Miguel Lopez
Professor Dawahare
English 115
September 14, 2016
Exercise 2 I choose to compare the 2006-2007 Marvel Comics Crossover Civil War and the cinema adaption Captain America: Civil war. The comic book strip starts off with a group low class heroes known as the New Warriors who are televising a raid on a group of the villains that are on the FBI’s most wanted list for their tv series. The confrontation with the villains gets out of control and the New Warriors couldn’t contain it, then Nitro creates an explosion at Stamford elementary school that kills and injuries many civilians, mainly children. This creates an uproar as many see one of the New Warriors say “but think about the ratings” on the show. After the incident the government
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Whereas pro-registration heroes located and arrested superhero who wasn’t registered. However, the biggest victory came from the pro-registration side, when Iron Man convinced Spiderman to publicly reveal his identity, a secret that he worked hard to keep. The conflict only increased when Captain America led a group of anti-registration heroes known as the Secret Avengers into an ambush by pro-registration forces. However, in an attempt to have a peaceful conversation on the issue Captain America sucker punches Iron man and public brawl escalates between the two sides. During the battle, a clone of Thor arrives to the battlefield to aid in arresting the Secret Avengers but instead ends up killing Goliath. The Secret Avengers escape as the pro-registration heroes try to control the clone of Thor. It later revealed that Tony Stark and Reed Richards built a prison known as Project 42 in the Negative Zone, a different dimension ruled by insect monsters, to incarcerate the anti-registration heroes. As Spiderman learns of this plan and that Tony has been secretly analyzing his powers and develop ways to overcome them, he decided to switch sides and join Captain America. Meanwhile the Punisher stole the blue prints for Project …show more content…
Whereas, in the movie the Civil War between the superheroes begins because of Baron Zemo’s elaborate plan. Moreover, there isn’t a group of villains who side with Iron Man to defeat Captain America as seen in the comic. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the villains are nowhere to be seen or dead. As for Thor he was also nowhere to be seen in the movie, even though it was not actually Thor but a clone of Thor in the comic. He still played a big role in the comic book as he killed Goliath and made many superheroes question themselves if they were doing the right thing or fighting on the right side. Moreover, in the movie there was no death scene but rather replaced by War Machine being accidentally hit by a streak of lightning thrown by the Vision and leaves him partially
After the Battle of New York, a neighborhood called Hell's Kitchen was caught in a symphony of chaos. Real estate values have tanked and crime and deceit run rampant. Rising out of this hectic neighborhood is the law firm of Nelson and Murdock and the construction firm Union Allied Construction. The Netflix original series, Daredevil, explores the facades of both the hero and villain. The two businesses are headed by men of different backgrounds but similar ambition. The men are pushed into action by the circumstances of their current situation in the city. A blind lawyer Matt Murdock dons the mask of a vigilante, Daredevil, and Wilson Fisk becomes the villainous and brutal Kingpin of crime. While they are polar opposites in terms of morality, Fisk and Matthew Murdock's similarities bind their personas in Marvel's Daredevil.
There is no concrete evidence to support that claim; maybe it is that many civil wars are similar, or just that Marvel has a tendency to follow factual history in their stories, but 145 years between the historic and written events do not separate the two. After analyzing them thoroughly, they can actually be seen as very similar. The leaders of the factions in both wars share many common attributes, whether it be Abraham Lincoln and Captain America or Jefferson Davis and Tony Stark, and that is just the first way that these two grand incidents are related. The core topics that got each side warring were also very similar, and if the baselines are the same, the rest is bound to follow. Furthermore, the outcomes of the events were actually very similar after careful consideration. Every American History student knows about the American Civil War, and every comic nerd or Marvel fan is familiar with the iconic Civil War series, but the two apparently different topics share more in common than many realize. Conclusively, the American Civil War that took place from 1861-1865 and the Marvel Civil War that took place from 2006-2007 are all in all parallels of each other, whether it be in leading figures, driving issues, or dark
Stanley Martin Lieber, or as the nerd world calls him, Stan Lee, found national renown by building the Marvel Franchise into what it is today, a multi-million dollar company that publishes comic books, shoots movies, designs video games, and creates their own television shows.
Civil War During the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, over 620,000 accounted soldiers were killed. Known as the "the first modern war", historians generally agree that the reason for this was because this was a time of transition for the military. Armies and Navies were still using tactics where they would gather large forces of firepower to bear on the enemy. At the same time, weapons were being developed which were accurate and lethal well beyond any arms of the earlier conflicts.
Gallagher, Gary W. 2008. Causes won, lost, and forgotten: how Hollywood & popular art shape what we know about the Civil War. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Albert Gallatin Brown, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, speaking with regard to the several filibuster expeditions to Central America: "I want Cuba . . . I want Tamaulipas, Potosi, and one or two other Mexican States; and I want them all for the same reason -- for the planting and spreading of slavery." [Battle Cry of Freedom, p. 106.]
The book The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss is an in depth look at one of Roman history’s most legendary events, the gladiator revolt led by Spartacus. Spartacus has become a legend, creating a storyline that has inspired many movies and television shows, such as Stanley Kubrick’s epic Spartacus in 1960, starring the legendary Kirk Douglas. Spartacus has inspired a perfect mix of men over time with various backgrounds and beliefs, from Stalin and Marx, to Voltaire, and even to Ronald Reagan. How though, did Spartacus create a massive revolt of slaves that would create a massive problem for the mighty Rome? Strauss attempts to create a chronology of the Spartacus War using his vast knowledge of the Italian landscape, ancient documents, and archaeological evidence, as well as provide the reader with the historical reasons that might have created a perfect combination of causes to create the Spartacus legend.
The Civil War is widely believed to be the necessary evil our country had to go through in order to come to a common understanding and abolishment of slavery. Yet the slavery had existed in our lands since before our country was even established, so what made us examine it closer so as to see that its nullification was required? Between the years of 1850 to 1861, our country¡¯s eyes were turned toward slavery by the major reform movements in the north, the discrepancies that came with the westward expansion, and the dispute over what rights a state was truly granted.
In 1941, Stan Lee, the creator of the Marvel universe, released his firs comic book about the patriotic hero Captain America. This comic was released during World War 2 to give the Americans a sense of hope and to let people know that we’re not alone. Marvel does a good job with its comics because they want to show you that even when times get tough, as long as you have hope things will get better. A good example of this would be Spiderman. When his Uncle Ben died, his last words to Peter were, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” Spiderman goes on to
The first Greek alphabet alpha symbolizes the beginning of an event. Here, of course, we are talking about the beginning of the Civil War. Conventional history claims that the American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 at the bombing of Fort Sumter. Is it true? We CW buffs probably would not quite satisfy with this answer, and we know there were armed hostile incidents happening long before Ft. Sumter, and we shall examine them here.
Full Metal Jacket and Platoon are clearly two of the biggest movies ever made about the
Every child in the United States has heard or read the Marvel and DC comics books. If you have not then you have probably have heard of their characters like the famous star spangled hero, Captain America, or the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Both Marvel and DC has influenced the children and adults of American in its darkest times. The great wars affected many by its poisonous grasps, and its victims sought comfort with the antidote provided by the marvelous illustrators and writers of comic books. Now their cinematic counterparts are here to inspire the 21st century. The Marvel and DC cinematic universes have similar content, they both have unique characteristics that set them apart.
The United States Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, represented a time of major change around the world. This civil war that absorbed our nation during the mid 1860s not only fought for the rights of African Americans in the United States but for the rights and respects of African Americans around the globe. These times of fighting altered the lives of women living in a strongly patriarchal society by giving females a chance to live independently and successfully while their husbands were at war. American males came back from battle to find a stronger, liberated nation that was now influenced by voices in society that were muted just a few years before. No matter a person’s color, gender, background, race, or ethnicity, the United States Civil War affected every person around the globe.
World War II caused the most casualties, involved more nations, and cost more money than any other war in history. World War II remains one of the enigmatic events in United States history. The undeniable consequences of war results in countries roles to change, caused unnecessary racism throughout the country, and caused global fear.
The Golden Age of Comics was perhaps the greatest era in comic book history. Many people loved the comics during this time period because they were all stories about good triumphing over evil. Many of these stories reflected over historical events over the time period. “Pro-American characters were popular due to the time period occuring mostly during World War II.” (PBS)