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The trouble with superheroes taking on terrorism..
I love superhero comics and they’ve never been handled with more love than by writers and filmmakers who grew up on them too. And yet.. And yet.. In the latest Captain America Civil War film, when a terrorist bomb goes … Continue reading
Why doesn’t Wonder Woman wear a mask?
Originally written for a recent Radio 4 programme pilot about “masked men”. In bicentennial year 1976 on first trip to the USA, I first confronted the conundrum of Wonder Woman and masks in three comics I bought. While most of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Comics/graphic novels, Culture, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 1976, 70s, Clark Kent, Diana Prince, feminism, FTW, Priscilla Rich, superman, The Cheetah, William Marston, Wonder Woman
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Thor: Tales from Shakespeare (and Johnny Utah)
While there’s been much surprise at the choice of Kenneth Branagh to direct Marvel Studios’ action film Thor, there’s plenty of evidence that he was an inspired choice. This is my post today for The Spectator Arts Blog. Thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Comics/graphic novels, Culture, Film, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged branagh, cinema, culture, film, loki, shakespeare, superman, thor, zombies
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