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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…
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Surprising Ways That Heroes Improve Our Lives
Nck, wykoon and Marriam1 are walking through the aisles together. They hear two guys talking so they stop to listen. ‘Heroes produce a recently identified emotion called “elevation” Recent research suggests that heroes and heroic action may evoke a unique emotional response which Jonathan Haidt at NYU has called elevation.…
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Characteristics of True Heroes
wykoon and Marriam1 continue to walk down the aisle. When they get to the DC booth wykoon suggests to Marriam1 that they should stop and wait for Nck to catch up to them. Marriam1’s phone rings and as she is saying hello she sees Catwoman standing behind wykoon. Her mouth drops wide open, and she drops her phone. She is…
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More characteristics of true heroes
Nck catches up with them and then Tiffi shows up. They continue to listen to the spokesperson. ‘True Heroes Are Self-sacrificing A true hero is willing to pay a personal price so that others may benefit. A true hero doesn’t merely do things from which everyone benefits. A true hero is self-sacrificing. True Heroes Are…
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The real-life superhero project
Meanwhile, Nix66, Elsa, teresawallace44 and Jenny pass by some vending machines. They get their snacks and sit down to rest. Elsa overheard someone talking about a real-life superhero project, so she decides to do a Google search to learn more about it. ‘Do you recognize a superhero when you look one in the face? Do you…
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Who Are Your Heroes?
While waiting for everyone to meet, Elsa checks her phone messages and then does a Google search to see if there is anything that relates psychology with superheroes. Aha! There it is…….. ‘Can psychology study good and evil? Adam West shares his concerns about role models. I’ve asked many people this question. Some name…
