Super man was created by American writer Jerry Siegel and American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio. Superman was discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity. Superman possesses extraordinary power, with the character traditionally described as “faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in single bound.” Superman’s famous arsenal of powers has included flight, super-strength, invulnerability to non-magical attacks, super-speed, vision powers. The vision powers include x-ray, heat-emitting, telescopic, infra-red and microscopic vision.
The X-Men is the most popular team of superheroes in comic books in the 1990s. Featuring an often changing lineup of young mutant superheroes and unusually complex story lines, the X-Men have found a consistently large and loyal audience of comic-book readers. Since 1980 only Spider-Man and Batman have rivaled them in popularity and sales. The X-Men's market clout has helped publisher Marvel Comics remain the undisputed industry leader, and the series' formula has been widely imitated throughout the superhero genre. Few other comic-book series of recent decades have been as influential.
Superhero Fiction Superhero fiction is a genre originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works. The form is a type of speculative fiction examining the adventures of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains. A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction, although some titles use superheroes as secondary characters. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes—ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas—have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media.
Among these "unofficial" heroes are the famous Parr family in The Incredibles, the engaging Cortez family from the Spy Kids movies, a new teen Clark Kent from Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the supers-in-training featured in the new Disney film Sky High. The many different variations of superheroes shows how throughout time, people still have the need for a hero in their lives. There is a need for an outlet to escape the pressures of modern living and a hero brings that to people. The appeal of superheroes is that in our fast paced world, people need a hero or an example to model their lives after. In the documentary on superheroes we watched in class it shows the lives of three actors and an actress who are chasing their dreams in Hollywood.
1a) What does this film trailer teach us about power and authority? This particular film trailer of ‘The Avengers’ teaches us that the characters that the ensemble cast portrays in the full featured film has the a large magnitude of power because of their magnificent super natural abilities, such as super strength, great intelligence and to some extent immortality. For the reason that the characters have power, authority follows with it because they have the right to give orders to less superior people. 1b) Comment on the various camera shot and angles which contribute to your understanding of the concepts presented in the clip. There are quick, flashing full shots of the ensemble cast preparing for a certain reason, giving the intended meaning that they will have to confront the antagonist at some point within the film.
It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment,] a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner. DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-known characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Hawkman, and Green Arrow, along with such superhero teams as the Justice League and the Teen Titans, as well as antagonists such as the Joker, Lex Luthor and Catwoman. Which eventually led to the creation of Krypto the Superdog. The initials "DC" came from the company's popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman's debut and subsequently became part of the company's name. The novel Marley & Me helped in the inspiration of the making of Krypto and it is very much popular today.
Likewise, the science-fiction hero John Carter of Mars, with his futuristic weapons and gadgets; Tarzan, with his high degree of athleticism and strength, and his ability to communicate with animals; and the biologically modified Hugo Danner of the novel Gladiator were heroes with unusual abilities who fought sometimes larger-than-life foes. The most direct antecedents are pulp magazine crime fighters — such as the masked & caped Zorro (1919) with his trademark "Z", the preternaturally mesmeric The Shadow (1930), the "peak human" Doc Savage (1933), and The Spider (1933) — and comic strip characters such as Hugo Hercules, Popeye and The Phantom. [citation needed] The first masked crime-fighter created for comic books was writer-artist George Brenner's non-superpowered detective the Clock,[3][4] who debuted in Centaur Publications' Funny Pages #6 (Nov. 1936). Historians point to the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) as the debut of the comic-book archetype the superhero. [citation needed] Outside the American industry of comics, the first full-fledged
why super heroes are important From comic books to big Hollywood block busters superhero's always have fascinated us with their super powers and epic presence. They almost seen to be encoded deep in out brains. We all want to believe in a hero, savior or untouchable. They play an important role in a young child's imagination. specially in third world countries where children are witnesses to many harsh realities of this crazy world.
The Amazing Spider-Man I chose the film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) for movie review assignment. The series of “Spider-Man” is one of famous hero movie which is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. As many people have, I really have been expecting and waiting for The Amazing Spider-Man to release for a long time since I love hero films and I would listen to music of Marvel Entertainment. The film is a reboot of the Spider-man film franchise which is portraying the character’s origin story and his development into a superhero by being shot in 3D. The director of the music in the film is James Horner who wrote the score for the film.
Batman as a Cultural Icon The superhero has permeated American culture for more than a century. Graphic novels depicting heroes like Superman, Green Lantern, and The Flash grab the imagination, tapping into both the reader’s deep seated longing for the ideal and his fantasies of titanic power. The exception to the god-in-tights trope that otherwise defines the genre is The Batman. Unlike his iconic foil, Superman, Batman fights to the best of his ability without powers. Ironically, it’s this that makes him more powerful as a character.