My first experience with Superheroes, in special with DC Superheroes, wasn’t with comics. I was between 2 and 3 years old, barely learning to read, when ‘Batman Returns’ arrive on theaters (and later on Home Video, when I watched every weekend with TMNT 2), and I was mesmerized. I was […]
January 2018. A New Year. Two months passed since “Justice League”, Warner Bros’ superhero team-up was released in theatres. The hectic production of the movie resulted in depriving Zack Snyder, (the director of the film) from major artistic freedom as the studio executives curbed his vision by hiring Joss Whedon […]
“To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That’s what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul – would you understand why that’s much harder?” – Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead It is beyond telling that one of the future […]
In summer 2013, we witnessed something magical. One year after the end of the amazing Dark Knight trilogy, we were brought to the reimagination of Superman by director Zack Snyder. I was younger then, and thought nothing of it. “I would rather watch Iron-Man 3” I probably said back then. […]
“This is what we know: The world has grown dark and while we have reason to fear we have the strength not to. There are heroes among us, to remind us that only from fear comes courage. That only from the darkness can we truly feel the light.” – Lois […]
With 2013’s Man Of Steel and 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, The DCEU has accumulated a huge fan base. The fans loved Zack Snyder’s visually compelling way of storytelling, intense action scenes, and heartfelt character moments. Since it was announced in 2014 that Zack Snyder would also direct […]
For me, the wait for Justice League after the amazing “Batman v Superman” had been a long and difficult one. From seeing the early Comic-Con “Sizzle Reel” to the final trailers I had been hyped up beyond any other movie I had been previously. Along with many of my Twitter […]
Disillusion: Disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be. 11/17/17. A terrible date for Superman, for the Justice League, for the DCEU but most of all, a terrible date for fans who waited months for their possible new favorite […]
by Patrick Dane Disclaimer: While there aren’t any real spoilers in here, some of the talk about the themes of the movie could be considered spoiler-y by the most sensitive. So, Batman vs Superman reaction has been all over the place since review embargo lifted. Initial fan screenings have been […]
By Andrew Dyce Summary: The world stands in an unfamiliar moment. For generations, the world has progressed one step at a time, moving from tired or outdated beliefs towards equality, inclusivity, and reparations – even if those reparations come only in the form of kind words or unspoken apologies. Regardless of […]
By Posted by J. Rosenfield Any artistic medium is to some degree in conversation with its audience. It evolves in reaction to the cultural climate in which it lives. Maybe that means embracing convention, or maybe that means rejecting it, or maybe that means something else entirely. Art does not […]
by David Ting ’17 In short, this movie is about two super-people who hate each other because they misunderstand each other. I urge viewers to look beyond the city ruins, the black sky that unleashes sheets of rain, and that abominable monster reborn from the corpse of Superman’s nemesis from Man […]
Superheroes have always represented the best of humanity. Compassion, selflessness, courage, determination and leadership. Superheroes resonate with human society because they represent the ideals we can all strive towards. As a Muslim American, coming from a family of immigrants, there is one superhero that resonates with me most of all, […]
Lois Lane doesn’t get enough credit. I don’t know how else to say it—the DCEU is a $3 billion (and counting) franchise with tons of iconic characters that have already been introduced and are the subject of analysis and discussion among fans and yet the one person I don’t see […]
To say I was obsessed with video games as a teenager would be an understatement. 2011 in particular was a really good year for me—Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire, Modern Warfare 3, Catherine…but my favorite one had to be Alice: Madness Returns. At the age of sixteen, I was quickly […]
by pulpklatura When Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was first released, it wasn’t just film critics that were crying for a foul and pestilent murder. The criers were also comprised of self-professed fans of the characters involved in the film. In particular, some Superman fans – perhaps still suffering a […]
by ARMOND WHITE Zack Snyder dares to infuse the comic-book genre with moral and political substance. Fanboys do not own the franchises of Batman and Superman movies, so director Zack Snyder went against the mob and dared to raise the genre to a level of adult sophistication in 2013’s Man […]
by Mark Hughes , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has sparked a great deal of debate among fans, critics, and audiences. The film broke records with its massive $420 million worldwide opening weekend, the largest ever for a superhero film and fourth-largest global opening of any sort of film in history. Some […]
By Grant LaFleche BATMAN V SUPERMAN: MYTHOLOGY AND THE SUPERHERO (PART 1) Posted on April 18, 2016 by Grant LaFleche in Comics, Movies, Pulp Nation // 0 Comments Author’s note: This is a three part look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, examining the themes and ideas of the […]
