Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the
Defenders of the Nation

C 2025

Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation

WEISS, Michaela

Základní údaje

Originální název

Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation

Autoři

WEISS, Michaela

Vydání

1. vyd. London, New York, The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies, od s. 247-256, 10 s. Routledge Companions, 2025

Nakladatel

Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Organizační jednotka

Filozoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta v Opavě

ISBN

978-1-032-43354-7

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003366911

Klíčová slova anglicky

Czech superheroes; Breathtaking miracle; the Spring Man; Bohemian folklore

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 28. 11. 2025 09:45, doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The chapter discusses the historical rootedness and social significance of two Czech comics superheroes, Dechberoucí zázrak (the Breathtaking Miracle) and Pérák (the Springman) created by Petr Macek and Petr Kopl. In the Czech Republic (including the former Czechoslovakia), the superhero comics does not have a long tradition. Under the communist regime, the form was considered as a bourgeois, politically hostile propaganda. The major Czech comics artist, Kaja Saudek, was persecuted by the regime for being too American, kitchy, and politically subversive. The first Czech superhero comics, Breathtaking Miracle, thus emerged as late as in 2015. Miracle draws on Bohemian legends and folklore, bringing to life supernatural (and superheroic) characters, including the Golem, White Lady, and the Spring Man. Macek and Kopl thus did not seek to imitate the existing rich universe of superheroes but rather, drew their inspiration from regional sources. Both Czech superheroes inhibit the same socio-cultural space and are firmly embedded in the national history, politics, and culture.

Citovat

WEISS, Michaela. Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation. In Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Carl Wilson. The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies. 1. vyd. London, New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2025, s. 247-256. Routledge Companions. ISBN 978-1-032-43354-7. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003366911.

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WEISS, Michaela. Modern Czech Superheroes: Miracle and the Spring Man as the Defenders of the Nation. In Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Carl Wilson. \textit{The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies}. 1. vyd. London, New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2025, s.~247-256. Routledge Companions. ISBN~978-1-032-43354-7. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003366911.

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