Published Jan 15th 2007
By Matt Knight
Spider-Man has remained popular for more than 40 years and as new generations discover comics and associated media, producers of Spider-Man related properties find themselves having to cater for disparate age groups. This paper considers how Spider-Man has remained popular for so long and what impact 40 years of being one of the best known superheroes has had upon the character.
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Published Oct 2nd 2005
Superheroes are often used as symbols, by the artist and writer, for either the way they feel about a situation, or of their country and the direction it is going in. Thus, superheroes can be our guide to how certain people, living in countries such as the USA , the U. K. and Australia , felt and/or feel about emerging social issues and what should be done about them. They can also be used as a kind of social clock, allowing us to view change and alterations in opinion. Writer Rod Marsden explains…
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Published Dec 4th 2003
A childhood accident stole his sight, but, incredibly, it endowed young Matt Murdock with radar vision and heightened senses. Armed only with his athletic prowess, billy club, and indomitable courage, Matt battles justice as a crimson-clad gladiator! …Still don’t understand how a blind lawyer can battle crime, let alone have no fear? Don’t know the good guys from the bad guys? Don’t want to wade through at least 400 back issues just to understand it all? …Then don’t worry, this site will boil it all down and explain it piece by piece.
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