The Law of Superheroes James Daily, Ryan Davidson
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

From the description of The Law of Superheroes: Could Superman sue if someone exposed his identity as Clark Kent? The Law Of Superheroes offers an accessible entrée into this world, providing an interesting mash-up of law and pop culture that draws hypotheticals from the world of superheroes to the end of better explaining complex legal doctrine. I was recently contacted by a Book Publisher asking me if I would like to do a Book Review on a new book they were coming out with. McGowan's mention of an "exceptional figure" is a reference not to the exceptional strength or intelligence of the superhero character, but instead to its status as an exception from the law. Could Superman get arrested for violating privacy laws with his X-ray vision? From early on, we divide toys and activities by very distinct gender lines, with superheroes and trucks and muck on one side and princesses and dolls and all things frilly on the other. Superheroes are now popping up on both sides of the law. Superheroes play an important role in the history of intellectual property law. In America, it is said that no one is above the law. They told me the title was, "THE LAW OF SUPERHEROES". Yet The Law And Superheroes does suggest that a greater interest in legal matters could inspire stories which were both more compelling and less morally questionable than is sometimes the case. But suppose superheroes and supervillains lived among us, like in the world of comic books. The Law through the Lens of Superheroes and Supervillains. Not that my parents wouldn't let me read them. Could the Joker really use the insanity plea? My comic geek sidekick boyfriend is a law student at Georgetown, and just received a link to Law and the Multiverse, a site where two lawyers answer pressing legal questions about superheroes and villains. Heroes do a lot to protect mankind but does that excuse them from the laws they ignore? Duck_and_cover_fallout I must have had a deprived childhood because I wasn't into comic books. From the authors of the fantastic blog Law and the Multiverse, these guys – as lawyers and comic book fans – speculate on how the law really would mix with superheroes. Would the law apply to them in the same way as it does to us mere mortals?