The Politics of Nick Spencer’s Captain America by Armond Boudreaux Nick Spencer’s Captain America books (Captain America: Sam Wilson and Captain America: Steve Rogers) have been some of the most politically-charged comics that we’ve seen in a long time. Spencer is clearly influenced and inspired by the Captain America comics of the 1970s and…
Daredevil and the Not-So-Super Hero In a recent post Jeff Nicholas discussed Iron Man and Captain America in asking: What is the purpose of a hero? Over at The Freeman Sarah Skwire sings the praises of Daredevil and the not-so-super hero. You might also like: View the complete list of books:
What is the Purpose of the Hero? Age of Ultron, Dune, Batman, and Nietzsche By Jeffery L. Nicholas Age of Ultron asks one of those ultimate meta-questions: what is the purpose of the hero? I suspect that Captain America: Civil War will center on this question, but we get the first glimpse in AoU. Tony…
Iron Man Needs a Little Publicity (No, the Other Kind) Warning: Mild spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron By Mark D. White In Avengers: Age of Ultron, our assembled heroes tackle the artificial intelligence Ultron, created (in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) by Tony Stark in an attempt to protect the Earth from attacks from outer…
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