Captain Marvel & Female Superheroes

Unboxing Story

English - March 11, 2019 08:16 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Gender-bent homages and femme fatales have fallen. From the rubble, Marvel re-envisioned classic characters to better represent their readers. Captain Marvel is the latest adaptation, and the perfect Rosetta Stone to decipher what makes a female hero tick. Melissa and Jon review the film, discuss common tropes, and define #comicsgate. They also discuss the difference between harassment and critique, and how publishing and politics intersect.