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Let’s go to a superhero convention!
As children, we grew up admiring superheroes like Batman, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, and The Powerpuff Girls. We were captivated by their superpowers, unique personalities, and fictional worlds in which they lived in. As adults, superheroes still have the ability to bring out the kid that exists within us all. One day Tiffi…
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Let’s go to the convention!
“Hi Elsa, what’s up?” asks Tiffi. “Hey, have you ever heard of a comic con convention? I just saw a video of a New York comic con convention from 2019. This convention was all about the superheroes that we’ve seen on TV or comic book stories about superheroes.” Elsa has heard about these conventions but never attended…
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What to bring to Comic-Con
‘The Convention Center is a hectic place during Comic-Con. It’s a whole lot of bodies, booths, and events to navigate through and it’s not for the weak. If zombies are your jam, then you are probably well versed in apocalyptic survival gear. If not, here is what to bring to Comic-Con in your backpack: Refillable water…
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Tiffi and Jenny are excited
Before reading any other articles, Tiffi has to make some phone calls to see who else might be interested in joining her. She knows that Jenny already has her superhero outfit because both of them helped Kimmy in What’s that green stuff? and Kimmy and the bears. “Hi Jenny, how are you doing?” asks Tiffi. “Sorry that I…
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Things to do at a convention
Over in the King community, wykoon bumps into Nck. She tells him about the superhero convention and asks if he’d like to join them. “Of course, I’d love to go!” exclaims Nck. “Just get me the date, time and where to meet.” Back in Tiffi’s house, she continues to search on Google to get more information about the…
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Meet Stan Lee who worked at Marvel comics!
‘What is a superhero? What is a supervillain? What are the traits that define and separate these two? What cultural contexts do we find them in? And why we need them? Editors Robin S. Rosenberg, PhD and Peter Coogan, PhD collected a series of essays examining these questions from both major comic book writers and editors,…
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More comments from Stan Lee
‘The problem with telling superhero stories is that it naturally follows that you need a supervillain. You need a foe who can make the story interesting, someone who’s at least as powerful as—and hopefully even more powerful than—the hero, because that makes the story fun. The viewer or the reader has to think to himself…
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Why Superheroes are important for society
Now Tiffi is really getting excited. She calls Jenny to let her know that it’s a definite and she will get back to her with a time and place to meet on Saturday. She goes back to her googling and finds another good article. ‘Superhero adventures are a huge part of the pop culture. Someone could say that the first…
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Today is the day!
We all know how quickly time flies in the Candy Kingdom so it’s now early Saturday morning and it’s time for all of them to meet up outside the convention hall. Elsa is the first one to arrive and she sees Miss_Dani standing on top of the roof. “What are you doing up there?” questions Elsa. “Please meet me in the…
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Four Life Lessons We Can Learn from Superman
siti_payung, DieOmimi, PrettyBubbles and Tiffi walk over to one of the booths and listen to the man speaking. ‘For many, Superman is one embodiment of heroism. He’s like the modern answer to Hercules, Theseus or Gilgamesh. He’s a mythic archetype, and a pop culture phenomenon whose insignia is known across the globe. He’s…
