Two of the most prominent superheroes in history are Superman and Batman, also as the Dark Knight. Both legendary superheroes emerged from DC comics, undoubtedly one of the most successful comic book companies. Superman and Batman both have many powers and many enemies. Both use different form of transportation. Also, both superheroes can get hurt in different ways.
Siegel and Shuster, the creators of Superman, were each making $800 a week. The upside of making a successful comic hero was very apparent. This is not a knock against Kane and his creative genius, just a portrayal of facts from the time. The motivation for Batman was based on a common American concept of greed. Kane and writer Bill
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.
His name is also the source of the term "superhero". DC Comics, which published under the names National and All-American at the time, received an overwhelming response to Superman and, in the years that followed, introduced Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman,Aquaman and Green Arrow. Although at the time DC dominated the market, The Human Torch and Sub-Mariner from Marvel Comics were also hits. During World War II, superheroes grew in popularity, surviving paper rationing and the loss of many writers and illustrators to service in the armed forces. The need for simple tales of good triumphing
In conclusion Odysseus and Batman are both epic heroes. They have their similarities and differences but all in all I believe they are both just as strong. Even thought Batman might have an advantage since he was born in more modern days and has advanced technology such as gadgets, cars, helicopters and etc. But being that Odysseus was born way before Batman I think they’re just as
Karl-Erik Maripuu FLGR.01.344 06.01.12 ‘‘Sweetheart, This Ain’t Gender Studies’’: Sexism and Superheroes” Carol A. Stabile My review takes a broad overview of the article “Sweetheart, This Ain’t Gender Studies’’ : Sexism and Superheroes” by Carol A. Stabile. The author tells us how different superheroes have born of different crises – like Superman and Batman from the depression and the rise of fascism. So it is not a miracle, that after the 9/11 attacks, there has been a bloom of various superhero blockbuster movies. But there are other problems risen, aside to the fear of terror and the desire for secular heroes. This is where the author quickly gets to the problem in hand.
Superheroes in Society In recent years, Hollywood has produced a plethora of movies depicting the world-saving exploits of a variety of comic book super-heroes. The seed of the 'super-craze' was sown back in the 70's with the release of a series of blockbusters featuring the classic DC hero Superman. Since the mid-nineties, however, the cinema has brought us Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, Spiderman I and II, The Phantom, X-Men I through III, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Fantastic Four, Hellboy, Daredevil, The Hulk, and many more different heroes to come. While most of these are just new twists on the original comic heroes, several attempts at new age superheroes have also been made, presumably to spark the interest of young viewers. 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.
Batman begins BEGGIN’ FOR BATMAN TO BEGIN We know Batman is really cool, but we all want to know how he got there. Finally, there’s a film that tells us, thanks to Director Christopher Nolan. We learn about his early life through flashbacks, when he was an only child known as Bruce Wayne (played by Christian Bale) and very young. His best friend, Rachel (Katie Holmes is Rachel as an adult) grows up with him and they remain close, so much so, that she is the love interest in the movie. We learn that his parents were shot dead in the street and that he was a witness to it.
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.
Firstly, there are so many, eight to be exact, Batman movies. Starting with the 1966 “Batman” and ending with the most recent blockbuster “The Dark Knight Rises.” Another great reason to study Batman is the fact that he goes against a great montage of villains. An interesting trend in each Batman movie that was an almost bonus factor is that in each film, Batman faces at least two or more villains. In the first ever movie, “Batman,” Batman must face off against not one, not two, not three, but four supervillains who all want him dead. This trend continues through each movie with Batman facing generally two major villains and maybe a third minor villain.