Marvel, Star Wars and the Risk of Being a Hero: Social Responsibilities for Transmedia Storytellers in the Age of Collective Journey

In 2018, James Gunn and Chuck Wendig both lost lucrative jobs as storytellers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Star Wars, respectively, as a result of their aggressively political social media communications. This paper argues that these events can be understood in part by Gunn and Wendig...

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Main Author: Webster Luke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-01-01
Series:Cultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.138
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