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How the Flash Became Flush Man
Did that kid just call The Flash by another name? "Flush Man"? What's that all about? The sequence you see here is from the latest issue of The Flash from DC Comics. And yes, the kid called him Flush Man. It's a reference to the 1990s, when The Flash was indeed Flush Man ...in Argentina. Names in popular stories, including comic book superheroes, are often changed a bit when published in other languages, often to avoid embarrassing connotations. Common product names are changed, too. But that wasn't the case this time; it was a matter of the name already being used for a magazine. The Argentinian tabloid Flash threatened to sue the comic publishers if they published the comic book as The Flash.
Why are Superheroes So Often Orphans?
It's been a running discussion subject that classic Disney characters are so often orphans, or at least motherless, which enables a character who is often a child to face danger or go on adventures without supervision. But what about superheroes? They are also disproportionally orphans, or have been raised by adoptive parents. Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man come to mind, but there are plenty of others. A new exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London explores the reasons behind these superhero origin stories. In some ways, the same reasoning as the Disney movies apply- without parents, a superhero has no one to answer to for the risks they take. Yet Superman has Ma and Pa Kent, and Spider-Man was raised by his aunt and uncle. Some believe it has more to do with a superhero's deep yearning for justice after a traumatic separation, as if they feel the need to right the wrongs of the world. Or it could be just writers trying to make a backstory more interesting. Read about superheroes' complicated family stories and the exhibition about them at Smithsonian.#superhero #orphan
"Meet Viktor Hargreeves": Elliot Page's Character on The Umbrella Academy Came out as Transgender
The third season of The Umbrella Academy will be quite different for one character. Following actor Elliot Page coming out as transgender in 2020, his character Vanya Hargreeves will also undergo transition. Come season three, Vanya will henceforth become Viktor Hargreeves.The Juno star announced the change in social media by posting a first look of Viktor in the upcoming season of the Netflix hit superhero series. The news was immediately retweeted appreciatively by Netflix’s social accounts.The Umbrella Academy chronicles the lives of the Hargreeves siblings, a group of super powered individuals who literally battle time to stop apocalypses across different eras. The story is based off of a Dark Horse comic created by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way.#ElliotPage #TheUmbrellaAcademy #transgender #VanyaHargreeves #ViktorHargreeves #superhero #Netflix
Our First Look at Disney+'s Ms. Marvel
In a new TV series from Marvel Studios, we finally get a superhero who is Muslim. Yet considering we never get much insight into any superhero's religion, maybe it would be better to say we get out first superhero who descends from a Middle Eastern culture. Yet Ms. Marvel is still more than that. While much has been made of Spider-Man's youth, our Ms. Marvel hero Kamala Khan is the first superhero on screen who honestly comes across as a real teenager, with all the dreams and aspirations, fears, and frustrations that entails. Ms. Marvel is a six-episode miniseries, and will prepare audiences for Ms. Marvel's inclusion in the film The Marvels, set for 2023. Kamala Khan is actually the fourth Ms. Marvel in the comic books, after Carol Danvers, Sharon Ventura, and Karla Sofen. Get some background on how her Ms. Marvel came about in the comics. Ms. Marvel premiere June 8 on Disney+. #superhero #Marvel #KamalaKhan #MsMarvel
Illustrating Marvel Superheroes in Their Free Time
Comic book superheroes are larger than life. They are always saving the world, defeating supervillains, and mending rifts in the space-time continuum. At least that's what we see. Yeah, sometimes they fall in love and deal with family matters, but those are cinematic enough to make it into the movies. How about offscreen? Do these heroes ever take a bath, watch sports, or do something just for fun? Barcelona artist and photographer David Cubero gives us a glimpse into the everyday world of superheroes with his realistic customized action figures. We see them playing games, although you have to watch out for those with superpowers involving sight.
The Daily Life of Batman as Photographed by Sebastian Magnani
Even superheroes need a little time to unwind and relax around the house, in the daily life of Batman as Zurich-based photographer, visual artist and creative director Sebastian Magnani illustrates.
X-Men Princesses: Disney Princesses and Marvel's X-Men Mash Ups by Marcus The Visual
We are in love with these X-Men and Disney Princess mash up artwork drawn by illustrator and comic artist Marcus Williams (AKA Marcus the Visual).Back in September 2019, Williams wrote on Instagram, "I remember watching Frozen with my kids when it came out in theaters and saying to myself, 'so ... Elsa is pretty much an ice wielding mutant.'"And that gave him the seed of an idea. " Seeing as how Disney now owns the rights to the X-Men, it's only natural that some of the more "magically" adept Disney princesses would pull a crossover with the famed team of mutants...eventually," Williams added.Williams started releasing his mash-up artwork of Disney Princesses and X-Men characters, titled "X-Men Princesses," and we don't need to tell you that they are Marvel-ous (hah). Take a look below.#XMen #Disney #DisneyPrincesses #XMenPrincesses #MarcusWilliams #MarcusTheVisual #superhero #mashup
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