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Is Scott Pilgrim the Canadian superheroic ideal?

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Who’s Canada’s ultimate superhero? Guardian? Puck? Captain Canuck? This essay from The Walrus argues that Scott Pilgrim (and Michael Cera) embody the “Canadian sane man comic book superhero.” They represent Canada’s national status as an understated outsider. [Spotted on Metafilter]

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