The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sociocultural and political influence of comic book heroes through different methods of circulation and if that circulation fragments the meaning of these characters. Through cinematic circulation these superheroes now are consumed differently, something that can also change the overall meaning of a character. These films if done well, also lead audiences to seek new relationships with these characters, which leads them to eventually read the books that these characters were first created in. This, thus, creates new meaning for these characters so as these films continue to gain mass popularity how do these characters’ fandom influence. This study will primarily focus on comic book fandoms influence …show more content…
In it, he writes that, “The fragmentation of our American culture has resulted in a role reversal, making interpretation the primary task of speakers and writers and text construction the primary task of audiences, readers, and critics. (McGee, pg. 274) What that means in simpler terms is that fragmentation is created by means of circulation, which is changing the platform of any form of media leads to the message of the media changing as well along with the message of the subject. This also means that fragments should be studied as interpreted fragments rather than static forms of media that don’t change. In the following paper I will use McGee’s theory of fragments to analyze the comic book characters’ sociocultural meanings. Sociocultural is an interesting concept because it combines two already significant topics. How does this connect to comic book characters? Comic book characters have always been significant characters in pop culture. And like most fiction or science fiction narratives they become ways to escape normal life. For most comic fans their first interaction with these characters begin with comic books. So how does these affect younger