Comics
Stan Lee, 95: A comic creator’s Marvelous legacy
November 15, 2018Lee was crucial in developing more working-class, everyday characters for Marvel, something readers strongly identified with.
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Superheroes of the East: Graphic India heroes beyond Western gaze
July 27, 2018A growing need to create characters that reflect the world we live in, and the people who live in it, is seen as essential by many creatives.
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The ecological fascism of Thanos in Marvel’s ‘Infinity War’
May 3, 2018With the power of the Infinity Gauntlet, why not create a reality where all beings have more than sufficient resources—is communist utopia in the Marvel universe possible?
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The radical roots of Wonder Woman
June 6, 2017Creator William Marston saw his comics as a venue to convince people of the impossibility of patriarchy, the inability of men to rule, and their untruthfulness.
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“Batman v Superman”: It’s hero vs. hero, but the audience loses
March 31, 2016This film is the cinematic equivalent of a child slamming two plastic toy dinosaurs into one another.
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