Guardians of the Galaxy and Social Media
So, how big is going to be “Guardians of the Galaxy” earnings pie? Like “Thor the Dark World”? Estimates talked about a pie…
Breaking taboo in Japan
First of all: what is a taboo? A taboo refers to a social norm from a certain community, culture or sub-culture, that is…
Iwojima x Marvel’s Infinity: popular culture subconscious triggers
Images compel us far more than discourses. Even similar images can trigger our subconscious mind. In it we can find more than just…
Marvel wades in: the new Thor is a woman
In 1999 comics writer Gail Simone posted a list called “Women in Refrigerators,” in which she numbered female lead and supporting characters who…
Focal vocabulary related to Loki’s Army fan fiction
AU: (acronym) alternative universe Archive: (noun) a website that publishes fan fiction stories from many different authors. Beta/beta reader: (noun, compound noun) an…
Focal vocabulary related to hipsters in Barcelona
Focal vocabulary related to hipsters in Barcelona, and hipster-wannabe. Chonindie: (compound noun, mix of Spanish and English) choni (Spanish) + indie (English). “Chonis”…
Hipsters, hipsters everywhere
Two days ago I went to the local comic book store to simply hang out. Since they never have what I want, and…
The Test
On Thursday I wrote about the need of having a female superhero portrayed correctly on the big screen. I did not talk about…
We need a Female Superhero
Where are the heroines with superpowers? Where is the female superhero? How is she portrayed in comics? How do you think she will…
The hugging machine
Do you like hugs? I am an incredible hug addict (but only from people that I know and I like). However, my Vulcan…
Stereotyping in Comics & Movies
In comics everything is reduced to two-dimensional images. Thus the use of stereotypes is a way to transmit information quickly to the reader….
Sheldon and Leonard
I have recently started to watch the Big Bang Theory. Though a friend of mine introduced me to it years ago, I simply…
