Tag: Captain Marvel

• The Pop Culture Lens Episode 11: Captain Midnight

  

  In the eleventh episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I welcome friend of the podcast Blair Davis of DePaul University to discuss a pulp hero from the radio era, Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight began as a radio serial in 1938 (which you can listen to here), at the dawn of the […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  June 29, 2015

  Comics Studies, Superheroes

  Adaptation, Adaptation theory, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Captain Midnight, Chicago, Comic books, comic strips, Dark Horse Comics, Fawcett Comics, film serials, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Ovaltine, radio serials, reboot, reimagining, remake, spin-off, transmedia, transmedia storytelling, WGN

• The Morality of Superheroes

  

  Previously I have discussed the definition of superheroes, the international nature of superheroes, and the ability to consider superheroes from different legends and religions.  In this post I share my thoughts on the ethical and moral nature of superheroes, on how we could consider them to be role models for our modern lives.  The further […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  November 30, 2013

  Comics Studies, Superheroes

  Ant-Man, Batman, Black Canary, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Cyborg, DC Comics, Enlightenment, ethics, Fantastic Four, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, morality, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, role models, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Superman, The Avengers, The Flash, The Hulk, Thor, Vision, Wonder Woman, X-Men

• Superheroes of Religions, Legends

  As originally first reported for the Clearance Bin Review, and as a preparation for the panel I am on this Wednesday night, November 6th, at Dominican University, I wrap up my three part series on superheroes (part 1 and part 2) with this entry, in which I attempt to answer this question: do religious figures and the heroes of […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  November 4, 2013

  Critical/Cultural Studies, Superheroes

  Batman, Beowulf, Captain Marvel, El Cid, Greek heroes, Iron Man, Jesus Christ, Lord Rama, Moses, Paul Bunyan, Perseus, Ramayana, Robin Hood, Roman heroes, samurai, Siddhartha, Superheroes, Superman, Yoshitsune