Let's get meta about the psychology of Aquaman fans for a sec. Why has there been no other Aquaman before this? Ok, there was an Arthur Curry in Smallville, ...

The film begins prior to the Weapon X experiment during World War II in a Japanese village. Wolverine saves a Japanese soldier from an honorable suicide and ...

"Who we are is not who we are born. We transform." On earth those discovered to be part Inhuman are hunted down by the humans. Scouts seek out these Inhuman ...

Superheroes are our modern mythology. The thing about mythology is that the story changes with time and with retelling, but there are core elements that alwa...

“Tony’s struggle with anxiety is poignant because it allows us to realize that he is, in fact, still human. To this end, it doesn’t matter to me if his panic...

Superman and Lex Luthor both face impending deaths. Superman has contracted some sort of Kryptonian cancer via sun radiation, and Lex has been sentenced the ...

Steve Rogers as Captain America literally embodies American, individualistic values and makes his decisions based on those values throughout the movie. Tony ...

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote about the stages of grief in her book On Death and Dying. She related these stages to grief over loss of a loved one, but these s...

The first Robin, Dick Grayson, grows up and becomes Nightwing. Batman, of course, needs a Robin. He finds his second Robin in Jason Todd, another orphan. Bat...

Domestic abuse or inter-partner violence (IVP) is an incredibly common yet overlooked issue. Unfortunately, relationships in which one partner violates the o...

In this rendition Peter Parker is a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. Previous renditions and the comics have always portrayed Peter as somewhat of a sci...

The comic series shows that Otto Octavius, “Doc Ock,” has previously transferred his consciousness to Peter Parker’s body, Peter’s to his. Peter, in Otto’s b...

Alive and well (?) Elektra fights a man in Cambodia, stabbing him fatally. Danny Rand pops up and fights Elektra, but she beats Danny enough to get away. Dan...

Tony wakes up and looks at himself in the mirror. Immediately, through Tony’s self-talk introduces us to his internal loathing. Read about my analysis of Ton...

Most superheroes typically have a certain value that they stand for. Superman’s is “truth, justice, and the American way.” The Green Lantern’s is willpower. ...

Since Batman: The Animated Series for which she was created, Harley Quinn has been a pretty popular character from the DC Universe, and is becoming even more...

Jean Grey - The Phoenix Jean supposedly died in the previous film but reemerges alive. After she is brought back to the X-Men mansion, Charles explains Jean’...

“Mr. President, what you were about to tell the world is true--this is a moment. A moment to repeat the mistakes of the past or work together for a better fu...

Magneto and Professor X Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto are both older mutant leaders fighting for mutant rights, in two vastly differe...