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ENGL 101- De la Cruz - Antiheroes: Home

Use this research guide to get started on your (Im)Morality of the Antihero Research Essay

Know Your Sources

Evaluate your sources

Scaffolding

Research questions

Do background reading on your antihero

Find background information on better-known comic book characters in Gale eBooks

Batman
Hulk
Wolverine
Rorschach
Blade
Punisher
etc.

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Use this database for preliminary reading as you start your research. You'll learn about your topic by reading authoritative topic overviews on a wide variety of subjects.

Search the web for background information on other antiheroes from comics:

Using the Web effectively

The Web is a great place to find news and current information, but it's also full of fan sites on this topic.

Remember to carefully evaluate every source you find on the Web using the CRAAP test.

Find scholarly articles in library databases

Find scholarly articles on antiheroes, comics, moral disengagement, etc. in these databases:

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Search over 35 databases simultaneously that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. Gale databases include articles previously published in journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other media outlets.
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Search 22 databases simultaneously that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. EBSCO databases include articles previously published in journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other media outlets.

Find print books and eBooks in the library catalog

Why Comics? by Hillary L. Chute
Call Number: PN6710 .C48 2017
Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Film by Roz Kaveney
Call Number: eBook
Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean by Douglas Wolk
Call Number: PN6725 .W65 2007
Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels: A History of Graphic Narratives by Robert S. Petersen
Call Number: eBook
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: the 4,000-Year History of the Superhero by Jess Nevins
Call Number: PN56.5 .H45 N48 2017
Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood by Shawna Kidman
Call Number: PN1997.85 .K46 2019

MLA and plagiarism

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See sample works cited page and annotated bibliograpy
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