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With the additional characters from DC Entertainment, Walt Disney World will have nearly full coverage of comic book characters. If Walt Disney World includes the characters from DC, it will be able to eventually create competition between both groups of superheroes. This often leads to innovation and growth. In addition, Disney will be able to create a land…

the biggest names in the comic industry. With multiple comic lines and universes and an abundance of characters. The comics are limitless, however the movie universe is a different story. Whether you are an avid comic reader or not, and with numorous movies under each comic giant, you may have seen at least one or even multiple movies. Like with great empires, one clearly triumphs over the other. With that in mind, this so called 'war ' between the great powers in the comic world begins. Let…

known actors in this film plays Iron Man. He has played Iron Man since the first movie of Iron Man back in 2008. Robert has had experience in the Marvel world, so he knew how to execute the role. He also looks identical to the Tony Stark from the comics. Chris Evans is another big name in this movie playing the one and only Captain America. Chris Evans was no stranger to the Marvel Universe. He stared in the film Fantastic 4 as the Human Torch in 2005. Following Chris and Robert is none other…

popular? Some people will say superheroes give people hope, while others say these tales are entertaining. The Age of Superheroes came around during the Great Depression in America to give people hope. Stan Lee brought these superheroes to life in his comic books, and they still entertain people today. While Stan Lee created modern-day superheroes, tales of people with superpowers and unnatural talents have been told for centuries. Epics…

Everybody has a different definition of what a hero is. The first thought that comes to my head are Marvel characters or the Justice League. For example, Superman flies through cities saving lives and fighting crime with his super powers and big cape with the “S” on it. These article will open your mind and might even change your idea on what a hero is. Cohen, Roger. “Active Fatalism.” The New York Times, 24 Oct. 2014. In this article, Roge Cohn talks about how society has the idea of what a…

Dark Night Rises? The Dark Night Rises is a version of an old cartoon character, named Batman, which was created in the year of 1939 in the month of May, and was made by a group called DC Comics. Bob Kane and Bill Finger were the people that thought up and made Batman. “Batman’s first appearance was in Detective Comics #27”, according to (Who really created Batman?). Batman’s name is Bruce Wayne when he is not fighting crime and saving people, but how did he become Batman? Bruce had come from a…

Hemione Granger and the Complex Feminist Icon They exist in almost every type of storytelling in the last century or so, the crucial three-person groups. Comics has DC’s holy trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; In children cartoons the Ash, Brock, and Misty dynamic was used so well that even though brock and misty haven’t been regular characters in the cartoon for a nearly a decade, they are still iconic; but, over the past 30 years, perhaps no fiction trio is as well-known and…

“Just as painting before it, cinema presents us with familiar images of visible reality- interiors, landscapes, human characters-arranged within a rectangular frame.” - Lev Manovich Films have become central dissemination of popular culture in and around the globe over the eons. They invite imagination and story- telling among all peoples and help to enlighten and enliven the audience beyond the boundaries of society and also open sometimes closed doors on…

Christopher Reeve once said, “I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles…” A fabricated character that conveys the message of Reeve’s ideas is Superman. The Man of Steel manages the city of Metropolis and uses his fascinating powers to fight crime and save the world. On the other hand, Odysseus is the King of Ithaca and the son of Laertes. He does not have any special powers, but he does have the Greek gods and goddesses…

ability to do this by giving us a more familiar setting, more comprehensive social relations to work with and a more creative lens or point of view to look through. The movie Man of Steel is the latest modern day film production of the classic Superman comic books and unlike the other films, this one focuses on what led Superman to leave his home planet and make a home on plant Earth. The award-winning director Christopher Nolan shows us another part of the story that other film productions of…