The Superhero SymbolAs a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting. In the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon. It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media