Marvel Comics

While the earlier works of the X-Men comics represent racism in society through the mutants, the more recent stories of the X-Men chronicles have largely shifted the mutant metaphor, focusing more on discrimination pertaining to individual’s sexuality (Darowski, 166). Shifting this metaphor from racial discrimination to sexual preferences as a rhetorical device, keeps the tittle relevant as time goes on (167). Coincidently or not, the X-Men, which work as an allegory to the LGBT community,…

A month had passed, which had instilled a day for celebration. It was exactly one month ago that Wade Wilson, or more widely known as Deadpool, killed his nemesis, Ajax, putting him to rest for eternity. Summer was turning into fall, and the sugar maple leaves were tinged with a brilliant shade of maroon. In this month, Wade let thoughts Ajax slip into the abyss of his mind, and he instead decided to focus on building a life for himself along with his beloved, Vanessa. As soon as he scrounged up…

To the Hero Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve been a huge fan of comic book superheroes. Anybody that knows me could tell you that. I grew up watching the Spider-Man animated series, I had almost every X-Men action figure, and wore so many Batman t-shirts. From powers and abilities they possessed to their costumes, they were fascinating. Although, it is the what they stood for that made me stick with them for the rest of my life. Superheroes were there for me when I had no else, and I truly…

Avengers: Age of Ultron Superheroes have drawn the attention of young mind for countless generations and the recent superhero movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, was no exception. However, before it entered theaters, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was well advertised by posters like this one. Potter’s movie poster is aimed at intriguing any passerby and persuading him to attend the movie. The poster uses a few simple lighting and color techniques to catch the eye of the viewer as well as reveal the…

encourage Tom Hiddleston “brings it” when playing the role of the witty and crazy daring Loki, as mention by Peter Traver. In the film review “'Avengers': Multiple Marvels, Diminished Fun”, Joe Morgenstern discredits the film, The Avengers, by implying marvel just threw together superheroes and made them a team when he said, “What if Marvel gave a party and everybody came?”. He also mentions how the only star was Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and how the film only got better when Iron Man…

Different careers call to different types of people, be it working in at a desk or defending their country. This can be shown in the articles The Super Man Behind Super-Man, written by Bijal P. Trivedi and Over the Top, written by Rene Skelton. The article Over the Top talks about photographer Carson Peter and his job photographing dangerous places. The Spider Man Behind Spider-Man talks about Steven Kutcher and how he took his career of being an Entomologist though a twist and began to work in…

Like so many, I felt an undeniable call to action after watching Davis Guggenheim’s film Waiting for Superman. The film poignantly illustrates the imperative need for a long overdue paradigm shift in American education. In the film, activist, educator and founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada, shares the disillusionment he felt as a child upon realizing that Superman was not coming to save him from the perils of his impoverished South Bronx neighborhood. His message in the film…

cubes. Join us in making mosaics, street art, design 3D sculptures and learn the secret to making the prefect spiral. Choice 2 A Study of Diversity using Comic Book Ironman, Wonder Woman, and Batman were all introduced to motivate the world that change is possible in the world. With the rise of movies like Avengers, the popularity of comic books and characters are exploring different topics of social justice. What can we learn from this art and communication? Is it influencing our world…

great depression. People have lost their hopes and the dreams that once attracted people to the land of opportunities had nothing to offer at least that's what it seemed like at the moment. Of all the superheroes although superman was the very first comic character captain America is the one that stuck in my memory. Captain America was created during WWII as a propaganda tool to give the American public a hope and strength.…

vigilantism is very popular, especially in the film business. Thor, Captain America, and even the Transformers are all versions of vigilantism which the film industry has marketed off of and has been very successful in doing so. These film versions of old comic books are very popular in the box office. Throughout history vigilantism has been present, in the late 1700s and early 1800s vigilantes worked in the south lynching and burning escaped slaves and any strangers to the town in order to…