Silver age comics were steeped in the conservative nature of the 50s, even the edgier Marvel comics fell into this trap and Dr. Strange is no exception. Stan Lee’s Dr. Strange, though he wears a cape, is no golden age Superman. Instead, he is a conservative man who answers to a greater vow to aid all humanity regardless of the cost to himself, who just happens to get along with local law enforcement. There are four main things in the Dr. Strange comics that set them apart from the golden age comics, the first is the conservative nature of the conflict seen, even in the “greatest battles ever seen” no one is truly hurt, the second is the lack of corporate or harden criminals who need to be taught a lesson, instead the criminals introduced in …show more content…
Strange. In these comics, criminals and adversaries are not killed or graphically defeated. Instead, human criminals are treated gently before being handed over to the proper authorities and alien foes are distracted or reasoned with after a display of power. The alien foes faced throughout the comics engage in direct battles with Dr. Strange, three such examples are Nightmare, Aggamon, and Dormammu. Each of these adversaries faced Dr. Strange with a conservatively displayed battle and walked away without any true harm being done. In the case of Nightmare, Dr. Strange arrived the dream dimension to rescue the ____ forms of innocents. After following a winding path he was confronted by Nightmare and his pet Spinybeast (Dr. Strange 116, 7). When cornered Dr. Strange used his amulet to temporarily blind Nightmare who accidentally strikes his pet dead (Dr. Strange 116, 8). In this way, the only thing killed is a beast that may be considered equivalent to killing a spider in our world, furthermore, this was done by the villain instead of the hero. The second case with Aggamon involves a battle of wills that Strange wins because of Aggamon’s lack of faith in his power (Dr. Strange 119, 8). Even in this event, the battle was waged by blasting a beam of light at one another. The lack …show more content…
Strange finds himself faced with also differ from the golden age criminals. Instead of committing violent crimes or being a part of organized crime that put others in danger they are petty criminals such a thieves, or guilt-ridden men. Even as these men commit the crimes seen in the comics they are wholesome criminals. For example, in issue 110 When Dr. Strange is faced with a man haunted by nightmares and guilt about robbing a man, Strange agreed to help the man stop his nightmares as he was not yet aware of their cause. As Dr. Strange attempted to help the man he was trapped in a trance. The man then attempted to kill Strange to prevent him from telling the authorities but, Strange easily subdued the man once he awoke from his trance. Faced with his guilt the man clamed “it’s over! You’re alive, that means I’ve lost.” (Dr. Strange 110, 5) The man concluded that his escape was improbable, therefore deciding it was best to surrender and claim “now I’ll confess.” (Dr. Strange 110, 5) In a later issue Strange is faced with Two thieves’ who steal a gem and get transported to the Purple dimension and become slaves. Not only is the issue of slavery addressed as being fundamentally wrong, as Dr. Strange makes it so Aggamon can only regain his strength by letting people go, but the criminals once saved realize the error of their ways and turn themselves into the police (Dr. Strange 119, 8). “They said they wanted to serve time, pay their debts to
In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago began a quest across the Sahara Desert in search of a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is obviously our quester: a young boy, determined and enthusiastic about learning everything that he can. His destination is also clear: the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago must travel across the Sahara Desert from Andalusia to Egypt, spanning approximately four thousand miles. The stated reason for traveling to Egypt was to obtain a hidden treasure mentioned in Santiago’s recurrent dream about a child showing him a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. On the way there, Santiago met and overcame many difficulties. He was swindled by a thief and lost all of his money; involved himself in violent tribal wars; was apprehended by Arab soldiers; received brutal beatings. In the last part of his journey, Santiago learned from his attackers that the treasure was located at his home, where it all began, in Andalusia. The real reason that Santiago
Most of these instances come from humanity. The De Lacey family rejects the creature before he has a chance to say a word to any but the blind father. Prior to that, the creature’s attempts – however barbaric –at finding shelter “grievously bruised” (Shelley 91) him “by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons” (Shelley 91) from the villagers who think themselves as superior and despise the creature at first sight. Even in the eyes of a child who has not yet conformed to society’s views, William Frankenstein still sees the creature as a monster and proudly yells ‘‘Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a Syndic… he will punish you” (Shelley 127). Mankind may help itself, but it will not help the “inferior” and the
From the time we are born, we are immediately introduced to influences that will shape and develop our character for the rest of our lives. Our character can be affected in a positive or a negative way by various influences that we encounter on a daily basis. We need to be aware of how much we absorb and let those influences change our behavior. External influences, such as video games, movies, and television shows impact our everyday lives, even when we are not conscious of them.
knew that he was up against a man like non other. He franticly tried to escape and run
Good versus Evil is an important concept. Evil sometimes overcomes our good but never exceeds good. The difference between evil and good is that good is an ability to have empathy and compassion towards other people. Evil is people who are selfish, self-absorbed and don’t have empathy towards others. Literature plays a vital role in developing concepts of good and evil and effectively portrays the morals of its time period. In the novels Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the authors explore the human nature of good and evil in men from different perspectives of Dracula, Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll.
“I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing (91).” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck these “bad things” happen continuously. Do each of these instants prove that Lennie is violent? In this novel, Lennie is not a violent person because he doesn’t have mental stability, he doesn’t realize his strength, and he has never shown intentional violence.
Every story needs a good villain. Villains and heroes are often portrayed in media as being very black and white, but in reality people are much more complex than that. Robert Louis Stevenson does a good job in portraying the complexity of human nature in his books, especially in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Kidnapped. The former is about a lawyer named Mr. Utterson seeking out the truth of Dr. Jekyll’s very strange will. He finds out that Jekyll was transforming himself into Mr. Hyde so that he could have the freedom to do whatever he wanted no matter how evil. By the time Utterson finds all this out and findsJekyll, he is too late and Jekyll has already killed himself. The latter is about David Balfour and his journey to take his rightful inheritance from his villainous uncle Ebenezer. Along the way he meets Alan, who is a highlander obsessed with vengeance. They help each other grow to be better people, and in the end, with the help of Alan, David reclaims what is rightfully his. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Kidnapped, Stevenson explores the characters´ villainous deeds and the philosophy that humans have two natures.
In both the film Wonder Woman and in reality World War I was regarded as “the war to end all wars.” The concept of engaging in war in an attempt to end it can be seen in both our modern world and in the movie Wonder Woman. This approach may have temporary benefits but by fighting violence with violence one does not address the root of the issue, which is aiding the belief that there are moments when you are simply obligated to fight fire with fire. While this method of participating in war to end it may work in Wonder Woman it is not the greatest option for humanity because it continues to fuel societies justifications for engaging in war and as a result violence is never eliminated and peace is never reached.
After being abandoned by Dr. Frankenstein, Creature wanted to be accepted by mankind. However, his grotesque appearance was enough for society to isolate him. The physical and psychological characteristics that a society finds difficult to acknowledge as “normal” is what monsters embody. Because people made snap judgements about who Creature was, Creature started thinking of himself as wicked and evil. The circumstances he was placed in incited fury within that turned into physical violence. Creature referred to Dr. Frankenstein as a “cursed creator”, and “For the first time the feelings of revenge and hatred filled [his] bosom, and [he] did not strive to control them; but allowing [himself] to be borne away by the stream, [he] bent [his] mind towards injury and death” (Shelly 138 and 140). He became a powerful and threatening force. Creature fed the evil wolf and became more of a monster than just his physical semblance showed. By murdering innocent victims, he only fueled the monstrosity within him causing it to be his paramount
In David B’s Novel, Epileptic, violence is a prominent theme throughout the piece of literature. Epileptic is a story of a brother’s epilepsy that carries on sporadically and creates more and more violence into a fantasy. To be exact, violence is behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. In other words, violence is anything that involves hurting in a vicious natural act. His brother’s actions erupt into the violent seizures of war.
As the battle against the dark force is over, Doctor Strange returned to New York City to be one of the protectors of Earth. He can finally say that he is making a difference without wanting the
Firstly, one of the social justices that happens is that the conflict between Victor and the monster. The monster knows that he has
Marko, one of the characters from Saga, once argued “When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it”. These justifications extend far and drag innocent children by the arm into wars. Children dragged into war suffer from displacement, starvation, separation from family, and/or involvement in war, as seen numerous times throughout history. Likewise in Brian K. Vaughan’s comic book Saga, children born during the space war, between the Landfalls and Wreath, share similar fates to children in Vietnam, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Iraq. Throughout space and time, children have been a forethought in society during war, so prior to space exploration, we ought to take preventative measures to protect
Subsequently, while most superhero plots involve an element of fantasy, the characters in Moore’s graphic novel are, for the most part, embedded into pessimistic version of reality with only lifelike traits. Obviously, the one glaring exception in Watchmen is Doctor Manhattan, who is transformed into a being capable of a number of otherworldly abilities. However, the other five heroes in the story are regular humans who take the initiative to aid in the protection of society. This is unlike most superheroes in previous comics, who are often blessed with a divine power that allows them to conquer all evil. Additionally, referring to the society in which Moore’s heroes are immersed in, it is situated in a location known to its readers, with a certain twist. While Superman has his Metropolis and Batman has his Gotham City, the six costumed adventurers are based in New York City, or more accurately, a filthy parody of it. The universe in which Moore sets his story is the closest to reality, with a hyperbolic emphasis on the evil in society, in which superheroes have been set it. Hence, the problems presented to the superheroes are not something to be combatted with fantastical talents, but more nuanced with realistic obstacles without a clear solution. In Watchmen, the imminent threat of nuclear war is a state of affairs that would have been realistic for readers, particularly during the time period of the graphic novel’s release in 1987. This, coupled with the urban violence
1938 saw the first appearance of Batman. More of a mystery comic than a superhero comic book, Batman was inherently different from the pure and clean Superman. He was a gritty and depressing character that has been able to remain in print even to this day. Rather than using superpowers, Batman uses detective abilities that allowed him to solve cases and find perpetrators. (“The History of Comic Books.” TheComicBooks.com.) But not even Batman, Superman, or even Captain Marvel could brace themselves for the arrival of the Marvel comics.