The film’s huge success at opening weekend suggests ‘superhero fatigue’ was never the real problem.
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If Spider-Man were real, he could help scientists revolutionize healthcare. Since he’s not, researchers develop creative ways to produce spider silk to study.
DC is once more trying to build a Marvel-style mega-franchise on the big screen – but the past warns that cinematic universes don’t succeed on hype alone.
Comic book depictions of superheroines as politicians illustrate how sexism weakens democracy and why comics history is relevant to contemporary politics.
Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him the perfect superhero to be recast as a minority.
The Marvel universe is expanding with new heroes in new films and shows that break new boundaries and tackle new genres.
The latest version of the Spider-Man video game offers insights into how science could be taught more effectively to today’s college students, a researcher and video game enthusiast suggests.
Remembering the co-creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and all the rest.
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Professor of Comics Studies, University of Dundee
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