Category Marvel
Steve Rogers in the Age of Donald Trump: On Cynicism, Fiction, and the Power of Fan-work
You know what first turned me on to Marvel? Steve Rogers. Otherwise known as Captain America. I was a casual fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, always enjoying the movies but never really going further, buying the movies but not merchandise, not diving into the fandom, not reading the comics. Then I saw Captain America: […]
An Open Letter to Anti-Feminists (Starring Some Thoughts on Marvel’s Agent Carter)
“What’s your name darling?” “Agent.” If you haven’t watched Marvel’s fabulous new woman led series “Agent Carter,” a spin-off of the Captain America films starring Peggy Carter, secret agent, soldier, spy, and kick-ass extraordinaire, then you won’t recognize those lines. But I’ll get to that in a moment. First, I have a bone to pick. […]
“You Only Like that Character Because he’s Hot” or Some Thoughts on the Invalidation of Women’s Voices
“You only like that character because the actor who plays him is hot.” Oh, how that set of words makes me burn with the fury of thousand pissed off volcanoes. Or something like that. Apply the comparison of your choice here. Metaphor, simile, whichever you like. The point is, these words make me upset, and […]
We Can All be Superheroes: A Look at Heroism, Politics, and Fixing the World We Live In
I’ve always been interested in politics and keeping track of history: after 9/11 I remember making a scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings about the events of time. It’s still sitting around my family’s house somewhere, and it kept track of the major news of the event itself, as well as the war following, for […]
Culture & Cardigans: Musings on Fiction, Politics, and Life in General. 