Podcast created for RC1000 at Appalachian State University. My name is Mason Ramsey, and this is the first episode of Snikt Thwip Pow. I am a huge fan of comic book characters and all of their movie and TV adaptations. In this episode I cover why we have our favorite superheroes, and who my favorite superhero is and why. I break down into four different themes superhero popularity, origin stories and repeatability, religion and culture, and how superheroes were developed from monsters. The full extent of this research is featured below.

Bowden, M. (2018, Jul. 6). Why are we obsessed with superhero movies. [Magazine article].
	The NYTimes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/opinion/sunday/ant-man-wasp-movies-superheroes.html

Illis, M. (2020). What makes superheroes so special. Royal Literary Fund: [Article on .org site].
https://www.rlf.org.uk/showcase/what-makes-superheroes-so-special/

James, S. (2013). Why America loves superheroes. The Daily Universe: [Article on .edu site].
	https://universe.byu.edu/2013/03/12/why-america-loves-superheroes/

McGunnigle, C. (2018). The difference between heroes and monsters: Marvel monsters and	
their transition into the superhero genre. University of Toronto Quarterly, 87(1), 110-135. 
[Academic journal].
https://doi.org/10.3138/utq.87.1.110

Pumphrey, N. B. (2016). Avenger, mutant, or Allah: A short evolution of the depictions of 
muslims in Marvel comics. The Muslim World, 106(4), 781-794. [Academic Journal]
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=4&sid=bf2a91e0-2966-44e4-886c-cba442f07d01%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=ATLAiEYD160930000955&db=rfh

Smart, T. (2016). Superhero popularity in past and present america. Pit Journal: 
[Article on .edu site].
https://pitjournal.unc.edu/article/superhero-popularity-past-and-present-america

Weiner, R. G. (2011). Marvel comics and the Golem legend (Vol. 29). [Academic Journal].
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=bf2a91e0-2966-44e4-886c-cba442f07d01%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=edspmu.S1534516511200041&db=edspmu