Marvel Comics

In Chabon’s “Kids’ Stuff”, he talks about how comic books have changed over the years. Chabon discusses how the comic books have changed in their illustrations and their audience. He mentions how the general audience has changed throughout the years. He also says that children have grown less fond of comic books. He also says that comic books should try to go back to their roots. Chabon’s main claim is, “I suggest that a publisher should try putting out a truly thrilling, honestly observed and…

There has always been interest in drawn out stories involving multiple strong main characters. The successes of franchises, literary or cinematic, often depend on the efficient execution of a created world wherein such strong characters interact. With fulfilling the fantasies and desires of the fans being the primary goal, the idea of “ shared universe” was born. A “shared universe” is a collection of multiple stories in books, movies, and video games set in the same world, mainly used in pop…

Human beings are a very interesting species. We look for patterns in our fellow beings, and form opinions about those people that shape how we treat them. Such patterns in these people are called stereotypes, and they are more prominent when the patterns are uncommon. In The Laramie Project, a true story, Matthew Shepard was a bright and vibrant young adult. Sadly, he was targeted and beaten to death due to the fact that he was a homosexual. Homosexuality is a fairly rare trait in comparison to…

power, comes great responsibility”(1) Stan Lee ( age 94) once said. This quote is also used in the commonly known comic hero known as “Spiderman”. Stan “The Man” Lee, is responsible for most of the re-made DC comics(2) and making Marvel’s rise to fame revolutionary. Stan Lee’s life was quite a whirl and learning about his early life, why he is important, and his later life is truly a comic book of its own. To begin, Lee’s early life was a series of lucky events and a beginning of a long lasting…

going to buy Pixar Animation Studios and Marvel Entertainment Inc. This acquisition has create a controversy among the fans of the company and the public. Disney bought Pixar Animation Studio for US$ 7.4 billion and Marvel Entertainment for US$ 4 billion. The merge of these company is the business strategy for the world largest entertainment empire, Disneyland to widen their business market in the world. There are many fans of marvel afraid that their comics will be ruined by Disney because of…

foremothers could only dream about. Yes, generally speaking, it's a pretty good time to be a woman. The only problem is that we are still trying to overcome the sexism that is alive and kicking in the comic book industry. Boys read comic books, and girls should play with their pink Barbie dolls. The comic book industry is one place that still has not evolved as rapidly as we would all like, but it is trying. There are at least three types of sexism in the industry today, from the lack of women…

Artistic illustrations from comic creators are witnessed by a multitude of literature and artistic enthusiasts. Aforementioned, almost half of the said enthusiasts are actually women. Having women perceived by a large number of comic book readers as something that is ideally given the utmost respect, down to a mere superficial physically attraction once laid eyes upon, is something to be dealt about. In order to eradicate such a perception, to expel the double standard imposed upon genders…

done by Middle Eastern terrorists, and since then, stereotypes and fear have been put onto all Muslim and Middle Eastern looking people. The discrimination and prejudice that plagues our society is being looked at through the media, literature, and comics. People should stop…

and will still be around for the end. Throughout history, there has been numerous art movements that have shaped mankind for who we are today. Even without thinking about it, we are influenced by art everyday. Without it, there would be no movies, comics, or even colorful packaging on simple everyday items such as cereal boxes. Life would be bland. Most people don't realize how important art is, or how many different types of art movements that occurred, besides the Italian Renaissance. This…

refusing to join the fight. For the majority of the early comics, showing Steve in acts of violence against various Nazi figures and Hitler himself was a centerpiece of the comics and of the character. In an interview with Leonard Pitts Jr. published in Conversations With The Comic Book Creators, Jack Kirby states “Captain America was myself. Captain America was my own anger coming to the surface.”[1] Evidently, the vexation in which the comic embodied didn’t just relate to the authors. With…