At the University of Mary Washington
Intro So, last night, I finished watching Thor: Ragnarok for the first time. It was an incredible movie but I didn’t expect anything less out of the MCU because they’ve been churning out hit after hit for years. But that got me thinking: why? Why does the MCU, out of all other franchises, work? Despite only […]
A superhero is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as: a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also : an exceptionally skillful or successful person. With this definition it is easy to see the connection of superheroes to gods of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology. For this blog I will be looking into similarities between the two […]
With the introduction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and all the movies that file under that, people are generally aware of who Captain America is: he dresses in the United States flag and is a modern-day Uncle Sam. He truly is because he was created as a political move. The first Captain America comic was […]