Heroes Never Rust
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Heroes Never Rust #91: Sentimentality
Heroes Never Rust #91 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Sentimentality Watchmen presents a bleak world. Superheroes are no the superheroes many people are familiar with. The world, or at least a great deal of the world, seems to hate the vigilantes. But, there is one real moment of, not happiness, but positivity. At the end of… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #90: Skip the Door
Heroes Never Rust #90 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: When Not to Show Watchmen, for the most part, is devoid of action. There are blips on the radar, but the comic is very much a bunch of talking heads. But the eighth issue is the most action packed. We get Rorschach taking on Big Figure and… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #88: Turning Exposition into Plot
Heroes Never Rust #88 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Turning Exposition into Plot At the end of the fifth issue, Rorschach was caught by the police and unmasked. The sixth issue of Watchmen deals with the fallout and gives Rorschach center stage. While the other characters kind of sit around, Rorschach is the active one. He… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #86: Watchmen: Non-Chronological Storytelling
Heroes Never Rust #86 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Non-Chronological Storytelling The fourth issue of Watchmen is a centerpiece for delving into Doctor Manhattan’s character. At the end of the third issue, he teleports to Mars. There, he builds a massive clock tower and, basically, reflects on his life. Reflect might not be the right word.… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #85: Watchmen & Sex
Heroes Never Rust #85 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Sex A great deal occurs in the third issue of Watchmen. Laurie and Dan get their taste for superheroics reinvigorated when they are jumped in an alley. Doctor Manhattan is confronted on television for allegedly giving cancer to people around him due to his super powers. He… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #80: Ridiculousness in Fiction
Heroes Never Rust #80 by Sean Ironman Ridiculousness in Fiction As the story speeds along in the second issue of Nemesis, the situations get more and more over the top. That’s not necessarily bad, unless you wanted a different type of story. In the last few decades in comics, there’s been a push toward realism… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #71: Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery
Heroes Never Rust #71 by Sean Ironman Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery In the first issue of Ms. Marvel, the Terrigen Mists were released and when Kamala Khan came into contact with the mists, she gained superpowers and transformed into Ms. Marvel, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed member of the Avengers. Kamala looked up to Ms.… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #70: The Next Great American Hero
Heroes Never Rust #70 by Sean Ironman The Next Great American Hero Many decades ago, comic book creators figured out certain characteristics a comic book superhero needs to attract an audience. No matter how much power a character has or how many successes they earn, a superhero is an outsider. Superman is popular, but Clark… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #67: The Power and Humility of Superman
Heroes Never Rust #67 by Sean Ironman The Power and Humility of Superman Issue two of Superman: For All Seasons covers the summer from Lois Lane’s point of view. It opens with Superman flying through Metropolis over Lois’s narration about Perry White, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Planet, telling her not to believe what she sees… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #66: Superman, A Man’s Son
Heroes Never Rust #66 by Sean Ironman Man of Steel: Superman, A Man’s Son One of the complaints that I hear about the superhero films made in the last few years is that they are origin stories. How many times must we get Spider-Man’s origin? Superman’s origin? I must admit that I have made the… Continue reading
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