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samluciano

Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And About Men - 7 views

fivethirtyeight.com/...women-in-comic-books

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  • samluciano on 05 Nov 14
     
    To say the comic book industry has a slight gender skew is like saying Superman is kind of strong. Comic books - much like the film industry they now fuel - vastly under-represent women. The people who write comic books, particularly for major publishers, are overwhelmingly men.
  • ryanmcevoy on 17 Nov 14
     
    This article focuses on comic books as a male dominated industry. The problem that fighting for equality and more women in lead roles is that the industry will not change unless they all change. Meaning that why would they change from a male lead to a female lead, if they can make more money with the male superhero. The sad truth is that this will always be a problem within the superhero world. And this article talks exactly about that.
ameliafisch

Official! The colour guide to superheroes - 2 views

www.creativebloq.com/...ases-superhero-colours-9134633

colors media comic creators

shared by ameliafisch on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • ameliafisch on 03 Dec 14
     
    Some of the greatest comic book artists of all time had to work under restrictions. This is an example of technological determinism. Where the media, comic book creators, had control over the characters colors.
  • rebeccabaldwin on 03 Dec 14
     
    This was definitely interesting to read. Many times when we think of superheroes and the colors they wear we do not think about the limitations of the artists creativity when drawing the character for the first time.
haleygibbs05

History of Women in Marvel Comics - 7 views

http://marvel.com/news/comics/15530/a_marvel_womens_history_lesson_part_1 This is just part one of women's role in comics throughout Marvel history. Great for comparing movies to comics and perhap...

started by haleygibbs05 on 19 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
bryanhennessy

The Portrayal of crime and justice in the comic book superhero mythos- JCJPC, Volume 10... - 0 views

www.albany.edu/...vollum.html

Bryan Hennessy

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  • bryanhennessy on 04 Nov 14
     
    THE PORTRAYAL OF CRIME AND JUSTICE IN THE COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO MYTHOS* by Scott Vollum Cary D. Adkinson College of Criminal Justice Sam Houston State University ABSTRACT This article examines the representation of crime and justice in the worlds and lives of two of the most popular and pervasive comic book superheroes: Batman and Superman.
haleygibbs05

Marvel Minorities: Following Black Heroes From Comics to Film - 3 views

http://www.filmfad.com/marvel-minorities-following-black-heroes-comics-film/ This site discusses the history of African Americans in Marvel comic books based on the history of America at the time....

started by haleygibbs05 on 17 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
molly_loftus

The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment - 1 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...s-psychological-treatment.html

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  • taylorgranell on 06 Nov 14
     
    A young boy sits in a psychologist's office, playing with action figures in a sand tray. There's an epic battle on the horizon, one that crosses traditional DC/Marvel lines. On one side there's Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman. On the other, there's an unpredictable fire-breathing dragon, with big eyes and sharp teeth.
  • taylorgranell on 06 Nov 14
     
    This article touches on the fact that the superhero characters are related to people within a child's life. Wonder Woman represents his mother, the fire-breathing dragon represents the troubles the child is facing, ect.
  • molly_loftus on 10 Nov 14
     
    This article is an example of Authority Theory. It is talking about how kids can use comic books and superhero movies as therapy. Since the article has a lot of quotes and examples from doctors about how it helps kids overcome their fear of monsters. They turned to superheroes to overcome those fears.
A P

Who Gets To Be A Superhero? Race And Identity In Comics : Code Switch : NPR - 4 views

www.npr.org/...ro-race-and-identity-in-comics

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  • A P on 04 Nov 14
     
    Also a new book covers this topic:  "X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor."  Interlibrary loan, anyone?   And if you love social media, "Superhero Synergies" might interest you.
  • shepherd_sn on 05 Dec 14
     
    "Personal prejudice: Hispanic and Latino women with blond hair look like hookers to me, no matter how clean or "cute" they are. Somehow those skin tones that look so good with dark, dark hair just don't work for me with lighter shades. Like I said - personal prejudice." This quote really stuck out to me. People like this are a major contributing factor in the lack of diversity not only in superhero films, but the film industry in general.
jgrahek

The Objectification of Women in Comic Books - 1 views

www.fantasy-magazine.com/...ion-of-women-in-graphic-novels

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  • jgrahek on 02 Dec 14
     
    This article touches on how women have be depicted in comics through the ages, and how even as women gained more prominent roles they were depicted as sex symbols and degraded.
maddicarr

Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society - 4 views

www.english.ufl.edu/...fleming.shtml

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  • maddicarr on 03 Nov 14
     
    Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society is a work of popular comic book criticism that explores why comic book superheroes have continued to matter so much to so many of us over the past several decades. This article is a good reference for social learning theories, particularly identification and catharsis theory.
A P

Good Versus Evil in the Superhero Comic Color Palette [Infographic] - 3 views

comicsalliance.com/overs-comic-colors-infographic

shared by A P on 14 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • A P on 14 Nov 14
     
    These infographics on colors are somewhat consistent with our findings on color.
  • ameliafisch on 30 Nov 14
     
    This infographic is awesome! It was interesting looking at the infographic statistics compared to the cross tabulations. Some statistics correlated perfectly but others were complete opposites.
  • rebeccabaldwin on 03 Dec 14
     
    I found this infographic awesome as well. It was interesting to relate the statistics in these infographics to the cross-tabulations of the data we collected as a group. Some were consistent, while others were not. For example, this infographic showed black as being the most common color of villains, where our cross-tabulations showed that villains wore more light and bright colors. Interesting information and easy to read.
shepherd_sn

A brief history of racial and gender diversity in comic book movies - 4 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...mic-book-movies-thats-changing

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  • shepherd_sn on 27 Nov 14
     
    This article was written by a credible and reliable source. It discusses what seems to be an upcoming bright spot for minorities in superhero films.
maddicarr

The Superhero Movie Diversity Race Is Over - WB/DC Wins By a Mile - 3 views

mashable.com/...s-over-and-wbdc-wins-by-a-mile

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  • maddicarr on 05 Nov 14
     
    LOS ANGELES - A woman in tights, a "queer" Flash and a black lead - all in a single bound. While Marvel and Sony dither about the diversity of their superhero lineups, DC Comics and Warner Bros. (in conjunction with New Line) punctured every Spandex ceiling on Wednesday when they announced an unprecedentedly diverse lineup of superhero movies. This article, like many others, highlights the lack of diversity in comic-based superhero movies. One aspect of it's content that caught my attention, however, were the examples used to show success in cast diversity. Films like The Hunger Games and Lucy use strong female roles and have had amazing success-- another reason to wonder why Marvel and DC are moving so slowly to do the same.
rosecrow

The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment - 2 views

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/17/the-rise-of-superhero-therapy-comic-books-as-psychological-treatment.html

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flynnchelseyr

Marvel's Diversity Issue: Screen Output Doesn't Reflect Open-minded Comics - 1 views

This article talks about the stereotypical hero, villain, or woman in distress. Marvel has made a name on these stereotypes. Recently Marvel has been venturing out to make women superheroes and th...

started by flynnchelseyr on 13 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by flynnchelseyr on 13 Nov 14
nk0596430

Superhero Comics- History in Tights - 5 views

The article talks about the history of superheroes. It talks about the evolution of superheroes from comics into blockbusters. Good for background information and history of superheroes.

started by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14
Lauren Portz

10 Little-Known Facts About Your Favorite Comic Book Characters - Listverse - 0 views

listverse.com/...favorite-comic-book-characters

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  • Lauren Portz on 01 Dec 14
     
    This website shares some interesting facts about our favorite superhero movies that not many people know about. It definitely makes you look at the movies in a different light because most of them give you a fact that really changes your perspective.
beck1415

Changing Face: Diversity & Change in Comic Books and Superhero Movies - 5 views

This article talks about how one would think lovers of comic and superheroes should be open minded about the change in time and the changes that comes with it like diversity. But there is still the...

http:__screenrant.com_comic-book-superhero-movies-race-diversity-discussion-kofi-126820_

started by beck1415 on 06 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
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