero Conference 301

Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @02:55AM from the better-hold-it-in-a-big-basement dept.

Malfourmed writes "The University of Melbourne's Cinema Studies Program, School of Art History, Cinema, Classics & Archaeology is hosting a four day conference (and fancy dress ball and movie programme) on superhoeroes and supervillains. The interdisciplinary conference will address the varying roles, identities, and social functions that these superheroes serve. Topics include censorship; industry and franchise differentiation (eg DC vs Marvel); mythology; the female superhero ("It has been a very much male-centred universe," co-convener Saige Walton said. "They need some more chicks."); ethnicity, class and race; diverse media formats (cinema, comics, computer games, television) ; the resurgence in the cult of superpowers in recent cinema; super-auteurs (eg Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Tezuka Osamu, Grant Morrison); fan culture; the science and physics of the superhero; ancient superheroes; and the 'hero' who isn't 'super'."

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Where and when? (Score:2, Funny)

by saskboy ( 600063 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @02:56AM (#12755416) Homepage Journal

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When? June 11th ~ 8pm
Where? The Bat Cave
"

Oh shucks. My bat cave attire is at the cleaners that day.

you know it is late... (Score:3, Funny)

by Jesse_132 ( 830242 ) writes: <<anotherjesse> <at> <gmail.com>> on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:00AM (#12755425) Homepage

When you think you misread the title of the article, then realize no you didn't... it is what /. posts at night when all good geeks are in bed.

so I says to the guy I says (Score:5, Funny)

by aendeuryu ( 844048 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:10AM (#12755458)

So he says to me he says, "Do you want to be baaaaaad?" And I say, "Yeah baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! We're making gravy WITHOUT THE LUMPS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahaHAAAAAA!!!"

Ethnicity in comics? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:12AM (#12755463)

"You got cracker farm-boy Luke Skywalker: Nazi poster-boy, blond hair, blue eyes. And then you've got Darth Vader, the blackest brother in the galaxy. A Nubian god --"
"-- What's a Nubian?"

Holy Men in Tights? (Score:4, Funny)

by kingofalaska ( 885947 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:14AM (#12755468) Homepage Journal

For some reason, it seems more like many of these 'superheros' in the comics are wearing their underwear on the outside of their tights. That raises so many questions, not the least of which would be: are they wearing 2 pairs of underwear?
History tells us that many of the Celts went into battle naked. This was disconcerting to their foes. I wonder how popular That comic would be?

On another note, "Holy Men in Tights!" sounds like the next scandal.

The King

Rural Alaska nuclear power gets legislative backing [blogspot.com]

Holy men? (Score:5, Funny)

by Ponzicar ( 861589 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:20AM (#12755490)

When I saw "Holy men in tights", I thought it was about another Catholic sex abuse scandal.

Academic men in tights? (Score:2, Funny)

by October_30th ( 531777 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:22AM (#12755498) Homepage Journal

My first impression of the title was:
...Men in Tights! Academic...Conference

Having been to numerous scientific conferences even the idea of men in tights in an academic conference made me shudder.

Obligatory link (Score:5, Funny)

by Vo0k ( 760020 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:43AM (#12755560) Journal

http://www.superdickery.com/ [superdickery.com]

Superheroes being dicks.
And other stuff so amazing it... sucks.

Re:Women in comic books (Score:5, Funny)

by poopdeville ( 841677 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @03:46AM (#12755572)

As a male with a sickly gray "ethnic" look, narrow shoulders, and flabby physique (meaning man boobs and a fat ass), I feel demeaned by comic book artists.

Re:Where and when? (Score:3, Funny)

by Master of Transhuman ( 597628 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @04:12AM (#12755651) Homepage

Holy Woomera, Batman! How can we get there?

Simple, Robin! We'll take the Bat-Kangaroo!

Re:Holy Men in Tights? (Score:3, Funny)

by Master of Transhuman ( 597628 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @04:28AM (#12755701) Homepage

At least BEFORE you fight naked...

Afterwards you get to join the camp whores.

Another Church Scandle... (Score:3, Funny)

by Toby The Economist ( 811138 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @04:55AM (#12755771)

Holy Men In Tights?

--
Toby

What a day. (Score:2, Funny)

by phozz bare ( 720522 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @06:21AM (#12755975)

The science of superheroes. The science of Star Wars. News for nerds, as promised ;)

-phozz

Re:too obscure? - I miss The Tick & TEMBWBAM ; (Score:2, Funny)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @06:25AM (#12755987) Homepage

I had a "Boom baby boom! I'm the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight" quote in my sig for a couple weeks. I think it cost me a few karma in the hours after 9/11 before I realized and changed it.

Re:For you maybe (Score:3, Funny)

by Hognoxious ( 631665 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @07:53AM (#12756214) Homepage Journal

s/comic books/graphic novels/, you insensitive clod!

Re:Women in comic books (Score:3, Funny)

by Zacha ( 581899 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @09:00AM (#12756493)

I thought Andrea Dworkin was sexy.

Re:Women in comic books (Score:1, Funny)

by Craig_P92669 ( 875776 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @10:16AM (#12757168)

I've jacked off to Rogue in her undies many times

And you got modded "Score:5, Interesting"? WTF?

Making superheroes (Score:2, Funny)

by Create an Account ( 841457 ) writes: on Wednesday June 08, 2005 @11:29AM (#12758134)

Now if someone would just kill Bill Gates in front of his kids, we could look forward to a couple of decades of kick-ass crimefighting.

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Where and when? (Score:2, Funny)

you know it is late... (Score:3, Funny)

so I says to the guy I says (Score:5, Funny)

Ethnicity in comics? (Score:3, Funny)

Holy Men in Tights? (Score:4, Funny)

Holy men? (Score:5, Funny)

Academic men in tights? (Score:2, Funny)

Obligatory link (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Women in comic books (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Where and when? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Holy Men in Tights? (Score:3, Funny)

Another Church Scandle... (Score:3, Funny)

What a day. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:too obscure? - I miss The Tick & TEMBWBAM ; (Score:2, Funny)

Re:For you maybe (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Women in comic books (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Women in comic books (Score:1, Funny)

Making superheroes (Score:2, Funny)

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