Superheroes are created for people to imagine the impossible and to think that there could be a person that spectacular in the world that they can look up to. However not all superheroes pose as good models for children in all things that they do to help society. Captain America‚ however‚ is an exceptional example of what a good superhero should be like. He is a positive role model for others‚ especially children‚ because he has never given up for what he believes in‚ he has good morals‚ and he has
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The Ghost Rider movie is no exception to this ongoing trend. Some of the main characters are different from the comic to the movie but not necessarily in a bad way. Johnny Blaze in the movie ate jelly beans out of a martini glass‚ liked to listen to the carpenters‚ and was quirky. Johnny Blaze in the comic book guzzled whiskey‚ listened to hard rock‚ and was very depressed. Then there was Mephistopheles in the movie he was eluded to being the devil‚ but in the comic he was known as Mephisto and was
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One day Spider-Man was swinging around the city of New York‚ suddenly a portal appears in front of Spider-Man. As he steps back from the portal something walks out and it asks “Who are you?” Spider man replies “I am Spider-Man the hero of this city.” “Thank goodness…” the mystery person says. Spider-Man asks “Who are you and why are you here? “ The person exclaims “I am Anti-Spider-Man and I’ve come here to destroy you and this city!” Spider-Man says “If you want to destroy this city then you
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Methods section Super heroes and their narratives play an interesting role in the their relationship to fandom‚ whether it be through films or books each story becomes different through fragmented circulation as McGee suggest of which I talked about earlier in this paper. These fragmented or as Jason Mittell suggest trans-mediated narratives add to the stories of these characters. (Mittell‚ 2015) Goes on to define trans-media storytelling as‚ “significantly expanding the scope of a television series
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Imagining one’s future being confined to filing medical reports in a local veteran’s hospital is not discouraging; but disturbing. Furthermore‚ would one be interested in reading a comic book about such a nightmare? Or even watching a movie? American Splendor adapts to screen the life of a man who walks down the path no one else would dare to tread. Harvey Pekar‚ born and raised in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ is the creator of the comic and the subject of the film. Far from the Hollywood limelight‚ Pekar
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Socialization is the process of how we are raised. In this process we inherit customs‚ ideologies‚ norms and values. The comic “Justice League – Gods and Monsters #1” is an example of Superman’s socialization. The comic is an alternate version of Superman; in this version Superman is raised by Mexican parents and is raised differently than in the original comic where he is raised by American parents. In the original comic‚ Superman is named Clark Kent. Clark was raised by his adoptive parents Jonathan
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SPIDERMAN Peter Parker the man who plays the role of Spiderman was introduced as an orphaned science genius teenager living with his aunt and uncle in a place called Forrest Hills which is a section of New York. He is a brilliant student but often gets teased by his peers for being smart‚ they enjoy calling him bookworm. One day during a science demonstration he gets bitten by a radioactive spider‚ he gains all sorts of powers such as super strength‚ the ability to climb walls and an amazing
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Magneto: hero or Villain? When we think of villains there are several that quickly come to mind. For Batman there is the Joker‚ Superman has Lex Luthor as his great revel‚ and Spider-Man fights the Green Goblin. Yet no other character is as complex as the X-Men’s villain‚ Magneto. From they very beginning of the comic series there has not been a person that has crossed the line between hero and villain as much as Magneto. Even though he has helped and saved the X- men on several occasions. What
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Kevin Chen Vy100 Professor Thrope 12.13.2014 What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes You Stranger I used to be a great superhero fan in my childhood. I had a huge collection of superhero comics and remembered details of all of them by heart. From my view‚ superheros were born to fight for justice while villains were created evil. Therefore I was once quite confused with a silly question: why were people so foolish that they allowed villains to grow up since they were born to ruin the world? I took
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Batman and the Punisher We have the idea that superheroes represent all that is good‚ and that a superhero must possess strength beyond a normal human being as well as superhuman abilities. There is the idea that superheroes are supposed to be considered role models. Batman and the Punisher are only human‚ not mutants‚ and possess no super human strength or powers. Thus both of these heroes must rely on gadgets‚ tactics‚ and a sure will to survive due to their lack of superhuman abilities. Despite
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