Religion of Comic Book Characters (esp. Super-Heroes) The emphasis of this page is on fictional characters who originated as comic book characters. Of course real-life people such as Pope John Paul II, St. Francis of Assisi, and Mother Teresa have been depicted in comic books (Marvel published one-shot comics about these prominent Catholics), but such people are not listed here. This page focuses on fictional comic book characters who are adherents of real-world (not purely fictional) religions. (Some fictional religious groups are listed as well, as appropriate.) We want this page to be as accurate as possible, backed up by objective, published information and not based on conjecture. Welcome to Green Man Press Comic Book Attic Lifelounge guide to foreign superheroes Movie goers across the country held their breathes in unison in the lead up to the release of The Avengers , hoping and praying its creators weren’t going to empty another giant spandex covered bucket of shit all over us. Thankfully however, they saved us from such a travesty and instead delivered one of the best superhero movies ever made. They finally managed to get Hulk right with Mark Ruffalo righting the wrongs of Eric Bana’s hideous acting brain-fart, Chris Evan’s useless wok-wielding Captain America was kept buoyant by the rest of the ensemble, Iron Man was always pretty cool as was Thor, and Scarlett Johanssen…well…she was in pretty good form.
2000 AD Online ‘Shazam!’ Remembering when superheroes weren’t quite so cool April 09, 2013 | 11:55 a.m. Shazam! Remembering when superheroes werent quite so cool Michael Gray as Billy Batson, left, with Jackson Bostwick, who played Captain Marvel in the original incarnation of the "Shazam!" television series, appearing as Batson's superhero alter ego for the first 17 episodes of the series (1974-75). (Warner Bros. Top Shelf Productions Superheroes of Modernity Meet Superheroes of Pop Culture Gaga Faces the Past Dimitris Polychroniadis is an Athens, Greece Architect and Scenographer. He studied at the University of Greenwich with a BA in Architecture as well as a Masters in Urban Design. He attended the set design class at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and since qualifying he has worked in several practices obtaining a wide range of experience in architecture, design and construction. He has gone on to design sets for the Greek National Theatre, and Epidaurus Festival working with renowned Greek directors. He just finished a project called “Superheroes” in an attempt to establish a humorous conversation between ‘Superheroes’ of modern art and design, with ‘pop superheroes’ like Superman and Lady Gaga.
Avatar Press The Super Dictionary One of the parts of his hand? Not even, “one of the long parts of his hand”? I mean, for all I know, you could be talking about Green Lantern’s knuckles! Or his fingernails. Lucky for you, Super Dictionary, that we know what you meant. And yeah, I guess Hal wears one ring. Comic Books for Grown-Ups: 10 Masterpieces of Graphic Nonfiction by Kirstin Butler Seeing the world in six-panel strips, or what Allen Ginsberg has to do with the wonders of zygotes. Who doesn’t love comic books? While infographics may be trendy today (and photography perennially sexy), there’s just something special about the work of the human hand. Good old-fashioned manual labor, literally, brings a unique richness to storytelling where words alone sometimes fall flat. We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite graphic non-fiction, excluding Maus-style memoirs — perhaps another time — since narrowing down to ten picks was tough enough.
7 More Alan Moore Comics That Could Get Librarians Fired A library employee in Kentucky was so offended by Alan Moore’s The League of Extraordinary Gentleman: The Black Dossier that she effectively took it out of circulation, and was recently fired for her efforts. But God knows what the amateur comics censor would have thought of the prolific Moore’s other titles, some of which make The Black Dossier look like Harold and the Purple Crayon. Here are seven arguably more controversial works that might have burned bigger holes in her pious backpack. From Hell graphic novels NOTE: This site is no longer active. Please visit Graphic Novels in the Classroom, my Scoop.it site where I'm now curating articles that focus on working with graphic novels in the the classroom. For a detailed list of my publications and presentations, please visit my Professional Profile.