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  • Who Captain America Really Is

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    When it comes the least-liked superheroes, it seems like a lot of people pinpoint Captain America. The common arguments are that he’s dull or too perfect… or that he represents a sort of chauvinist patriotism that’s off-putting. But Captain America might be the superhero I love the most, and the more I learn about him,…

  • Exploring Thor Comics: Walter Simonson’s Run (“Thor Visionaries”)

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    I didn’t grow up reading comics. I didn’t know much about superheroes. My biggest introduction to any superhero was in Sam Raimi’s Spiderman films, which came out when I was a teenager. His Spider-Man 2 is still one of my favorite superhero movies; I watch it all the time. Then came Christopher Nolan’s Batman series; Batman Begins…

  • “Batman: Dark Victory” — the first graphic novel I could not put down

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    This weekend I read my first Batman graphic novel, Dark Victory by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale. It’s the sequel to the popular Batman: The Long Halloween, which I should have read first… but I was impatient for a good Batman story involving Robin. Dark Victory definitely delivered on that front and impressed me even more than…