Red lantern

Flash has been one of my favorite superheroes since I was super young. However, I do not care so much for the second Flash, Barry Allen or even the original Flash, Jay Garrick. I have always preferred the third Flash, Wally West. My favorite Green Lantern is John Stewart. To me, all of the superheroes in DC Comics are my favorite superheroes, but those ones stand out the most to me. Not Marvel, they suck. Nightwing. Dick

round the hill to see our peer yelp with some guy clutching his hand roughly. A retort from said bad guy, along with another villainous looking character standing close by is enough to send all of us into immediate action mode. A small blast of crimson red emerges from Kyle 's body, enough to startle the two villains and allow him to soar upwards, away from his captors. Charging forwards towards Adam, Superman leaves the other to the entire group. Yet, Wonder Woman diverts from the majority to assist

History affords that American popular culture has relished the abundance of comic books. This indulgence was heightened with the introduction of comic superheroes in the years after the Great Depression, which largely helped to boost the low spirits of a nation just emerging from a dark period of economic turbulence. An important fact worth noting is that most of these comic superheroes were, sadly, only male, perhaps echoing the culture that was practiced then, with regard to the equal acceptance

Portrayal of Women in Comics A recent post on Vanity Fair with title “Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn; the Most Divisive Character in Comic book History” and the presence of wonder woman in the movie batman versus superman in 2016, have indirectly shown that there is a surge in the demand for more female superheroes. These female superheroes are so distinguished by some characteristics which are peculiar to them. These projected characteristics include but not restricted to; Freedom, dominance and

From helpless damsel in distresses to powerful superheroines, female characters in comics have sure made it a long way. They have gone from underdeveloped supporting characters, such as the love interest or sidekick to someone who owns the spotlight with their combat skills and superpowers. This shift in portrayal is being acknowledged and praised by many comic book readers who have been hoping for a very long time that females will one day become more realistically portrayed. However, despite this

In 1934 a man named Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson created a comic book company named, “Detective Comics” and shortly after this renamed the company to, “DC comics” DC comics when on to create iconic characters like, Batman, Superman, The Flash, and many more which are still notable to this day. Shortly after this in the in the Year 1939 a man named Martin Goodman started his own comic book company as well. He named it, “Marvel comics” you may recognize the name from the name from the multimillion dollar

For just under a century, comic books have given us an unparalleled medium in which we see our favorite characters fight for good against evil. Comic historian, Bradford Wright wrote about the influence of comics saying, “Emerging from the shifting interaction of politics, culture, audience tastes, and the economics of publishing, comic books have helped frame a world-view and define a sense of self for the generations who have grown up with them” (Wright, 2). However, while these same comics are

LAR #1.3 In the past two weeks we have managed to finish an old english poetry, Beowulf and watch a documentary/film about evolution of superhero comic books. As we read the book, we were acquainted with the customs, culture, and life of the Anglo-Saxons. “Ancestral Heritage and Individual Reputation” were the novel’s prime factors. In Beowulf, I have noticed that every character is introduced by being referred to their family lineage and as their fathers’ son or daughter. Fame played a prominent

DC comics, illustrated the comic book, Wonder Woman, that strive for female superheroes to be envisioned with great empowering messages for the other females who enjoy reading comics. The female superhero, Wonder Woman, is given empowering qualities such as leadership and devotion. Although, Wonder Woman is given these empowering qualities, the comic book artists clothed this female character with clothing that sexualizes them greatly because of the amount of skin that is being revealed. The suits

Being gifted with the term of "being a hero" holds tremendous power in our culture; children write cute assignments on who they look up to, adolescents watch and read about heroes in their entertainment, and even adults have personal or fictional heroes they will never get too old to stop idolizing. In our society, we 've been raised to associate this word, "Hero", to a perfect being; however, the evolving times and entertainment industry has made the "hero" a more complex and multifaceted character