Ultimate Marvel

Violence is everywhere nowadays. It is on our television screens, with all the games we play and the shows we watch. It is on the music we listen to, from death metal to the gangsta rap. It is in our movie theaters, such as the gory horror flicks and the epic fantasies. We as human beings love violence. As Famous movie director Quentin Tarantino famously said “Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.” I myself am guilty of this. I loved violence when I was a kid, I adore violence right…

smorgasbord/fanboy wet dream (although it is that too). It’s more than Captain America vs Iron Man. Captain America: Civil War is a consequence. A consequence of almost a decade’s worth of films and the events that have spanned them. For years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has existed under the assumption that the world’s need for superheroes outweighs its need to regulate them. Our heroes arrive to save the day, only to bound off for the next adventure before the dust ever settles from the…

According to Bryan Bishop’s article on The Verge, “More than any other show in recent memory, American Horror Story is built on its ability to one-up itself on a weekly basis” (Bishop 1). American Horror Story is a television series that has been on air for five years and was just recently renewed for a sixth season. In the five years of American Horror Story it has only continued to impress their audience. With every new season the ratings just continue to rise. Each season has jumped around…

By using a recognizable character like the Hulk, wearing a band-aid they connect what the Hulk symbolizes to band-aids.Therefore the ad is successful. They wanted to be equal so they created and ad for males. The ad is also giving publicity to the marvel universe, which benefits both parties. It also has a “wow” factor that helps it to spread around and get talked about. Although the Hulk doesn't exist the ideas are successfully…

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…

Superhero films are quite popular and can be told over and over again from different points of views. By having these films being remade so many times one is able to observe the evolution of the film. Here one takes note of the evolution of Spider-man and The Amazing Spider-man. The time difference between Spider-man and The Amazing Spider-man is not as great a gap as one would think, however the time difference is large enough for technology to advance enough to make a great impact. The…

Who is Wonder Woman? An instant Icon when she was introduced in the DC All Star Comics Issue #8. A female superhero became very popular amongst the male readers and attracted female readers to read comic books as well. She immediately became the face for feminism and she would become the original super heroine paving the path to several other super-heroines. She is fierce, strong, and beautiful, a skilled fighter perhaps the best in the DC universe, she fights along side Superman and Batman,…

Throughout the comic, Captain America and his team believe that the government shouldn’t have a say in the way they are run because it limits their ability to do good. On the other hand, Iron Man and his team believe that they should be regulated by the government and elected officials. The Civil War demonstrates what happens when a society is stripped of their civil liberties. In the today’s society we are facing the same problem that the Avengers are facing in the comic, some people want…

heroes, Black Widow and Scarlet Witch are not celebrated for a physical or supernatural strength, but for their skills in manipulation. This film reflects that women are regarded as sexual temptresses whose powers lies in manipulative prowess. Even in marvels Avengers women still dress to represent sexuality and man dress up with a more manly perspective. There are many examples found throughout the movie, with Black Widow and Scarlet…

As the sun goes down in the city of Gotham, a dark knight appears out from the shadows stopping all crime. Created in the 1930´s, DC Comics super heroes Batman and Superman use all their strength and abilities to help save the Earth. Batman is human and has no powers. While Superman has powers and is an alien from the planet Krypton. Batman is a better example of a superhero than Superman. Batman is more of a superior super hero than Superman due to his peak human abilities, determination, and…