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Articles tagged "stan lee" The Iconographies FeatureThe Death of Captain Americaby shathley Q[9.Jun.09] :. "The Iconographies" is a series of weekly features focusing on iconic moments, creators, characters or publications in the ongoing 'biography' of graphic literature. This edition looks at the 2007 death of Marvel superhero, Captain America.  Graphically SpeakingThe Death of Captain Americaby shathley Q[7.Jun.09] :. "Out of time", Captain America summons to mind two classic icons of the American popular imagination.  TV ReviewStarz Inside: Comic Books Unboundby Todd R. Ramlow[10.Jun.08] :. Comic Books Unbound offers only cursory consideration of the media conglomeration that has made comic-film box office domination possible. NewsStan Lee having fun with cameo appearancesby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][8.Aug.07] :. Not every superhero fulfills his or her destiny in early adulthood. Even Stan Lee, whose first comic books were published when he was still in his teens, waited decades to become a famous...  TV ReviewWho Wants to be a Superhero?by Michael Abernethy[3.Aug.06] :. Being mere mortals, contestants are not expected to leap tall buildings, stop bullets, or outrace locomotives. Instead, they are tested on the human qualities of heroism: compassion, intelligence, attentiveness, and selflessness.  TV ReviewSpider-Manby Robert Rue[4.Aug.03] :. In Spider-Man's New York, adults are corrupt and irrational, as likely to thwart good deeds as to aid them. X-Men: Evolutionby John G. NettlesThe teen X-Men interact in that magical place, high school, and get to drive cars and look fashionably funky (mandatory skater cuts for the guys and thumb rings for the girls) and do all those other things a kid would do in a parent-free environment. |
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