Abstract

GONZALEZ-MEDINA, Juan Pablo. Mr. Sinister: A Scientist in an Ink and Paper World. Nómadas [online]. 2017, n.47, pp.229-242. ISSN 0121-7550.

Through the analysis of the supervillain of the 'comics known as Mr. Sinister, the article aims to relate the creation of his identity as a villain in a world of ink and paper with the historical background of our own world of flesh and blood.The result is an assemble where topics such as science history, evolutionary biology and techno-scientific controversies provide justification to a character that serves in turn as a reflection rethinking the construction of possible worlds in the dialogue between science, fiction and society.

Keywords : Mr. Sinister; techno-scientific controversies; evolution; comics; Darwin.

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