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    Why Female Superheroes are not Common in Movies/Comic Books Student’s Name College WHY FEMALE SUPERHEROES ARE NOT COMMON IN MOVIES/COMIC BOOKS Movies are of different sorts ranging from comedies, drama to action and their acceptance is also based on the audiences’ tastes and preferences. Most of the female superheroes movies and comics have faced setbacks because of various reasons and it has reached a point where Hollywood wisdom is that female superheroes cannot be banked on. This mentality

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    Children”, the author Jones Gerard suggests that the violent stories in comic books and other media have a developmental functioning the lives of young children. I support the discussion by the author of the article based on the fact that though children should not be encouraged to express openly emotions such as fear, greed and range, they should have a way to let out such emotions in a non-confrontational way. Further, comic books will help the children learn to embrace the emotions of rage and fear

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    Instructor Date of submission Language Should be Regulated in Books Quotes about books and their importance to the society are many, and one can never imagine that the same books have content that should not reach a certain public. Martin Luther King once said that if one needed to change the world, the only thing they had to do is to pick a pen and write. Why then would language become such a huge issue when writing books? Like movies, some books require parental guidance because their sexual, political

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    Marvel needed a change in their very repetitive stories. Many people think that the new comic about Miles Morales is an easy way that Marvel could make money. This viewpoint, however, fails to take into consideration that this is the 21st century and the growth of racial equality. Without resolving this problem, nobody will take the time to read into such an amazing story and this revolutionary change in comics. Miles Morales was created to help expand the demographics of readers for Marvel, and

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    these characters in live-action cinema with heart-wrenching scenes and effective CGI to make their world believable to many families internationally. Throughout the years, a booming fan base approached in the universes of two of the most well known comic book publishers: Marvel and DC. Between these two

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    Hogan's Alley Analysis

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    The author and the lecturer were about the comics medium. The author believes that the comics medium was a uniquely American art from. Instead, the lecturer believes that a lot of different countries have contributed to its development. First of all, the author states that Hogan’s Alley was the very first successful comic strip worldwide, which started from the 1890s. This is further supported by the fact that it was drawn and publish by Americans. The lecturer contends with this argument. He believes

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    Superman Research Paper

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    Many doubters of the medium will say “What impact have comic books had on the world?”. The answer is, much more than many first suspect. In January 1993, the world was shocked at the death of a character present in the American zeitgeist since 1938, Superman. The event was highly covered by media around the world, most notably in a headline news piece by media gargantuan CNN. “The Death of Superman” as the multi-issue story arc was named, represented more than just the death of a fictional character

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    Batman American Culture

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    the most iconic superheroes of American culture. The bat symbol is also one of the most recognizable logo/symbol all around the world. Batman is a fictional superhero, in the DC universe of comics. The character first came into light, when artist Bob Kane and his writer Bill Finger added him to Detective Comics #27, released in May of 1939. Batman can be known by multiple names, including but not limited to… the “Caped Crusader”, the “Dark Knight”, and the “World’s Greatest Detective”. The man

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    Books are a part of our society that entertain us through literature by showing us new experiences and characters that we may relate to or easily might despise due to how they are written, these are usually found in teen novels, comic books, manga, and many more. Books have also usually taught us through traditional means by teaching us about history and other things about society and overall morals we learn at a young age. However, some people have actually taken offense to certain books due to

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    Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip by Bill Waterson that features the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger. Calvin is a six-year-old boy who enjoys doing all sorts of activities with his stuffed tiger Hobbes, which may include riding down a hill in his wagon or traveling to the nearby woods. Characters in the strip include Calvin's parents, neighbor, teacher, babysitter, and bully at school. Calvin and Hobbes was syndicated in 1985 until Waterson's retirement in 1995. I started reading Calvin

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