The New Mythology

Mythology?

“...Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk.” -Henry Jenkins

In ancient times, our popular stories didn't belong to anybody. They were part of our oral tradition and were passed around freely. Now, they're for sale.

The only thing that separates Heracles and Superman is a few centuries and a brand-new for-sale distribution and content control model.

The social, corporate, and consumer-driven forces that propel the franchises, the top-40s hits, the TV series, the video games, the comic books, the web drama we love often lurk in the background. But these things are a part of our identity as anything else.

The New Mythology

Mythology?

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