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In Shonen magna, power ups or transformations are a staple of the genre. In these stories the protagonist needs to overcome some enemy or force through his own power. Usually this is the result of training accompanied by breaking the limit of what was thought possible in a certain situation. The best and well known […]
I first discovered Ant-Man during a part-time summer job at the movie theater. After seeing the movie and Paul Rudd portrayal of the character, Ant-man quickly became my favorite hero in the marvel universe. I wanted to know more about the history of this character and was quite surprised when I found out there have […]
Ah, now that i got your attention, i want to talk about my favorite superhero,besides batman, and i’m not talking about spongebob. The flash first originated in the 1940’s as Jay Garrick. The comic instantly caught fire and was one of most renowned D.C superhero effortlessly. Jay Garrick was the original flash but he wasn’t […]
At this point, I think it’s safe to say that over the semester we’ve looked at comics and graphic novels in depth. Like…super in depth. I mean, what else can you do in a class like this? And while it’s been great to see some historical stuff (Oldbuck), read some pretty out there stuff (Das […]
Recently, popular Deaf artist Nyle DiMarco (check him out winning America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars) has brought attention to a recent Mic article addressing the lack of diversity in the Marvel movie adaptations. The article provides helpful graphs using data from IMDb. DiMarco points out that they failed to mention that […]
The incredible hulk is one of my absolute favorite superheroes. From the anger, to the muscles and the smashing, he is an absolute hoss. As all Marvel fans have noticed the drastic position the hulk has taken in the Marvel universe, we are left to look back as to who hulk once was. Throughout […]
Most people familiar with internet based comics and memes are sure to have at least heard of Cyanide and Happiness comics. However, it’s not common knowledge how this now 53 million dollar enterprise came to be. In short, it all started with three dudes drawing stick figures and jokes. Kris Wilson, Bob DenBleyker, and Dave […]
With the addition of the availability of color within comics, especially in digital ones, a new tool to exemplify the meaning of specific parts of a story has made its way into the fold of graphic novels. Originally, comics were only able to be portrayed in black and white, and it was up to only […]
This post elaborates on some of aspects of historic preservation that I talked about in Historic Preservation and Fun Home Part One, which you can read here. Documentation is integral to historic preservation. There are several reasons why a building/site might be documented, but most documentation is done because of Section 106 of the National […]