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

comicsalliance.com/overs-comic-colors-infographic

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  • 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.
hannonjacobn

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-psychology-behind-superhero-origin-stori... - 2 views

Social Comparison theory - We compare our lives with the normal life of a superhero. Social Learning Theory - we can learn things about our own lives by watching the way a superhero lives his/her l...

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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.
mikehryn666

Militarization of Superhero Movies - 2 views

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  • mikehryn666 on 14 Nov 14
     
    This article expands on military in superhero movies. It discusses the militarization of the heroes in these films and how the violence and weaponry have shifted from fantasy to hyper-realism. I think it raises some interesting points.
  • samheath on 26 Nov 14
     
    It also shows the impact of society and recent events and their affect on how our own superheroes are then portrayed to its audience. Our superheroes have to be continually updated, and in this instance, in terms of weaponry to (in a sense) stay relevant to the audience.
Katie Bronge

Save Our Superheroes - 0 views

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  • Katie Bronge on 30 Nov 14
     
    In this article the author talks about how when she was growing up she didn't expect people of different races to be in superhero movies nor did she expect women to play a big role in the movies. However now in this day in age she expects more from the comic companies.
Mariana Salazar

Book Review of Our Superheroes, Ourselves - Essays answering intriguing questions on su... - 2 views

http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/our-superheroes-ourselves

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The 5 Ugly Lessons Hiding in Every Superhero Movie - 3 views

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  • ryanmcevoy on 04 Nov 14
     
    Some interesting points about what we see on our screens and what would actually happen in real life. The most interesting points lies in why we root for the superhero in the first place and how our superheroes are no longer the underdogs.
rexkwondo

sexism with super powers - 8 views

This article intrigued me because of our class discussion on lady Thor

http:__www.bbc.com_culture_story_20130911-where-are-the-female-superheroes

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hannonjacobn

Superhero Origins And Their Mythic Meanings: Are They Veiled Secular Parables? - 0 views

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This article is an example of social comparison theory. It explains the lives a few superheroes: what they represent in our own and how we can relate to them.

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  • hannonjacobn on 09 Nov 14
     
    Ever since ancient times, humanity has sought to use stories to explain the world in which it lives. Just as ancient man used stories of gods and monsters to explain the world, modern man uses stories of godlike heroes and monstrous villains to do the same.
swiftclaireq

Sexist superhero shirts appear in popular retail chains - Today's Parent - 5 views

www.todaysparent.com/...sexist-superhero-shirts

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  • swiftclaireq on 11 Nov 14
     
    Interesting take on men only being able to be superheroes and how their merchandise feeds into the stereotype
  • samluciano on 16 Nov 14
     
    Good article for anyone focusing on gender, looks at how superheroes are stereotyped even in fashion and how boys are always the hero's and girls on "date" the heroes.
  • nk0596430 on 17 Nov 14
     
    Interesting article on superhero merchandise for females. Different approach and view on superheroes and the role they play with gender.
Lauren Portz

demanding female superhero movies. what's next? - 9 views

www.theguardian.com/...-superhero-movies-week-in-geek

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  • Lauren Portz on 14 Nov 14
     
    There has been a lot of talk about the inclusion of female roles in superhero movies. But instead of them being supporting roles, we are looking for them to star in their own films. We are looking for spin off movies for black widow, who played supporting roles in Iron Man and The Avengers. But they are also talking about bringing back Wonder Woman.
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  • mpopp93 on 17 Nov 14
     
    This article is very interesting because it explains how females are always the supporting role and never the star, especially in superhero movies. I found this interesting because our society is so used to seeing male superheros instead of females.
  • rosecrow on 17 Nov 14
     
    I believe superhero movies in the past have had strictly male heroes because men in society have always been thought of as the strong and independent gender. Since times and gender perceptions are changing, I expect and am excited to see more female heroes portrayed in movies.
  • Katie Bronge on 29 Nov 14
     
    I really enjoyed this article because it shows how the public wants to see more females as the starring roles in superhero movies. In the past most superhero movies have men as the heroes however movies such as the Hunger Games have changed that and shown how women can be superheroes too. .
  • haleygibbs05 on 01 Dec 14
     
    This article really shows how important the first female-led debute is right now and how if Marvel doesn't take advantage of it then someone else will. It's a big step but one that needs to be made and this article makes that clear. I really enjoyed reading it!
  • jgrahek on 01 Dec 14
     
    I thought this article was very interesting. It touched base on how there is a demand for a female lead in a superhero movie instead of just a supporting role. One of the quotes mentioned in the article that I found interesting was that directors and producers were hesitant to make a female super hero movie because Catwoman and Elektra which starred female super heroes as the main character received poor consumer response in the box offices.
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.
samheath

Do Superheroes Model Damaging Gender Roles to Kids? - 3 views

www.livescience.com/erheroes-and-violent-play.html

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  • samheath on 26 Nov 14
     
    This article exemplifies the idea that superheroes, even the female superheroes have a very masculine make-up. When children watch these movies, they believe that they are supposed to follow suit in terms of build and how they are supposed to act. Is this the right image we should be giving to our children?
ryanmcevoy

Superheroes send out the wrong messages to boys - 4 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...out-wrong-message-to-boys.html

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  • ryanmcevoy on 19 Nov 14
     
    This article is about superheroes promoting the wrong message to young children, especially boys. It goes on to say that in order to promote less stereotypical male behaviour in our society we must address the issue of role models and find lies in the images we are sold.
Katie Bronge

Female superheroes remain underrepresented in media - 13 views

www.collegiatetimes.com/...c8-5b3d-a339-f08c17dbf83f.html

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  • Katie Bronge on 04 Nov 14
     
    And for those of you not keeping count, Wonder Woman still remains at 1 feature-length film, which was an animated direct-to-video movie in 2009. Now, I'm no math major, but something seems off here. Where are all the female superheroes?
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  • samluciano on 16 Nov 14
     
    Good article focusing on the importance of having female characters, characters of color and characters of different sexualities because we are not a world of solely white, heterosexual males. This is often the stereotype in superheroes.
  • nk0596430 on 17 Nov 14
     
    This is a good article that talks about the lack of female superheroes in movies. It also touches on other groups that are not represented in this genre. Good article for a paper with the topic of gender.
  • molly_loftus on 17 Nov 14
     
    This is a very interesting article about how female superheroes are very underestimated. I think this would be a good article for anyone looking at gender. It is interesting because our data supports thus theory. Only one of the superhero movies in the data we have had a female as the superhero.
  • mpopp93 on 17 Nov 14
     
    I really enjoyed this article and it would be great for my research paper because I would like to talk about female vs. male superheros. Very good article.
tessmichaela

What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society. - 9 views

http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v2_2/reviews/fleming.shtml

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