The Thunderbolts Put Up a Fight for Teamwork
What Thunderbolts communicates about teamwork taps into one of the greatest social science mysteries of contemporary history: the nature of individual-group relation.
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The Top 20 Punk Protest Songs for July 4th
As punk music history verifies, American citizenry are not all shiny, happy people. These 20 songs reflect the other side of patriotism -- free speech brandished by the brave and uncouth.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Satisfies on Every Level
Big budget action filmmaking doesn't get much better than the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Endgame.
Marvel’s Avengers #1 Defends Old School Avenging
Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor return to their Avenging roots, but not without doubts.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is a Huge Payoff for Marvel Fans
CGI monsters, shiny rocks, population control, the entire Marvel cast -- this superhero film has it all.
Redemptions and New Roles in ‘Scarlet Witch #1’
Wanda Maximoff enters a bold (and overdue) new era.
Winning (and Losing) the West: ‘Red Wolf #1’
The Old West gives Marvel a new hero and a fresh shot of diversity.
Moonlighting Diversity With ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1’
We learn to love Lunella Lafayette.
Deconstructing the Avengers: Bad Robot! Language Co-Opted
Like Joss Whedon himself, Ultron refuses to play fair: The bad robot in this film does not stand for the “shit” at all.
Deconstructing the Avengers: Language Transcended … Almost
Black Widow’s reputation for cajolery, subterfuge, coaxing, and subtle persuasion endow her with a silver tongue that almost transcends Hulk’s chaos and unbridled, unreasoning emotion.
Deconstructing the Avengers: Good and Bad Language
From the very outset Age of Ultron was weighed down by a lot of artistic, cultural, and commercial expectations: You don't take care of this particular problem by adding more weight.
Vulnerable Invincibility in ‘Invincible Iron Man #1’
Forging a more balanced Tony Stark.