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Faking New York in ‘The Avengers’

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Dan Hassler-Forest

I used a few clips from last year’s superhero blockbuster The Avengers to illustrate the lecture I gave at the Capitalist Superheroes book launch last week, mostly because it has become the superhero film most commonly associated with ‘the Obama age,’ as well … Continue reading →

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Superhero Poster Designs

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Last summer was one of the biggest for superhero movies so far, but 2012 is primed to be dominated by the genre even more. Big, bad Batman trilogy-closer The Dark Knight Rises is of course the film that is anticipated most … Continue reading →

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“Who Am I? I’m Spider-Man… No, wait! I’m Batman!”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

The accompanying texts on cheap knock-off toys in superhero merchandising lines are often as hilarious as the liner notes on foreign bootleg DVDs. But this one (via BoingBoing) seems particularly bone-headed.

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Summer recess roundup

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Having recently struggled and -to some extent- succeeded in reviving my ever-floundering blog, even attracting far more traffic than ever before after writing a post with “nudity” and “Game of Thrones” in its title, it’s now time for a brief … Continue reading →

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Links roundup: Iron Man 2, Toy Story, and Vanilla Ice

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Having undergone the mirthless, witless, and generally worthless Iron Man 2 recently, I attempted to write short pieces on it a few times. But I found myself overwhelmed by the staggering pointlessness of the film, and moreover somewhat disinclined to … Continue reading →

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"There’s not many happy superheroes, are there?"

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Finally, an amusing superhero-related YouTube clip -this one from The Ricky Gervais Show– spurs me back to long-delayed blogging. My habit of posting every link of interest that I come across to Facebook and/or Twitter is meanwhile making me re-think … Continue reading →

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Picking up

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Dan Hassler-Forest

 Following a slow start to this ambitious project, the increasingly burdensome sense that I should start picking up new entries on this blog has conspired with the busyness of this semester to keep this project update-free for far too long. … Continue reading →

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