Stan Smith

Look, up there in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it’s… a superhero who is totally capable of being psychoanalyzed! What many people fail to realize is that, despite their powers, superheros and villians are capable of human emotions and traits. I’m sure that we also might question why superheroes/villains turn out the way they do. The Psychology of Superheroes: An Unauthorized Exploration gives major insight to why and how superheroes came to be what they have become. To be quite honest,…

The Avengers movie started out as the soldiers were under attack. Iron Man began telling citizens to back away; avengers were here to help. The citizens disobeyed and said “Avengers, go home.” Shortly after a few people started saying that, they had the entire town repeating “Avengers, go home.” Iron Man in the Avengers movie is one of the heroes because he helps rescue people in the town, and tries not to let villians in…

The Marvel Universe once again shows the world its progressive side as it adds another person of color to its Marvel stable of superheroes. As of this past Thursday, the announcement of African American actor Michael B. Jordan to play the role of Johnny Storm in the forthcoming reboot of the Fantastic Four hit the internet. As to no surprise, many Marvel fans were indignant over the decision to move forward with a melanin inclined Johnny Storm. However, despite backlash from some disgruntled…

Sherifatu Sumaila Chris Connell English 103 26 January 2015 What Makes Super Man So Darned American? Gary Engle’s essay “What Makes Super Man So Darned American” explains that super man is a hero regardless not being an American. I agree because superman stands for the America dream, belief system, religious myths and the importance of immigration to America. Superman is so darned American because he is an immigrant from a different planet to earth, to the United States for that matter. He has…

The Controversial Comic Artist The American Dream lives on in many comic artists who strive to be on the top in the competitive world. An example of a successful comic artist who has made it big in the comic world is in the article “Antihero Artist, Antihero Character” written by Thomas Golianopoulos. In the article, it tells Rob Liefeld’s journey in the industry, starting with his debut at Marvel in 1991. At the time, Liefeld was assigned to the failing comic “The New Mutants,” a spinoff of…

Since the dawn of human existence, we as humans have always told stories. We pass these stories through each generation. Over time these myths and legends have evolved into what we now view as the hero’s journey. These stories always begins with an ordinary human who evolves into an extraordinary being, prolonging hope and inspiration to all over countless decades. The greeks had the gods, and we have superheroes. Most people picture superheroes as powerful and always coming to the rescue at…

Final paper The name movie of the movie I have chosen to talk about his called Spiderman. The movie was directed by Sam Raimi. Spider-Man focus on a student name Peter Parker. Peter parker is a boy who got bit by a genetically-altered spider who gave him superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, coming to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: "With great power comes great responsibility." The two most…

Marvel takes on Dc When it comes to superheroes there would be only two series that would come to the mind of any human that takes an interest in them. Those two series are marvel which represents the characters such as the incredible Hulk, Iron man, and Captain America, but Dc Comics which represents Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Fans of the two series invest money, time and attention into these topics just off the character alone. Even though it may not seem like it, there are…

M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable is a superhero film, filled with numerous amounts of supernatural and fatal situations and a couple of strange and powered characters who are active or the conductors of those devastating situations. There is no question that one of those characters, which is David Dunn, is a superhero. He is an unbreakable man that isn’t affected by just about anything, and that can definitely be considered a superpower. Before we get into David Dunn’s specific powers, let’s…

Super You During our childhood, we were amazed by the stories of super heroes. Those Powerful characters who have great power to help the world. Grandizer, Superman and Spiderman. I believe that most of us as children had a wish to have that power and help people in need, but as we grow up we got shocked by the fact that all those powers are just fictitious! Fellow toastmasters, wonderful guests, What if I tell now, after you became aware adult, that you have a magical power within you? A power…