marvel
-
Entertainment
The Mad Witch in the Multiverse
It took six years and a limited series for Marvel Studios to finally christen Wanda with her comic book codename…
Read More » -
Entertainment
What Does It Mean for a Black Man to be Captain America?
How can someone represent a country that has never represented their people?
Read More » -
Entertainment
Welcome to the Neighborhood: What Marvel’s WandaVision Reminds Us About Sitcoms, American Suburbia, and the Treatment of Wanda Maximoff
Though it bears the familiar Marvel Studios logo, "WandaVision" is a sci-fi show all the same. Anything that looks or…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Superheroes Should Come In All Sizes, Not Just in ‘Thin Straight Male’
By having superheroes be depicted with highly unrealistic but conventionally attractive bodies, fatness is presented as antithetical to the very…
Read More » -
Entertainment
‘Captain Marvel’: Feminism Lacking in Intersectionality
We can ask a new question: is “Captain Marvel” really all that intersectional?
Read More » -
Entertainment
Captain Marvel is a Female Cowboy on a Mission to Obliterate Patriarchal Exploitation
I’ll be clear: the bottom line of this article is you need to see “Captain Marvel.” Your daughter needs to…
Read More » -
Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Proves There Are No Barriers to Becoming a Hero
The vast majority of Spider-Man coverage presents Peter Parker as the only Spider-Man, despite the huge quantity of different manifestations…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Marvel’s White Problem
Marvel’s many new films and television shows easily afford them opportunities to turn some of their older, and frankly more…
Read More » -
Entertainment
“I Could Do This All Day”: A Critical Analysis of “Civil War”
While generally well-received, "Captain America: Civil War" was ultimately (and unsurprisingly) disappointing in some aspects, continuing Marvel Studios’ pattern of…
Read More » -
Entertainment
Marvel Television Keeps Up Its Streak With Jessica Jones
In a dreary landscape of on-the-nose, faux-feminist “strong female characters,” Marvel’s Jessica Jones is a feminist jewel. The Netflix original…
Read More »