Earth 616, Earth 1610, Earth—Wait, what universe is this again? The creation and evolution of the Avengers and Captain America/Iron Man fandom

Authors

  • Catherine Coker

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2013.0439

Keywords:

Comic book, Fan fiction, Slash

Abstract

This essay surveys the creation and evolution of the Captain America/Iron Man or Steve/Tony ship in Avengers fandom, from its origin in comics to its reinterpretation by fandom through the recent movies, and discusses how the alternate universe trope in both canon and fanon is used to make a case for the pairing.

Author Biography

Catherine Coker

Assistant Professor, University Libraries, Texas A&M University

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Published

2013-06-15

Issue

Vol. 13 (2013)

Section

Praxis

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