Supervillain

“WE ARE one year into my presidency, and it’s time to finally admit that I am absolutely crushing it.” So proclaims animated President Trump to open the premiere of “Our Cartoon President,” Showtime’s half-hour comedy, created by Stephen Colbert and his “Late Show” executive producer Chris Licht, that kicks off a 10-episode run Sunday. The “satirical view of the president, his family and his inner circle when the cameras are off,” as Licht describes it, was born out of the writers thinking…

1. The first time that I can recall encountering monsters, and heroes in popular culture is an unusual one, but none the less very powerful for me. It was when I first saw the film Aliens. That might not seem too weird, except that I watched it when I was in fourth grade. It was both a movie that was fascinating and repellent at the same time. It was fascinating for the world that it built, and these larger than life characters, that were throughout the movie. Yet for the same reason it was…

Be it the human-discovery of fire or the advent of the steam engine, it is a popular notion to believe that humans are responsible for the shift in global climate. In fact, Paul Crutzen, Nobel prize winner for his work as an atmospheric chemist, proposed the idea that the human race has influenced the environment so much that there should be a geological epoch named after us: The Anthropocene. However, in Andreas Malm’s article, “The Anthropocene Myth”, Malm implores readers to think contrarily…

All of my childhood, I spent it playing superhero. You see back then I was invincible. With one hi-yah I could defeat the supervillain and rescue my Lois Lane. But that fun and games were soon lost. I was 7 years old when I realized, I’m anything but invincible. My life was smooth sailing until my Grandmother died. Standing there looking at her open casket made me realize that death exists and that I am just mortal. This wasn’t some comic book where nobody stays dead. In our world, the end is…

The comic book entity known as “Deadpool” has recently seen a large rise in popularity. Since Deadpool’s original inception in the Marvel universe, his character has been grossly misunderstood by many. After being showcased by Ryan Reynolds in the movie X-men Origins: Wolverine many fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth because of the character’s poor implementation and the incredibly deviant portrayal which made the final cut. Since this disappointment, Deadpool’s cult following t…

to me. I do not want to see someone who I care about being vilified and ostracized and hurt because of me. Can you not understand that?” Steve argued, of course. He could see Loki’s point, sure. But Steve was not afraid of a fight, and hated the very idea of hiding his new romance. He was not in the slightest ashamed of his feelings for Loki. Loki was, in his opinion, a worthy match for any hero. He was proud that Loki wanted him. Loki made his own point over and over, in different words: he did…

Captain America was written in 1940 though Steve Rogers was born in 1920. The comic was written by two Jews, and their religion is crucial for this study because it changes their approach of propaganda. In 1924, Mein Kampf written by Adolf Hitler is published and spreads racist and anti-Semite ideas, it was the very first time propaganda was used for such a purpose and it proved to be very effective. Indeed, propaganda helped the Nazi party maintain their power and communicate their policies…

Captain America’s Relationship to the Red Skull The author of Captain America stressed that the Red Skull and Captain America came from the same experiment, but expressed different reaction based on the mindset that they originally had before the super soldier project. In Captain America Issue #1, the Red Skull speaks about him being the first person to undergo the experiment. The Red Skull also has similar motives to Adolf Hitler, even being connected as a Nazi officer when he was first created…

exonerative comparison is the second way people may justify anti-social behavior. The exonerative comparison sees ones own bad actions serving the greater good of society. An example of that would be if I decided that I wanted to become some type of supervillain and killing someone for what I believe is the greater good of the world. Although it may sound good it is not, just like in the movies or in television shows people get hurt. This would be real life and I would be killing people who…

During the Golden Age, it was not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies. A popularity spike of comic books started mostly during World War II. Marvel and DC comics were the most favored. Marvel was created in 1939, and was known as Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Spider-Man and Wolverine are the most well-known heroes from Marvel. DC Comics also known as Detective Comics, were founded in 1935, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Comic books impacted…