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    though this sentiment applies to a disproportionate amount of females in the superhero universe, you’re not alone. In this research paper i will be investigating the lack of accountability in the authors of misogynistic comics and the implications the that this makes for the comic book industry as a whole. I will be analyzing Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman as a primary source, and multiple reference and critical essays to examine differing viewpoints and to give historical context to the problem

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    vs. The World (2010) is the action packed journey of a misguided young man desperately trying to navigate his own existence. In the film Scott must fight the conflictions within himself and the seven evil exes of his love interest. Based off the comic book series by Bryan Lee

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    Anybody who’s read comics in the past few years probably knows the name Jeff Lemire. The canadian born writer/artist has worked for DC Comics, Marvel, as well as a bunch of creator owned work. In 2008, Lemire started writing the Essex County Trilogy , a collection of graphic short stories that take place in Lemire’s hometown. The collection of the Essex County Trilogy won Lemire The Alex Award, The Doug Wright Award, and the Joe Shuster Award. Lemire also won a Harvey Award for best new talent in

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    "The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world's its own shame." ~Oscar Wilde.Censorship, one word so many different definitions, to many different people. So what exactly is censorship exactly? The actual definition is, “ The suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions”

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    The Matrix

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    and comic books they visually incorporated aspects of all three of them. Some of the stylistic elements include framing, lighting, and emphasis on violence. It is clear when watching this film that bulk of the money used for this production was put into choreographing the fight scenes. The fight scenes are intense and the framing of each fight scene is extremely well done. The very first fight scene in the movie, when Trinity attacks the cops is framed so it appears to be out of a comic book scene

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    Walking Dead Book Report

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    The walking dead comic book series started in 2003-2004 and is still going today. The writer of the comics, Robert Kirkman says “My hope for this is it will go on for a long time and and the fans will stay on it for a long time.” In 2010 AMC produced a t.v show based on the comic book. After season 2 of the t.v series, a webisode started. After season 3 a book was made based on the governor, the series main antagonist titled “The Fall of the Governor”. Sometime between season 3 and 4 a video game

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    McNamara 6 Alyssa McNamara Dr. Michael I. Niman SPC 333 5 December 2016 A Brief History and Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Magazines Throughout history women have been depicted and treated as an inferior to the male all aspects of life. It is without debate, that to this day, like many other countries, the United States of America is a patriarchal society, valuing men over women and using various tactics to oppress women by constructing gender roles. These gender roles are thrust upon

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    Forms Of Pop Culture

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    There are many forms of pop culture seen throughout society. Many people see pop culture in different forms. Some may see pop culture in a comic book series or on social media platforms. There are some things that people do not feel should be considered being a part of pop culture. Everything has a meaning, within the meaning of the object is some form of art seen by others. Pop culture encompasses a variety of work with different styles of art. Any form of art can be considered being a part of pop

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    Dodge Tomedahawk

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    Dodge Tomahawk The Dodge Tomahawk was a concept car that was introduced by the American motor company at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. The concept car was a motorcycle that looks like a chrome version of Batman’s motorcycle in The Dark Knight. The car company made claims that the motorcycle would be able to reach top speeds of 300 to 420 mile per hour. The claims were debunked by various motorcycle and automotive media sources. Three people bought the car but since it isn’t

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    didn’t look up. He kept staring at the comic book, even though he’d already read it all the way through twice.” I think that this is implying that Brian knew what they were doing since he read it twice. I believe he read it multiple times to distract him from what was going on in the other room. Afterwards, his father makes him give the comic book to Ginger which makes Brian angry. Brian loses his only source of sanity during that moment. I think the comic book was a symbol Brian’s innocence and he

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