Stephen Skelton

While I don't believe Superman was originally created as an allegory for Christianity, he has, nonetheless, evolved over time through the hands of many different creators, to such a standard and it is a very obvious and intentional parallel in the modern cannon.

Literary critics apply similiar readings to classic literature throughout history - adapting the reading to fit their own perspective. Frankenstien, for instance, can be read with political themes, feminist themes, religious themes, and more. That doesn't mean Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley originally intended it to be taken in each of those contexts, but it has all the same been taken there.

Why should Superman be any different?

Comic books are our modern heroes. They are our mythology, and sequential storytelling can be dated back thousands of years. There are good and bad examples, to be sure, but comic books should be considered every bit as much literature and art as anything being taught in the colleges and universities today.

And Superman is the grandfather of it all!… (más)