Richard Wagner's cycle has made its mark on comic books

The roots of Thor and many other comic book figures stretch back to Wagner's epic and earlier. Look, up in the sky! In case you haven't noticed already, our entertainment stratosphere has grown crowded with muscle-bound superheroes in almost every conceivable shape and size: the franchise-rebooted likes of Spider-Man and Superman, battle-armored warriors such as Robin Hood and Perseus. ¶ To whom do we...

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