MetaFilter posts tagged with superheros

Girls read comic books?

FunkyHelix — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:34:13 -0800

Girl-Wonder.org is a new site tackling the portrayal of women in comics, written in the same vein as Women in Refrigerators and sequential tart.

No capes

vhsiv — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:51:45 -0800

No capes , no monoguing, and no ex machina. Brad Bird's 'The Incredibles' notched the clichés of the superhero genre - if not all action/adventure movies - with a thick red marker. These lists have apparently been circulating since 1994. Why do (bad) writers persist in using these plot devices?

Spider-man 3 storyboards?

xmutex — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:31:42 -0800

Some potential storyboards for Spider-Man 3. Directory index of images or view one at random.

Someone's been watching too much Mystery Men, I think...

anastasiav — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:35:35 -0800

Angle Grinder Man Superhero or Vigilante?

talos — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 06:30:17 -0800

Teaching physics with superheroes...
...and comics in general. Comics are used to teach math, in "The Mathematical Cartoons of Larry Gonick". While this flash animation addresses the physics of everyday life. Interesting ways to present basic and sometimes not so basic [~400k jpg] topics in science.

WolfDaddy — Tue, 13 Aug 2002 14:36:44 -0800

As a lifelong DC Comics fan, I think I can truly state that Dr. Fate's fabulous blue and gold costume made me the gay man that I am today. Likewise, Element Lad's admitted shyness towards women (and pretty pink outfit) helped me identify with him as a gay teen. Until now, though, I didn't know where I could find others whose gayness was so closely intertwined with a love of comic books. The Gay League changed all that. Warning, some of the fan-submitted artwork, featuring generously overendowed (even by superhero standards) men and women is probably a little risque for work. We're here, we're queer, we love the Legion!