...Superhero Cole I live in a city named Rocket Cove with many Superheroes. Superhero Cole is the most powerful hero there is. He has many powers. He loves helping others in need whether it’s carrying groceries for the elderly or stopping crime. Coles main job is to make sure his people are safe from the evil Zen Cole. Superhero Cole’s super powers are shooting ice, fire, super speed, super strength, and can also teleport from place to place when he senses danger. He lives in a tower on the 100th floor in a building named Rocket Cave. One day Zen Cole was trying to break into a jewelry store to steal a rare gem named the Lexington Rock. It was early morning and Selena the manager was in the middle of getting the store ready so that she can open. She heard a loud bang as Zen Cole kicked in the door. Superhero Cole sensed danger and quickly used his teleportation and at an instant he was in the closet of the jewelry store. He slowly opened the close door and saw Zen Cole breaking into the lock box to retrieve the Lexington Rock. Superhero Cole quickly jumped into to action by grabbing Zen and throwing him across the room. Zen quickly got up and the two were battling each other. Superhero punched, kicked, and threw Zen over and over. Zen gave up and starting running away. Cole began running after him and chasing him across Rocket Cove City. People watched as this chase was happening and were ducking and running for cover. Zen turned into an abandoned alley and it was a...
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...Watchmen has many important characters, including the strong and important Laurie Juspeczyk, who also goes by her superhero alias: The Silk Spectre. Superheroes must have many qualities in order to endure all that they do. Having a strong character is an essential asset amongst others. Laurie demonstrates having a strong character throughout the entire length of the graphic novel. To start off, fighting crime takes a lot of strength. One must be physically strong enough to fight criminals, and it is seen that Laurie is no exception. Her fight against the muggers with Dan proves that she can hold her own (3.12-14). In addition to having physical force, one should also be mentally strong in order to fight for the greater good without any insults,...
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...Superheroes have strong and magical abilities, compared to an average person they are like gods. Since these superheroes are so strong, people will want to follow in their footsteps. They make these heroes sound like they are the best thing that has ever happened. We glorify heroes, but how do they feel about us? At a glance they seem like people who put us before themselves. They see us as a fellow person. In reality this is incorrect. Superheroes see humans as weak, a defenseless. The greatest offender of this is Superman. Superman is the strongest superhero to have ever existed. His alter ego on the other hand is a shy, weak, boring, and defenseless. As seen in Batman v Superman, Clark Kent wants to go against his boss, but is too shy...
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...Superheroes have become a pop culture phenomenon since their inception in the 1930s, and the plots, characters and themes found within superhero comics have and continue to evolve today. In his essay titled “More Than Normal, But Believable” legendary comic book writer and producer Stan Lee defines super heroes. “A superhero is a person who does heroic deeds and has the ability to do them in a way that a normal person couldn’t,” writes Lee. “So in order to be a superhero, you need a power that is more exceptional than any power a normal human being could possess, and you need to use that power to accomplish good deeds.” The modern superhero appeared in the 1930s, deriving from pulp-fiction heroes who had existed up until then, according to comic book historian and critic, Jamie Coville....
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...List of superheros Batman Superman Wonder Woman Martian Manhunter Flash Hawk Girl Green Lautern (John) Auagman Green Arrow Green Lautren (Hal) Steel Supergirl Black canary Huntress Booster Gold Batwomen Katana Zatara Zantana Mr. Terrific Night Owl Owlwomen Power Girl Pantha Plastic Man The Question Red Arrow Stargirl Shining Knight S.T.R.I.P.E Wildcat Metamorpho Misfit Elongated Man Green Lautren (Guy) Black Flash Captian Atom Atom Red Tornado Icon Shazam Hawk Man Dr.Fate Dr. Light Ice Orion Fire Vixen Vide Mister Miracle Lightray Animal Man Maxima Amazing Man Mary Marvel Dove Hawk Atom Smasher Azket Big Barda Blue Devil D’wana Beast Creeper Citizen Steel Crimson Fox Dr. Mid-Nite Demon Kai-Ro Jonah Hex Johnny Thunder Machiste Micron (A.K.A. Atom) Future Mr. Miracle Ray Palmer(Atom) Rocket Red Sandy Hawkins Static Tara Terry McGinnis Thunder Bolt Vigilante Warhawk Waverider Zeta Deadman Aquagirl El Diablo Green(Kyle) Bat-Lash Spy Smasher Oberon Etrigan (Jason Blood) Warlord Sand Pow Wow Smith Bouncing Boy Brainic 5 Phantom Girl Metron King faraday Hourman Nemesis Aqugirl Green (Kilowog) Green (Arisia Rrad) Green (Katma Tul) Long Shadow (Side Kicks) Beasty Boy Cybrog Starfire Batgirl Nightwing Robin (Tim) Robin (Dick) Wonder Girl Lagoon Blue beetle Bumble Bee Miss Martian Kid Flash Super Boy Artimis Speedy Aqualad Aguagirl Mal Duncan Rocket Lieuntenant...
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...15 October 2014 Wonder Woman Children always looking for a positive role model to have, and many end up choosing superheroes they see in their favorite comic books or ones they have seen in the media. Since children are so easily affected by things they see in their childhood, having discriminatory elements in these influential characters may be problematic. “The Wonder Woman Precedent: Female (Super) Heroism on Trial” written by Julie D. O’Reilly, was published in the Journal of American Culture in 2005. O’Reilly is a professor of communication and women and gender at Heidelberg University. In “The Wonder Woman Precedent”, she writes about the hardships that female superheroes in the media must face that male superheroes do not go through. Throughout her article she compares Wonder Woman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the sisters of Charmed to male superheroes like Superman and Jake 2.0. “Wonder Woman” written by Gloria Steinem, is an excerpt from a book written about Wonder Woman. Steinem is well known activist, feminist, and author. “Wonder Woman” talks about how Wonder Woman helped shape Steinem to become the woman she is today. O’Reilly and Steinem both believe that the creator of Wonder Woman views on feminism are not exactly correct. However, both authors share opposing viewpoints on the trials female superheroes face and if wonder woman is a feminist icon. The creator of Wonder Woman, not surprising to most, was a man. William Moulton Marston, who wrote the Wonder...
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...“Do you think that women are portrayed as weak and over-sexualized creatures in the comics?” In the article by Dorian Lynskey in “The Guardian” entitled “Kapow! Attack of the feminist superheroes” it claims that women have been used as secondary, depended, and overly sexualized; “Chapter Twelve” of Watchmen by Alan Moore will be analyzed to prove the same viewpoint. Lynskey in “Kapow!”, uses allusion with logos and ethos; Moore uses images with pathos in “Chapter Twelve” of watchmen to support Lynskey’s claim. Lynskey Article and Moore Comic book, both analyze the role and portrayal of women in comic books. Lynskey wrote in an informative tone to inform the comic reader about the appearance of women in comic books; Moore uses an informal tone to get the attention of young people. The Watchmen has more evidence of Rhetorical strategies as Images to support Lynskey Claim. As Lynskey has a better use of...
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...The impression shapes our nature Obviously, when it comes to the talking subject of superheroes, boys are always the more exciting ones in our childhood. They admire their power and are wild about acting as one of them when doing the games. In contrast, girls are typically ones who have paid more attention to fairy tale that express friendship, love or whatever sentimental feelings. And when I memorize to consider that if there is a superhero that affects my childhood, or what we say, the formative years, I cannot even remember a superhero’s name except Monkey King, who is the character in one of great Chinese masterpiece and is famous enough for every child in China to know. So the point here is clear. It is definitely not a big part of my childhood and I wasn’t affected by it that much, at least not more than the influence The Little Mermaid had on me. I conclude the reasons why most of girls, at least in my age, don’t have such deep connect with superheroes are various. One of the reasons is that heroes are always male. And since kids prefer to substitute themselves into the stories they read and imagine that they are the protagonists, the fact of less or no female superheroes in most of stories prevents that action and leads to less sense of emotion resonance. And in some degree, the fact of less or no female superheroes does give us the hint that male should be the ones who protect and female should be the ones being protected. So, does it shape my perception of gender...
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...swinging off of buildings hundreds of feet from the ground, desperately trying to save the innocent victim. A Norse God with long blonde hair, a winged metal helmet, and a bright red cape with blue leggings is probably not an ordinary image being pictured in one's head. Superheroes come in all varieties, shapes, and forms, but behind each superhero lies a secret to why they were created. The reasons for creation range from events that previously occurred in history to recent changes in today's society. Comic book superheroes were indeed influenced by history, but the comic book superheroes also continually influence history itself. This reciprocal influence continues to affect the generations of comic book fans for years on end. Comic book creators have been known for using a strategy to create characters which tend to resemble infamous gods to separate the common ideal mortal heroes from the indestructible immortals. By using this strategy, comic book creators are able to give their characters a fierce outer shell with a scholarly uplift (Reynolds 53). With the creation of the Mighty Thor comic book character in 1962, Lee and Thomas used this strategy perfectly (54). Asgardian characters were just ready-made superheroes waiting to be transformed into the comic-book world (57). Being named one of the most unusual creations in comic book history, Thor truly defined “…the first successful attempt to harness existing mythology on a large scale to construct the mise en scene of a superhero”...
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...protected. Wonder Woman's real name is Diana, and she is a woman equipped with capabilities that are very similar to Superman's. Virginia Postrel explains that the worship of superheroes doesn't come from fantasizing about the physical appearance of the figure or marveling at their outstanding abilities but that people idolize the glamour of these super beings. Postrel explains, “Glamour is an imaginative process that creates a particular, emotional response: a sharp mixture of projection, longing, admiration, and aspiration.” (Postrel 2006) She is saying that glamour is what keeps the audience interested and almost believing that it is true but with enough distance to be able not to drift to far from reality. The reason why society has continued to follow the superheroes is that of the glamour, all the success of the films and comic books comes...
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...Aryan Shankar Catherine Thomas English I 2 November, 2015 Iron Man and its Role in Creating a ‘Positive Geek Culture’ Superheroes are everywhere these days. Although, the origin of superheroes can be traced back to the comic books of the 1930s and even earlier, they have been depicted in media like film, television shows, video games, radio broadcasts and graphic novels. They even find their place in apparels like t-shirts, sweatshirts, socks and underwear; stationery items like pencil boxes; accessories for electronic gadgets like cell phone covers and laptop skins; and various home furnishing items. Originally confined to a certain class of comic book fans, the popularity of superheroes has reached a wider audience with a lot of different people being happily associated with them. This phase of increasing infusion of superheroes into the mainstream culture started in the 1990s and the early part of the 21st century but it was only after the release of the film Iron Man that superheroes reached their present level of popularity. Therefore, it can be argued that Iron Man has led to the creation of what can be called, a ‘positive geek culture’. ‘Geek culture’, as it is popularly understood, has many different facets and it is not always associated with being a superhero fan. Geek culture includes interest in board games like Dungeons & Dragons, the film series Star Wars and martial arts films of the 1980s, and television series like Star Trek, Battlestar...
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...Equality strips society of its freedom and individuality. The undercover superheroes in “The Incredibles” and the handicapped citizens in “Harrison Bergeron” have confronted this exact issue. These two stories incorporate a strict, elaborate system of equality that when disrupted, impose consequences that the characters must suffer. Kurt Vonnegut’s dystopian story, Harrison Bergeron, and The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird, address the implications of total equality. Both texts use a satirical approach of exaggeration and reversal to convey this message. In the movie and dystopian short story, a governmental authority controls the characters and limits their liberty. To maintain equality, they cannot take unfair advantage of their unique...
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...Superman, the hero superman fought the villain Atom Man. The comic Dagwood Splits the Atom had some characters from Blondie. Superheroes with nuclear powers began to also show up such as, Atomic Thunderbolt and Atoman. The opposite of these characters was animal characters such as Atomic Mouse and Atomic Rabbit. Some say that these characters helped to get rid of young readers' fears of the idea of nuclear war and also get rid of anxieties over the questions based on atomic power. These comics were one of many things affected by World War II, another thing that World War II had an impact on was architecture. The war affected Architecture because in the war they needed a lot of supplies such as steel and other metals, that created a supply shortage for the other people who need it. People had to find a new way to make and build what they needed with different materials or...
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...In Kristin Lewis’s essay, “What’s With These Guys?” she says, “Superheroes are everywhere these days. But… why?” Heroes have been in movies and books for hundreds of years all around the world telling us all about them, for example, famous hero's spider man, batman, and a one that has been really knowing is superman Heroes have been popular for so many years inspiring so many little kids to be a better person. Superheroes are everyone because they help us be our better selves.Heroes inspire us to be our better selves by helping people and encouraging them. One way heroes inspire us is by teaching us to help people. In the play into the maze, there is a character named Theseus he is helping people.for example, these said “You cannot change...
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...Middleton then changes his focus towards comic books, where his focus remains all the way through the rest of the paper. Circling back to his original thoughts, the focus on comic books leads to an analysis of comic books in regards to children and their development into men. In his conclusion to the essay, Middleton states, “Nevertheless, action comics for boys are certainly damaging because they offer false solutions to the difficulties of growing up which both sexes face” (Middleton 141). Often Middleton points out that the reason that little boys read such comic books is that their true role models, their fathers, are not home. So in their absence, the children latch onto the traits found inherent in the superheroes they read about. However, the newly found role models, and superheroes, do not represent that which should be portrayed to our children. Throughout many comic book series there seems to always be portrayed a sense of masculinity gone wrong or hypermasculinity. Along with others, though primarily in the comic series of both Batman and of Spiderman, this specific form of masculinity being shown to the children is expressed through a relationship between the superhero, and the law. In the end, comic books become what is essentially a display case for the extremes of masculinity and manhood, which is what the children that read the comic book series desire both outwardly and inwardly. Batman, as a series has grown by epic proportions in recent years. And although most of us...
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