Marvel Knights

Ambrosio and Matthew Murdock Summary: “Badly Injured Man Not Done Partying Yet.” Fire has a destroying tongue, a whisper of chipped teeth. Society will think it holy, the god for the dark side of humanity sharpening his jaw. It is women with unguarded hearts who tend to the flame, their ribs buried in dirt so they could be without the armor of bone. It’s far easier to reach the muscle, to let it beat in their own way, donning dresses woven by the Furies as a deathless shroud. They are only made of grandeur if someone can tremble before them. Women as the beast and not the beauty. There is a hymn written in dust, singing of the fragment of infinity when it steps into the light, all curves, a raw beauty afire, the devil waiting beneath callused skin. For centuries now, the beautiful and the sublime has tangled itself in the workings of art, a mess of vines wrapped around the ankles, thorns or flowers embedded in the skin. The meaning of both terms is held simply, what is beautiful is soft and sweetening, sugar in a personified form, something people wish to gaze upon. The sublime is cast in shadow, a sharp taste, something a person doesn’t wish to glance at, and yet, they must stare, they have no other choice as they quiver in its wake. Such ideas are still held in modern literature, however, as this method of perceiving the world has been present before Edmund Burke offered his definitions, works of art and its writings reflect each other throughout history. This is…

DC comics are better than Marvel comics. Of course, there are also individuals that have their own opinions and beliefs. In today’s society there are more and more filmmakers and producers that are creating movies based on both of the superheroes from DC and Marvel. The box office numbers may actually be the numbers that should be looked at to determine which ones are the best. Believe it or not, it seems that Marvel movie characters are actually bringing in more money than the DC superheroes…

Every kid’s childhood has been nurtured by the fantastic world from the comic books. Children love the story about superheroes wearing cape flying around the city and saving citizen from the bad and the dangerous. When we talk about the comic industry, two names will pop up immediately: Marvel and DC. There are some similarities in both but the main difference we can focus on its how they approach the audience in the digital world. Starting with similarities, we clearly see that they are both…

Marvel Worldwide Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American publisher of comic books. Marvel Comics created countless stories, universes, and heroes. They grow in numbers and quality as Marvel grows as a company. Martin Goodman founded Marvel Comics, which was original Timely Publications, in 1939. Goodman was a pulp magazine publisher who was expanding into a new medium of comic books. The post-war comic market saw…

Marvel Worldwide Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American publisher of comic books. Marvel Comics created countless stories, universes, and heroes. They grow in numbers and quality as Marvel grows as a company. Martin Goodman founded Marvel Comics, which was original Timely Publications, in 1939. Goodman was a pulp magazine publisher who was expanding into a new medium of comic books. The post-war comic market saw…

The words “it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a man!” have become some of the most iconic lines to come from the film industry. Superman and Batman, Iron Man and Spiderman, DC and Marvel have all become very common household names among all age groups. The revival of the superhero genre in the last few years is accredited to amazing performances at the box-office; as well as, the fact that these movies are easy to market and have a great deal of merchandise available to the public. Superhero…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a part of the film industry and current societal cultures that no one can ignore. These films have taken it upon themselves to offer up characters, branded as heros, who are designed to come in and save the day. What these films fail to do is offer the recognition to its secondary and tertiary characters that they deserve. Secondary and tertiary character are key players in the continuation of plot and story lines both within individual films and within the great…

loved as young children and still love as adults today. There are so many entities out there in the comic book industry, but the two pillars of the ever so popular business in the world of capes and cowls Marvel and DC share a rich rivalry that dates back to the 1930s, when marvel once Timely Comics and DC once National Allied Publications got they’re start. These two titans share so many similarities and differences that for the common man it is almost impossible to tell them apart, but for the…

Madison Knight English - 4B April 30, 2015 Anti-patriotism was reflected when a hero named Doctor Strange mirrors his anger towards society. At this time the Vietnam War broke out and communist organizations were made for Viet Cong. In the 1960s Doctor Strange based his anti-patriotism off the causes of this war. The creator of this comical hero was “Steve Ditko” who was born November 2, 1927. He was best known as the artist, and behind Spider-man and the mystical Doctor Strange in the marvel…

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 like gay characters are new to comic books, but they actually appeared as early as the ‘60s and ‘70s in European,…