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growth. The diversity presented in Ms. Marvel plays a major role in the series. As a distinct American Muslim teenager, Khan is in the unique position to portray this culture in multiple lights. Not only is it seen in the representation of Khan herself but also in the portrayal of her family and close friends. Wilson and Alphona did not use being an American Muslim as Khan's

Hollywood has provided us with the gift of establishing 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

Let’s make comic books great again! This statement does not necessarily insinuate that comic books are not “great” but rather acknowledges its current depreciated state. Comic books came into prevalence in the late 1930s, with Superman paving a way to an era of superheroes and comics, known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. However, notable illustrators such as Jack Kirby, revitalized the comic book phenomenon carrying it into the 1950s-1970s, by creating Fantastic 4 and other works of fiction.

original studio. The three others were acquisitions made during Bob Iger’s time as chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. The first was Disney's competitor animation studio, Pixar, which was purchased for $7.4 billion in 2006; second, Marvel Entertainment, which had its roots in comic books, for $4 billion in 2009; and finally the legendary filmmaker George Lucas’ Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in 2012. During this time, Disney Studios began pursuing a “tentpole” strategy, which entails

Disney has been using transmedia for many decades now, and after releasing their latest video game platform Disney Infinity, they have proven once again that they are innovative players in the transmedia field. Through Disney Infinity, Disney show how far the limits of transmedia reach. In this essay I will be explaining what Disney Infinity is, what the Disney Infinity universe is and how it works to complement the separate franchise canonically. After this I will be introducing the reasons how

While in comics there are some issues with diversity and representation, it’s worse in Hollywood. While today it's getting better, superheroes in the pages are much more diverse that superheros on the screen. While Marvel studios has released important movies for representation, Such as Black Panther, they keep falling behind in casting diverse characters. One of the more recent controversies over changing a character for the sake of diversity was in the casting of

Olivia Galicia English - 4A April 29, 2015 The Legacy of The Black Widow The comic book industry has predominantly featured male characters as the lead in their stories since the creation of the comic book. One may find a few female characters here and there but they may be the sidekick or the female in distress or even the villain. But, what makes the Black Widow unique? Well, the comic books can say that she’s been both a hero and a villain. The Black Widow represents the tension, the arms race

Something many readers should keep in mind is that Kevin Keller is not a superhero. He is a part of a family comic that showcases the struggles, entertainment, and life of a high school teenager. Many readers can assume, that this character could probably cause some scandal with families. Those families feeling as though letting their young ones read and be exposed to such material could corrupt the minds of their children. What is interesting is Kevin Keller is a wonderful portrayal of all the positiveness

The criminal justice system proves ineffective in providing justice for Castle’s family. Consequently, Frank develops an alter ego known as the Punisher, a cold-blooded killer without morality (Abnett, Lanning & Eaglesham, 1995). With his newly established morals, he takes matters into his own hands seeking justice eliminating everyone

I felt that God was calling me to stand up for what I believed in and what I believed in is that not one situation ends well in a fight. So I needed to be there to create a peace barrier with my family. Captain america was good guy who set out to do the right thing and keeps on doing it, even when the world is against him at every turn. He is the kind of man willing to make sacrifices to save those around him. Being different than everyone, being