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September 12, 2006
Truth, justice, American way (Plain Dealer)
"If Superman must be classified, then he is best aligned with the Democratic Party," said Bobby Kuechenmeister of the English department at Texas A&M University. "In 'Vote Lex 2000' [the storyline in which Lex Luthor is elected president], Superman reacts negatively after placing his faith in voters."
Kuechenmeister notes that Superman's reaction to Luthor's unexpected victory was similar to the reaction of many Americans to the confusing Bush/Gore election debacle. -Michael Sangiacomo
[Last spring, I presented an article titled "Superman's America: Audience, Reception, and President Lex" at the National Popular Culture Association 2006 conference and Brad Ricca (who moderated our Superman panel) passed my name along to Sangiacomo, who contacted me about being interviewed over the summer. I remember asking fellow comic scholars at the conference about how we know that our scholarship is getting better. I got my answer right here. BK]
Posted by kuechebj at September 12, 2006 11:23 PM