Notes
Index
#MeToo, 4, 6, 9, 139, 152, 232. See also Burke, Tarana
#TimesUp, 152, 232. See also #MeToo
9/11, 68–69, 86, 113–114; Post-9/11, 68–69, 86, 114
A
ABC (American Broadcasting Company), 79–80, 82, 88, 120, 191, 254–255
abuse, 4, 38, 44–45, 49, 61, 68, 113, 116, 127, 132–133, 145, 161, 164, 166, 178, 184–185, 189, 199, 204, 229–230, 232–235, 241, 256; abuser, 45, 131, 138–140, 151–152, 169, 244, 249, 254–255, 258; alcohol abuse, 118; child abuse, 194, 199; domestic abuse, 3, 44–45; emotional abuse, 102, 126, 251; physical abuse, 130, 194; psychological abuse, 124, 249; sexual abuse, 57, 211. See also rape; sexual assault; substance abuse, 24, 31, 55, 118, 192, 194, 256; verbal abuse, 249. See also gaslighting
affect, 42–44, 96–97, 109; affective, 8, 41–42, 144; affect studies, 5; affect theory, 138
Age of Comics: Bronze Age of Comics, 28–29; Golden Age of Comics, 24–26, 28, 30–32; Modern Age of Comics, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32
Agent Carter, 3, 84–86; Marvel’s Agent Carter (series), 1, 79, 257.
AKA 99 FRIENDS, 74, 87, 111, 115, 212, 221, 248. See also ep. 1.04
AKA 1,000 CUTS, 55, 118, 217, 249–251.See also ep. 1.10
AKA CRUSH SYNDROME, 46, 73, 101, 211. See also ep. 1.02
AKA IT’S CALLED WHISKEY, 52, 107, 111, 209, 211, 236, 245. See also ep. 1.03
AKA I’VE GOT THE BLUES, 52, 55, 108, 119, 194, 201. See also ep. 1.11
AKA LADIES’ NIGHT, 39, 46–47, 62, 70, 157, 177, 182, 189, 210–211, 220, 237, 243, 245–246, 248. See also ep. 1.01
AKA SIN BIN, 58, 117, 139, 221, 249. See also ep. 1.09
AKA SMILE, 56–57, 102, 133–134, 201, 220–221. See also ep. 1.13
AKA TAKE A BLOODY NUMBER, 15, 103, 106, 184. See also ep 1.12
AKA THE SANDWICH SAVED ME, 157–158, 196–197, 207, 212, 221. See also ep. 1.05
AKA TOP SHELF PERVERTS, 53, 116, 129, 141, 143, 156, 159–160, 163, 178, 213–214, 221. See also ep. 1.07
AKA WWJD?, 116–117, 139, 143, 156, 164–166, 177, 201, 243, 245, 247, 249, 251, 254. See also ep. 1.08
AKA YOU’RE A WINNER, 53, 157, 177. See also ep. 1.06
Alias, 2, 23, 36, 38–44, 87, 127, 190–191, 195–197, 199, 210. See also Bendis, Brian Michael; Gaydos, Michael; Alias Investigations, 23, 28, 41, 43, 70, 94, 156; Jessica Jones: Alias, 28, 36; Marvel Max Alias, 205
anti-hero (See hero)
authority, 54, 58, 61, 71, 74, 77, 119, 123, 218
Avengers, 27, 36, 81, 84, 87, 127; Avengers, The (film), 1, 50, 75, 80, 87, 120, 127-128, 229
B
ball body attitude, 176, 179–180, 184, 187
Batman, 25–26, 52, 56, 69, 81–82, 86, 235; Dark Knight, The, 50, 69, 143
Bendis, Brian Michael, 23–24, 26–28, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 45, 52, 190, 192, 195–197, 205, 258. See also Gaydos, Michael; Alias
binge-watch, 2, 80, 234, 247, 253, 254. See also Netflix
Black Lives Matter (BLM), 6, 94–95, 13
Black Widow, 84–85, 123, 226; Black Widow (film), 227, 258
body attitude, 174–177, 179–180, 182, 184, 186–187
Bourdieu, Pierre, 24–25, 28, 32, 113. See also cultural capital; habitus
Bruce Wayne (See Batman)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (series), 84; Buffy Summers, 173
Burke, Tarana, 9, 152, 232. See also #MeToo
C
Captain America, 81, 86, 118, 120; Captain America trilogy (films), 50, 81
Captain Marvel, 84, 202, 227, 241, 258; Carol Danvers, 191–192, 199, 202, 241
Clinton, Hilary, 204, 206, 208. See also nasty woman; Trump, Donald
Comics Code Authority (CCA), 28, 51, 64–66
consent, 37, 44, 46, 151, 153, 155–156, 163, 165–169, 171, 232, 235, 237, 240, 242; consent culture, 227, 229, 234
cultural capital, 24. See also Bourdieu, Pierre; habitus
cyborg, 31–32, 158, 170. See also Haraway, Donna; post-human
D
Danny Rand (See Iron Fist)
Daredevil, 1–2, 16, 27, 29, 37, 54, 59–61, 79, 84, 86, 127, 256; Daredevil (Comics), 116, 118, 139. See also Miller, Frank; Daredevil (film), 80–83; Marvel’s Daredevil (series), 1–2, 50, 54, 59–61, 63, 79, 87, 190, 225, 257; Matt Murdock, 59–60
Defenders, The (series), 2, 59–60, 79, 190, 236, 256; Defenders, 62, 80, 87–88
direct space effort (See space effort)
Disney, 2, 80, 88, 101, 138, 193, 241, 258; Disney+, 3, 241, 258
domesticity, 37–38, 41, 43, 45–46
>E
Elektra, 29–31; Natchios, Elektra, 30, 205
ep. 1.01, 39, 46–47, 62, 70, 157, 177, 182, 189, 210–211, 220, 237, 243, 245–246, 248. See also AKA LADIES’ NIGHT
ep. 1.02, 46, 73, 101, 211. See also AKA CRUSH SYNDROME
ep. 1.03, 52, 73, 107, 111, 209, 211, 236, 245. See also AKA IT’S CALLED WHISKEY
ep. 1.04, 74, 111, 115, 212, 221, 248. See also AKA 99 FRIENDS
ep. 1.05, 115, 157–158, 196–197, 207, 212, 221. See also AKA THE SANDWICH SAVED ME
ep. 1.06, 53, 157, 177. See also AKA YOU’RE A WINNER
ep. 1.07, 53, 116, 129, 141, 143, 160, 163, 178, 213–214, 221. See also AKA TOP SHELF PERVERTS
ep. 1.08, 116–117, 129, 139, 141, 143, 164–166, 177, 201, 213, 229, 249. See also AKA WWJD?
ep. 1.09, 58, 117, 139, 221, 249. See also AKA SIN BIN
ep. 1.10, 118, 217, 249–251. See also AKA 1,000 CUTS
ep. 1.11, 52, 119, 194–195, 201. See also AKA I’VE GOT THE BLUES
ep. 1.12, 15, 103, 106, 184. See also AKA TAKE A BLOODY NUMBER
ep. 1.13, 57, 102, 133–134, 201, 220–221. See also AKA SMILE
epic-viewing (See binge-watch)
event television, 253. See also Netflix
F
fan, 2–4, 9, 81, 96, 124–126, 129–131, 133–134, 137, 144, 186–187, 197, 226, 253, 256, 258; fanboy, 124, 125–126, 128, 222; fandom, 5, 124–125, 131; fan studies, 4, 228; geek fandom, 128
feminine, 6–7, 83–84, 105, 109, 123, 151, 177–178, 184, 210, 228, 257; femininity, 2–3, 6, 93, 101, 173–174, 177–178, 184–187, 257; hyper-feminine, 99–100, 107, 110, 214
feminism, 39, 83, 85, 152–153, 170–171, 222, 225–226, 232, 236–238, 240; anti-feminist, 93, 231; feminist, 3, 5, 35, 93, 99, 105, 109, 155, 161, 177, 225–226; feminist analysis, 5–6, 8, 214, 228; post-feminism, 7, 83, 155, 230; white feminism, 9, 152–153, 225, 232, 236–238, 240, 257. See also intersectionality; neoliberal
film noir, 19, 49, 57–59, 175, 205, 253; rebel femme noir, 20, 35–37, 39, 41, 43–46
flow effort, 175, 182, 184, 187
Foucault, Michel, 5, 20, 67, 69–71, 74–75, 207–209, 212–213, 219–220
Frank Castle, 54, 59–61; See also Punisher, the
Frank Simpson, 118. See also Nuke; Will Simpson
G
Gamergate, 96, 124, 130–131. See also geek masculinity; toxic masculinity
gaslighting, 3–4, 102, 131, 140, 145, 161, 249–251, 255. See also abuse
Gaydos, Michael, 23, 33, 36, 47, 205. See also Bendis, Brian Michael; Alias
gaze, 37, 40–41, 226, 228; colonial gaze, 236–237; male gaze, 176, 228, 230–231
gender: gender binary, 99, 228; gender performance, 7, 96, 100–101, 105, 151, 185; gendered discrimination, 39
gentrification, 153, 244, 247–249, 251
gritty, 1–2, 7, 23, 36, 79, 168, 246
H
habitus, 20, 24–26, 28, 30–34, 57. See also Bourdieu, Pierre; cultural capital
Haraway, Donna, 5, 31–32. See also cyborg
Hell’s Kitchen, 60–61, 75, 87, 190, 205, 246–248, 251
hero, 3, 6, 19–21, 23, 28, 33, 45, 47, 49–64, 66–67, 75, 79, 85–86, 88, 94, 101, 111, 116–117, 124, 126, 129, 134, 139, 141–143, 193, 195–197, 199–202, 205–206, 215, 221, 231, 233, 243, 247, 255, 257; anti-hero, 19–20, 28, 53–55, 59–60, 63, 66, 79, 86, 88, 117, 205–206; heroine, 19, 21, 35, 43, 66, 85, 87, 141, 144, 173, 175, 202, 204–205, 223, 229, 231, 236, 258; heroism, 3, 42, 47, 50, 62, 116, 152, 158, 191, 196, 199, 202
hysteria, 152, 203–204, 206–207, 210–211, 214–215, 217–218, 221
I
identity, 2, 6, 20, 23–31, 35–36, 40, 58, 60–61, 88, 94–95, 105, 129–130, 144–145, 158, 190, 192, 194–196, 199–201, 209, 226–227, 238
indirect space effort (See space effort)
intersectionality, 8, 97, 105, 107, 152–153, 205, 228. See also white feminism
Iron Fist 28, 59, 84, 256; Iron Fist (series), 2–3, 28, 59, 79, 190, 236
Iron Man, 85, 128; Iron Man (film), 123; Tony Stark, 85, 123, 127
J
Jeri Hogarth, 53, 74, 77, 94–95, 109, 157, 176–177, 181–182, 191, 209, 255
K
Kilgrave, 2–3, 7–8, 27, 32, 38, 44–45, 49, 52–58, 62–63, 67, 71–77, 86, 95–96, 100, 102–104, 106–109, 111, 114–119, 121, 124–126, 128–135, 137–146, 151–152, 156–170, 173, 175, 177–185, 187, 190, 195–199, 201, 204–211, 213–214, 216–218, 220–221, 229–230, 232, 236–237, 243–247, 249–251, 254–255; Killgrave, 32, 126–127, 139, 196–197, 201. See also Zebediah Killgrave; Purple Man
kinesphere, 175–176, 184, 187. See also reach space
L
Laban Movement Analysis (LMA), 5, 151, 173–176, 185–187. See also space effort; reach space
Luke Cage, 2–3, 27–28, 44, 50, 53, 57, 59–63, 72–73, 84–86, 94–95, 100, 102–103, 105–109, 127, 153, 157, 191, 220, 233, 236, 237–240, 247, 255–256; Luke Cage (series), 2–3, 50, 59, 61, 63, 79, 94, 190, 236, 239, 256
M
Magical Black Person, 237
Magical Negro Films, 237
Malcolm Ducasse, 57, 72, 94–95, 100, 107–109, 115, 157–159, 162, 179, 197, 240, 255–256
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), 1–4, 7, 59, 79–82, 84, 86–88, 120, 123–125, 130,135, 137–138, 140, 186, 191, 227, 231–232, 241, 253, 258. See also Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe, 36, 38, 47, 50, 205. See also Marvel Cinematic Universe
masculinity, 3–4, 7–8, 91, 93–97, 99–101, 103, 105–106, 109–111, 113–121, 123–126, 128, 130, 134–135, 153, 177–178, 187–188, 230, 236–237, 239–240, 244–245, 255, 257; Black masculinity, 7, 94, 106, 153, 236, 239–240; geek masculinity, 7, 93, 96, 123, 125–126, 128, 130; hyper-masculinity, 93, 96–97, 99–101, 103, 105, 109–110; militarized masculinity, 94, 111, 113, 115, 117–121; toxic masculinity, 3, 7–8, 93, 96–97, 125–126, 255. See also Gamergate
Matt Murdock (See Daredevil)
military, 26, 111–115, 118–121, 198, 218–219, 255; militainment, 112, 122; militarization, 3, 7, 94, 112–114, 119–121
Miller, Frank, 29–31, 40, 116, 157, 198. See also Daredevil
Moore, Alan, 29–31, 49, 116. See also Watchmen
morality, 20, 29, 49–50, 52, 56, 59–60, 62–63, 131, 142, 209
N
nasty woman, 206, 208. See also Clinton, Hillary; Trump, Donald
neoliberal, 7, 111–113, 244–245, 248. See also feminism
Netflix, 1–3, 7, 20–21, 23, 26–27, 32, 36–37, 49–52, 59, 65, 75–76, 78–80, 82–84, 87–89, 97, 123, 127–128, 135, 139, 155, 170, 189–193, 197, 199, 201, 204, 207, 209, 222, 225, 236, 241–242, 247–248, 253–256
Nuke, 118. See also Frank Simpson; Will Simpson
P
panopticon, 5, 20, 67, 69, 71, 77. See also synopticon
Patsy Walker, 194. See also Trish Walker
Peter Parker (See Spider-Man)
post-human, 20, 23, 31–32, 56. See also Haraway, Donna; cyborg; postmodern
postmodern, 31, 63, 83. See also feminism; post-human
privacy, 38, 43, 67, 71, 76, 177, 243
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), 20, 37, 39, 42, 44, 46, 52, 63, 76–77, 109, 111, 114, 156, 162, 164, 203, 205–206, 240, 254
punish, 78; punishment, 51, 69, 76, 120, 207
Punisher, the, 54, 63, 86. See also Frank Castle; Punisher, The (series), 59–60
Purple Man, 24, 27, 32, 38, 44–45, 126–128. See also Kilgrave; Zebediah Killgrave
R
racism, 107, 152–153, 228, 239–240. See also white supremacy
rape, 2–3; 38, 41, 44–46, 67, 77, 102, 127, 140, 151, 153, 155–156, 159, 162–169, 179, 185, 192, 197, 205, 211, 213, 225–237, 245, 254. See also rape culture, 6, 37, 63, 93, 96–97, 132, 138–140, 146, 155, 166–167, 203, 226–227, 230–231, 233, 235; rape myth, 143, 170, 227, 230–231, 233; rape survivor, 249; rape victim, 27; sexual assault
reach space, 175, 187. See also kinesphere; Laban Movement Analysis
rebel femme (See film noir)
Rosenberg, Melissa, 64, 145, 190–191, 196, 200, 210, 220, 235, 257–258
S
S.H.I.E.L.D., 3, 27–28, 30, 80, 87, 120, 257; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (series), 2, 79, 257
screw body attitude, 176, 179–180, 187
security, 70, 72, 74, 86, 113, 115–116, 157, 159, 185, 214
sexual assault, 63, 155, 157, 159, 163, 167–169, 227–229, 231, 233–235. See also rape
sisterhood, 9, 152, 189–190, 192
space effort: direct space effort, 175, 179, 187; indirect space effort, 175, 179, 181–183, 187. See also Laban Movement Analysis
Spider-Man, 26, 37, 47, 52–53, 78, 81–82, 85
superhuman, 19, 26, 31, 84, 156–158, 167, 185, 232
Superman, 25–26, 31, 52, 56, 64, 81; “The Myth of Superman,” 23; Superman (series), 25
superpower, 1, 23, 25–26, 42, 50, 74, 84, 87–88, 115, 124, 143, 152, 178, 185, 199, 249, 255
support group, 57, 108, 132, 221
surveillance, 5, 67–72, 74–78, 113, 248–249, 251
synopticon, 70. See also panopticon
T
Tennant, David, 126, 128, 135, 138, 156
Thor, 26, 125; Marvel’s Thor (film), 140
time effort, 175, 187. See also space effort; Laban Movement Analysis
Tony Stark (See Iron Man)
Trauma: Sexual trauma, 63. See also sexual assault; trauma theory, 8–9, 151
Trish Walker, 3, 6, 46, 77, 103, 109, 111, 156, 174, 177, 190–192, 197, 248. See also Patsy Walker
Turner, Brock, 96–97, 132, 139–140, 147, 155
U
V
vigilante, 25, 28–29, 74, 76, 80, 86, 95
villain, 8, 26, 28, 36, 49, 52, 57–58, 60–61, 67, 72–73, 83, 86, 96, 101, 119, 123–130, 132, 134, 137–141, 143–144, 156, 197–199, 205, 211, 221, 229–230, 257; supervillain, 25, 54, 56, 124, 137–138, 141, 143, 145, 202–205, 207, 209, 211–214, 216, 220–221, 226–234, 237, 239–240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 251
violence, 3, 5, 8, 29, 39, 41, 45–47, 51, 58, 60–62, 64–65, 79–80, 82–83, 88–89, 91, 93–95, 97, 100, 102–106, 112–117, 119–122, 138, 143, 145–146, 152–153, 157, 159–162, 167–170, 194–195, 198; domestic violence, 39, 45, 160–161, 198; gendered violence, 8, 162, 231; sexual violence, 226–230, 233–234; breaking the silence, 167–168
W
Watchmen, 28–30, 33, 49, 63–64, 85–86, 116. See also Moore, Alan
weight effort, 175, 182. See also direct space effort; indirect space effort
white supremacy, 93, 97, 152, 238–239. See also racism
Will Simpson, 7, 55, 72, 94–95, 100, 103–105, 108–109, 111, 113, 115–121, 182, 190–191, 195, 198–199, 255. See also Frank Simpson; Nuke
Wonder Woman, 26, 36, 56, 84–85, 202, 227; Wonder Woman (comic), 56; Wonder Woman (film), 226; Wonder Woman (series), 25
X
X-Men, 27, 81, 122; X-men (series), 141
Z
Zebediah Killgrave, 24, 27, 139. See also Kilgrave; Purple Man