Superheroes Are Humans, Too [OpEd]

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Hollywood movies ignore the humanity of the men underneath the masks. Their internal struggles are as important as their superpowers.

The Dark Knight Returns

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See Batman in a whole new light: the darkest of knights comes to home video on September 25.

“Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is an anarchist taking advantage of the popular rage.”

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These are comments by Nas Who and Mike L on the post “The Dark Knight Rises Is a Pro-Fascist Movie”.

Why Disney Characters and Superheroes Are Usually Orphans

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Marc Oromaner explores why our childhood heroes had to lose their parents before achieving glory, and why we must do the same as grown men.