Superheroes
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The Flash Season One: “Run, Barry, Run!”
“Life is locomotion… If you’re not moving, you’re not living.” So begins the famous motto of the comic book hero the Flash, and when adopting…
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All Hail the Gods of Cinema: A Review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
I want to be a superhero—really badly. When someone asks me, “if you were a superhero…”, I respond with a full run-through of my back-story,…
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Without Fear: The Devil in Depression
Superheroes have struggles and conflict. Their stories need this. Without conflict, they wouldn’t have any reason to wear spandex and go jumping off rooftops. But…
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Truth, Justice and the Kryptonian Way
“If Superman doesn’t kill, why would Zac k Snyder allow him to snap the neck of General Zod at the end of his film Man of…
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Big Hero 6 is Missing some Big Ideas
I would be lying if I said I didn’t come out of Big Hero 6 grinning like a fool. I wanted a cute, fun watch and…
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The Stuff What Don’t Get Spoke: Hawkeye and Disability Done Well
“You can get it all back.” Hawkeye (Vol. 4) written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by David Aja (Vol. 4), is arguably the best comic book…
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A Marvelous Ms. Marvel
When one stumbles upon an issue of a Ms. Marvel comic book, it’s not common to find a modestly attired brown teenage girl looking back…
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Why Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the Best Film of the Summer
So let’s get one thing out of the way—I love summer blockbusters. Love them. They’re honestly my favourite kind of film. The best ones have…
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Bodies Gone Rogue: Growing into Superpowers
How many heroes choose to have the powers that set them apart? Some acquire their extraordinary abilities from accidents of bizarre science. Green Arrow, Ozymandias, and…
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Reimagined Race: Superheroes for a More Enlightened Age
Last November, news broke of Marvel relaunching their Ms. Marvel title with a new protagonist: Kamala Khan, a young Muslim teen from New Jersey. Kamala…
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