The 2.99 price point is almost like a moral stance for DC according to Dan Didio. He insist they will hold the line through the end of this year. One reason is that they believe the 2.99 price point keeps their product affordable for their customers. To me, especially in this atmosphere, this assertions is loaded with subtext, especially in Orlando. Marvel, which is part of Disney, is building an entangling product structure that promise to capture young boys, like they capture young girls.
Ohhh my goodness... When I decided on trying to analyze the mythological origins and references in superhero comics, I had no idea the can of worms I was opening up... On the one hand, it was awesome to see just how many connections there were between superheroes and psychology/mythology/philosophy, but all the information also made it terribly difficult to distinguish what I should be using and how to tie it all together. When I was talking to one of my sorority sisters about it she said, "Oh yeah, well, research essays are kind of like putting together puzzles..." and I think that really sums up what writing this paper was like for me. Fortunately, I was really interested throughout the whole process and I very much enjoyed writing the paper. Being a psychology major, I was especially interested in reading about the Jungian archetypes that had a lot of parallels with major modern comic books superheroes. I was also able to incorporate Joseph Campbell's "hero cycle...
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