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of superhero movie. Trust me it’s not easy being someone who loves superhero movies because you’re constantly criticized but that’s the risk people are willing to take to be a part of something they love. Superhero movies are a part of my culture. Marvel & DC movies made me…

Actress Jessica Chastain, best known for her role in the film Zero Dark Thirty, is finding big complications with female superheroes these days, troubles she thinks need to change. Like most people today, Chastain has been very opinionated about her issues with the way women are preserved in Hollywood in the past. In an interview recently, the actress called out Hollywood for what she considers to be a sexist double standard that powerfully shapes the portrayal of female superheroes. She was…

Did you know that Wonder Women was made of clay by her mother, and was brought to life by Greek gods? I want to be a superhero to fight crime and keep citizen’s safe. My superhero’s name is Agent 13, and I work all over the world to save people. I came up with the name Agent 13 because I wanted to be a spy and work worldwide to solve crime. I grew up watching Spiderman, and I wanted to be like him. For example, Spider man has abilities to fight crime and fly around the city. As a superhero,…

Comic books may have many influences but it has become very clear that Greek mythology is one of the more obvious ones. To some people comparing mythological figures and comic book heroes would be a far stretch, but with a closer look I believe that the two worlds might actually have some resemblance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the similarities between superheroes and mythological figures. I hope to look further into these connections to provide evidence of classic mythological…

The possibility of having superheroes become diverse would be a miracle. Therefore, having the superheroes become part of the L.G.B.T. Community is a thought that would be totally different and definitely welcomed. How many people actually heard of a superhero be a part of the L.G.B.T. Community? The article, “Diversity Comes to Superheroes”, by George Gustines discusses that there characters like; Batwoman, Kevin Keller, Northstar, Iceman, Lily Welsh and Midnighter, who came out of the closet…

introduction of Iron Man (2008) came the rise of the empire Marvel Studios, and simultaneously, the rise of the superhero genre. Since then, the industry has been bombarded with film after film of good guy versus bad guy plotlines, and Marvel has been at the head of the pack. DC realizes this and has hopped on the superhero train as well with movies like The Dark Knight and Man of Steel, but they have not come close to reaching the successes that Marvel has. In order to be hip with the kids,…

The article “ZAP!POW!BAM!” is an article written by Johnna Rizzo.Rizzo is a well known writer who resides in Washington D.C. This article discusses comic books and why they have become popular. Comic books became popular in the 1930’s, during a time of hardship known as the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, comic books became a way for anyone who needed some sort of cheering up. It did not matter who they were and their age, or status, the comic books were there for everyone to feel…

How are great movies created? That is an interesting question. New century films are created with different genres that are intermitted with other genres. This film text is primarily about a Superhero but it adds progressive Spy tropes and Science Fiction to this original comic book character, Black Panther. What makes this film so uniquely awesome is that it has inspired the Black culture to be recognized and black women to be empowered. In prior history, Black superheroes were not given…

This comic artist and writer has worked for a number of comic companies and collaborated with well-known names like Stan Lee to create a universe of superheroes and super villains. From Doctor Strange to Captain Atom, Steve Ditko has worked with both Marvel and DC Comics during his tenure and has cumulated accolades and hall of fame entries throughout his career.…

Marvel is finally taking steps to bring X-Men back into the spotlight after years of constant neglect presumably stemmed by their lack of motion pictures rights. The one biggest complaint about Marvel right now is that their universe is too big and spinning out of control. Guggenheim brings X-Men: Gold back to the basics focusing on a team dynamic vs the regular people in New York. We get the sense of this trying to revert to the basics with a TV personality ranting about the X-Men. We start…