Understanding Comics

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…

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 comic fans, Jordan appears to carry a sense of pride as he prepares to set the big screen ablaze (no pun intended). Jordan’s (28) resume contains roles such as “Vince Howard” in the T.V series Friday Nights Lights and “Oscar Grant” in the critically…

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…

imagination. Ideas sprocketed out of his mind at a rapid pace that people to this day believe that he created the entire comic book industry while Jack Kirby merely drew his ideas. Not only a king of the comic book industry but an icon of the movie industry, Captain Cameo, his nickname, has appeared in over twenty films ranging…

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…

“Split Personality” Ideal masculinity is depicted everywhere in our society from movies to books to comics. It is a socially constructed set of attributes for boys and men to achieve. Some common characteristics include: strength, heroism, audacity, control, lack of emotion, superior, fearlessness, honor, and heterosexuality. In a 1950’s issue of the Vault of Horror, the horror comic, “Split Personality,” depicts the male protagonist, Ed King, as a character of great strength and…

On a random Friday night there is a crowd in front of the movie theatre for the premiere of the newest Avengers. A group of friends streams the latest season of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. Multiple people pick up George R.R. Martin’s new book in the bookstore. It is no secret that the entertainment industry has a heavy influence on American lives. The media has always been the source of controversy regarding its content. However, there is one issue that continues to occur in…

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 differences, similarities, and comparisons…