Tag: Thor

• Making Sense of Superheroes: Awareness of superhero genre conventions around the world

  

  Report by CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Roskilde University (March 6, 2009) of the Quantitative Results (This paper was presented at the Danish scifi convention Fantasticon to discuss the nature of superheroes.) A series of quantitative and qualitative questions were asked of individuals around the world on: whether or not certain characteristics defined superheroes; creating their own […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  March 12, 2014

  Audience/Reception Studies, Comics Studies, Superheroes

  anime, Batman, Blade, Captain America, DC Comics, Globalization, Hellboy, Hercules, Iron Man, legends, manga, Marvel Comics, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Superman, Tarzan, The Hulk, The Incredibles, The X-Men, Thor, Wolverine, Wonder Woman

• 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