Balabanto Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 At 5:30 PM on Thursday, February 18th, Sharon Packer will be reading excerpts from her book "Superheroes and Superegos, Analyzing the Minds Behind the Masks" at the New York Academy of Medicine. Preregistration is required. The address is 1216 5th Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029 Phone: 212-822-7315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Re: If you're in the New York Area... Wow. Another book engaging in a serious and scholarly discussion about superheroes and their place in popular culture and society. Suck it 'til your gums bleed, Werthram! SUPERHEROES RULE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Re: If you're in the New York Area... You should see the actual blurb about how Superheroes and their relative popularity foreshadow great political crises and the rise of evil empires. This is going to be a very interesting lecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Re: If you're in the New York Area... I attended the lecture. It really was awesome. In fact, it was so awesome that I couldn't wait to buy the book and brought it home with me. This is a much fairer treatment of superheroes than Seduction of the Innocent. I think she missed some things, but it's a really cool book, and she's really smart as a whip. Sadly, I was the only person in the audience who knew who Hugo Danner and Liberty Belle were besides the author. But that's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Re: If you're in the New York Area... Well, I finished reading the book a few minutes ago. It is one of the most valuble supplements for superhero gaming by far. I think it has a lot of potential to help gamemasters nail down non-mechanical intangibles and get more in depth roleplaying responses out of characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Re: If you're in the New York Area... Good Job reporting on this event and posting a review of the book. Unfortunately I cannot award you Reputation at this time. So here with a few words of encouragement is the new kid superhero sensation, Mighty 14-- "Beat up the bad guys! Beat up the bad guys! WOOWOOWOO!" Thank You, Mighty 14, for that inspirational affirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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