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Marvel is betting on the Fantastic Four to set the pace for a new slate of stories. Pedro Pascal, right, plays Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in a scene from ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’ (Jay Maidment/Disney via AP)

How Marvel’s Fantastic Four discovered the human in the superhuman

A look at the Fantastic Four in comics from their 1961 debut onwards shows how the the Marvel universe originated from the Four.
Letitia Wright in Black Panther. Popular discussions about the movie demonstrate a desire for representation in commercial media. (Marvel/Disney)

Black Panther roars. Are we listening?

Black Panther arrives at a moment of possibility. Its popularity demonstrates that people are crying out for chances to see themselves and their communities portrayed with dignity—as heroes.
The Justice League should be a sum of its parts but the question remains: Who is the protagonist? From left: Cyborg, Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman. (Handout)

A team divided: Who is the hero of Justice League?

The reviews are coming in pretty harsh for Justice League. If Superman is awesome and Batman is awesome and Wonder Woman is awesome, shouldn’t the three of them together be thrice as awesome?

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