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Homosexuality in the comic book world has been been a pressing topic in the industry as of late. With the growing push for LGBTQ reprenstation in mainstream media, it has become an even bigger discussion. With all the other major media, comics have been very involved in the push for inclusiveness. There have been two same-sex marriages on the covers of the Astonishing X-men and Archie, and the first transgender comic book character, the roommate of Batgirl, Alysia Yeoh, was introduced. It seems…

Steve Rogers, or Captain America, is a superhero from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He got his powers from a super soldier serum administered to him by Dr. Abraham Erskine in the 1940’s. The serum gave him super strength and other enhanced abilities allowing him to become the optimal soldier during World War II. Steve Rogers is like an epic hero in many ways. He has superhuman abilities, he is on a quest, and he is a strong and responsible leader. The first way Captain Rogers is like an epic…

escape from reality, so they turned to the “funnies” or comics. In 1933 the first true comic book was published. No longer were publishers relying on the newspaper stips for thier content ,they were creating their own. In the the “Golden Age “ of comics the characters were more one dimensional, super heroes came around the time that america did then, Super heroes became a symbol of america and military propaganda .the Silver AGe of comics came along the 150’s and there was a revamped of the…

I really love Marvel film series. I have never missed any marvel films, so I was planning on watching this film a few months ago when there were trailers being released. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. I actually filter the heroes I love, so I have deep knowledge about the most famous heroes like Iron man and Captain America. However, I do not know any history of other characters. Watching Black Panther was a good start of getting to know about others. First of all, about the quality of the movie…

the Marvel comics and is very popular in the United States (not surprisingly). He was created in the comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared in “Captain America Comics #1” in 1941 during the war to boost the morale of Americans everywhere. Captain America appears as a super soldier that was created to fight the Axis during World War 2. The comics soon lost popularity after the war in 1950 and did not appear largely until 1964 and has been running in the movies and in comics since. …

Season one of Riverdale by far exceed my expectations, I was expecting this Teen Drama and Mystery to be much like all the others I have viewed. This teen drama blew others such as Pretty Little Liars out of the water. Drama and mystery wrapped into one is attention grabbing to viewers. The bond between the characters is what makes this teen drama and mystery different in many aspects. Riverdale is struck with strategy when the son of one of the wealthiest families in town is murdered. This star…

The Westerns The Genre As a Whole I will be researching how old style westerns have influenced modern day superhero movies from their editing, writing, and their aesthetic appeal. I will be going through the history of westerns as well as discussing what makes a western a western, how they’ve changed through the years, and why they’re still relevant. I will then talk about superhero films and how they have started, their brief history, how they’ve changed, and how westerns have influenced them…

Superman is the ultimate superhero and is considered an American cultural icon. He first appeared in Action Comics in 1938. Created by two jewish high school students, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Superman helped to define the superhero genre. That same year he was sold and became an official member of DC Comics, where he continues to appear over the years in comic strips, television series, and feature films. Superman has it all. His strength is practically unlimited. He can…

Scarlet Witch they too spice up our adventures for anime excitement and thrills. There is a superhero that ranks up with those most popular whom we call as Doctor Stephen Strange or all we know as Doctor Strange. This hero has been featured in several comic books. He is the master of mystic arts who was formerly a neurosurgeon before becoming a superhero. He did not become one until the doctor he met a terrible car wreck which totally destroyed his hand's ability to do surgery.…

is generally known as the “Atlas Comics” before it become Marvel Comics. Behind of all these success is the one and only creator of Marvel, Stan Lee. Stan Martin Lieber or also known as “Stan Lee” was born on December 28, 1922 in New York City U.S., He said that as a child he was influenced by books, movies and particularly those with Errol Flynn playing Heroic Roles and as a child he always dreamt to be a writer. Stan Lee’s works have been the best-selling comics of all time through out the…