Topic: Superheroes

The Boys

"The Boys" versus The Big Sellout

Melanie McFarland
Hawkeye

The heroes of "Hawkeye" dress like us

Alison Stine
Dean Cain

Dean Cain's queer Superman obsession

Kylie Cheung
Donald Trump; Thanos

Trump ad compares president to Thanos

Matthew Rozsa
"Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood" by J. Michael Straczynski

A pop culture powerhouse's origin story

Chauncey DeVega
Sophie Turner in "X-Men: Apocalypse"

Feige: X-Men aren't joining MCU soon

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther in "Captain America: Civil War"

"Black Panther" and STEM role models

Clifford Johnson - The Conversation
Lupita Nyong'o, Chadwick Boseman, and Danai Gurira in "Black Panther"

Ellis questions Black Panther Oscar nods

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman in "Justice League"

Ben Affleck officially out as Batman

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
X-Men: Apocalypse

Marvel Cinematic Universe expanding

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom in "Venom"

Critics too old to appreciate "Venom"?

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Batman

Was my grandfather Batman?

Adam Nemett
Heath Ledger as the Joker in "The Dark Knight;" Joaquin Phoenix; Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman in "The Dark Knight"

We don't need a prestige Joker movie

John Semley
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in "Deadpool 2"

For Deadpool, it's always personal

Amanda Marcotte
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in "Deadpool 2"

See "Deadpool 2"— for America!

Matthew Rozsa
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; Elon Musk; Josh Brolin as Thanos; Donald Trump

Superheroes of neoliberalism

Keith A. Spencer
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

The science of superheroes in flight

Mark Brake
Superboy #78

The gay appeal of superheroes

Bill Schelly
Chris Hemsworth in "Thor: Ragnarok"

Superhero movies of 2017, ranked

Jarrett Lyons
Marvel's Runaways

Marvels' Runaways: Perfect for Trump Era

Amanda Marcotte
Frank Miller; Ronin

Frank Miller talks Batman and Trump

Chauncey DeVega
Image for Why D.C.'s escape artist Mister Miracle is the hero we need right now

Mister Miracle: Trump-era hero

Mark Peters
Laura Harrier and Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: Homecoming"

Is "Spider-Man" truly diverse?

Matthew Rozsa
Watchmen #1

HBO, Leave "Watchmen" alone

Gabriel Bell

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