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The character of black panther was introduced in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The new marvel movie Black Panther was released in theaters over the weekend. In regards to representation, Black Panther has already exceeded other Marvel movies and has fans excited to see something different. These articles from Nerdist and the Daily […]
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 […]
Everybody loves the MCU. Okay I know I’ll get a lot of flack for saying that but let’s just be real for a second. Even if you can’t stand the MCU, you have to admit that Marvel has been and is going to be (for the lack of a better term) the talk of the […]
It was announced in August that Netflix bought comics publisher Millarworld. Fortune posted an article stating that this acquisition was in the hopes of drawing in a new audience. This is similar to the business strategy of Disney and their purchase of Marvel Studios. That leads to the question, could Netflix produce the next big […]
The Question I’ve seen every single MCU movie except for Thor Ragnarok. I’ve seen Watchmen and I’ve seen the Dark Knight Trilogy and DC’s Justice League bundle of movies except for the titular Justice League. I’ve experienced almost every popular movie adaption so I’ve only got one question. Why do some movie adaptations of graphic […]
It has recently come to the attention of Marvel that although people keep fighting and arguing for diverse comic books, they are not selling very well. Do the people who actually read comics want diversity? Is it just argued because people like the idea of diversity? This upcoming March, Marvel plans to cut at least […]
Ever notice how superheroines dress? I have, and I have noticed how impractical their costumes and body types are. The fact that these women perform powerful acts in little to no clothing with huge breasts—that surely must get in the way— is incredible. What I have noticed even outside of superheroine comics is that there […]
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 rise of Marvel Studios in the film industry, they have started to turn their most beloved comics into movies. For those that had not read the comics associated with each movie, the movies are a segue into the comic universe where those new readers understand that differences are bound to happen as movies […]