Tag: Fantastic Four

• Sexist Tensions in Geekdom: Why? Just, Why?

  

  The title of this blog post could well have been “______ Tensions in Geekdom: Why? Just, Why?”, but I think that would’ve messed with the URL and broken the WWW.  Honestly, tho, “sexist” could just as well be “racist” or “ageist” or “homophobic” or any other “-ism” relevant in our divided and catalogued world.  It […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  April 30, 2014

  Audience/Reception Studies, Fandom

  brocoders, brogrammers, cosplay, cosplay is not consent, factions, fake geek girl, Fandom, Fantastic Four, femininity, flaming, fractured fandom, Game of Thrones, harassment policies, hegemonic masculine ideal, masculinity, Mick Foley, My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, sexism, Star Wars, trolling

• The Oddness of Old Comic Books

  (This post originally appeared on Clearance Bin Review.  I am reposting it here given my interest in studying the morality of superheroes as well as my interest in understanding how people make sense of texts as they engage with them.  I also believe there is something to be said about the importance of the nature of the […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  January 8, 2014

  Comics Studies, Superheroes

  Avengers, Batman, Fantastic Four, feminisim, Robin, Scott McCloud, Sense-making, Spider-Man, Superdickery, Wonder Woman, X-Men

• 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

• Making Sense of Superhero Films

  The following is the bulk of the presentation I will be giving this Friday, October 11th, at the Midwest Popular Culture Association conference in St. Louis.  For all of you (which is the majority of the world) who cannot be there to hear the presentation, I give you what it is all about — my […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  October 7, 2013

  Film Studies, Superheroes

  cinematic entanglement, cognitive theory, critical engagement, David Bordwell, Elektra, Fantastic Four, Film, film spectators, film spectatorship, Films, Iron Man, Janet Staiger, Martin Barker, minutia reception, moment-by-moment, Roskilde University, Sense-making, Spider-Man, Superheroes, The Dark Knight, Virtual Worlds Research Group, X-Men