Supergirl has long struggled to emerge from the shadow of her cousin, Superman.
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New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre’s most famous artists were Jewish.
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.
The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.
Two new superhero films reassert a message which comic books have long championed: that community, support and acceptance are strengths.
The initial version of Superman was a more flawed character.
This is very much the Superman movie that Gunn wants to make. And therein lies the problem.
Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.
Comic book depictions of superheroines as politicians illustrate how sexism weakens democracy and why comics history is relevant to contemporary politics.
Many comics are now more representative of the people who actually read them but it’s clear there’s room for more diversity when it comes to our superheroes.
After shooting and editing mostly completed on the US$90 million film, Batgirl joins a not-so-exclusive list of never-seen movies.
The revelation that a Superman is bisexual is a big deal in terms of Superhero comics, and it hasn’t gone down well with everyone.
Comics have always had queer elements; and Superman has always been on the edge of social justice. This new comic book, featuring a bisexual Jonathan Kent, brings those factors together.
Remembering the co-creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and all the rest.
Pop culture, personal tragedy and heroic persistence all played a role.
The Superman character has endured and continues to be popular because he is a symbol of renewal and hope.
The makers of Justice League embed the film in a post-9/11, post-global warming, post-Brexit, post-Trump context. But it is loud and disappointing with some genuinely unimaginative action sequences.
From Wonder Woman to Doctor Strange, superheroes are at peak popularity. As political orthodoxies across the world fall away, these flawed, but good-hearted characters speak to modern anxieties.
The superhero film currently appears to be the closest thing to that ever-elusive cinematic holy grail: the guaranteed box office hit.
The Amazons of Greek mythology usually were seduced or subdued by male heroes. Wonder Woman finally overcomes this legacy.
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Film, Bournemouth University
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Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan
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