Tag: comics
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The Difference Between Marvel and DC Comics
“Marvel was about people trying to be heroes. DC was about heroes trying to be people.”
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Christopher Nolan, Virtue, Interstellar, Fascism, and Batman
“Paranoia about corruption and trust in strongmen is one of the hallmarks of fascism.”
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Superman Inspires Good, Batman Inspires Terror
“Superman wants people to be inspired by him. Batman wants people to be terrified of him.”
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Title for a Blog Post About the Wonder Woman Movie
“Why Is It So Hard For You To Make A Wonder Woman or Black Widow Origins Movie You Pieces Of Shit”
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Arkham Asylum
“Ooo, an amateur Bat-Freak! How interesting. Tell me something ‘doctor’, what’s my sign?”
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Peter Parker's Impossible Mantra
“You see, the mantra With great power comes great responsibility is a complete abstract, so amorphous in nature it can be applied to nearly anything. … The advice from Uncle Ben was incomplete, and certainly he could not foresee the things that were to come for his nephew. … Spider-Man is stuck in this incomplete, pubescent […]
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Superman is a Sun God
“It’s the mythology of a sun god who wished he was a man because he saw something so great in us. It’s the story of a hero who could move whole worlds and see through stars and hear a whisper on the other side of the planet… who fell in love with a storyteller. It’s […]
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Women and Superheroes
Interview with comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick about the market for superhero comics: “I’m a 5-foot tall women with a quick temper who always looks like a child, so power fantasies are not strange to me. … These are huge overwrought characters that somehow speak to the lizard brain. There’s genuine catharsis available in this […]
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The Joker is a Man Without a Past
“A final interpretation of the Joker’s [conflicting ‘how I got these scars’] stories is that the Joker is making a powerful comment on the DIFFERENCE between Joker and Batman. “If we look at Batman, his origin story is central. It is not just an explanation for his powers, like Peter Parker’s radioactive spider or Superman’s […]