About a week ago, when I decided to write my free inquiry blog about superheroes (more details on the weeks to come later). I stumbled upon an interesting article titled Superheroes and villains: Who’s more violent might surprise you. If you have the time, I would recommend giving it a once-over and thinking about the research. As for my opinion on the article, I don’t believe many parents are letting their children watch Deadpool or Suicide Squad as those movies are geared towards adults and contain heavy violence and subject matter. However, I do believe it is important to think critically regarding what children should be able to watch. There are several superhero-related shows geared towards children with less violence.
Returning to my blog, I will be focusing my free inquiry on superheroes, more specifically, how superheroes have changed and reflected North American society over the 20th and 21st centuries. I chose this topic because of a documentary I watched with my sister a couple of years ago, called Superheroes Decoded produced by the History Channel.
Superheroes Decoded offers a definitive look at how marginalised, larger-than-life characters rose to the highest ranks of mainstream culture, dominating the box office and becoming part of the global zeitgeist.
This documentary completely changed how I viewed superheroes and comic books as a medium. However, there are still many people who believe that comics and superheroes are inherently childish. If you are one of those people, I would implore you to open your mind and continue to check in on my blog, as I hope to convince you otherwise.
Next week, I will be writing about the divide between Marvel and DC comics.
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