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Badfan v Superman 8: A Moral Cinematic Universe

Austin Gunderson ends our Badfan v Superman series with expectation for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” · Austin Gunderson

Badfan v Superman 7: A Hero’s Consequences

“Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman” may explore and re-sensitize fans to the seriousness of death and war. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan V Superman 6: Game Of Tones

Why do people complain about General Zod’s death in “Man of Steel” but not in “Superman II”? · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 5: You’ll Believe A Man Can Die

“Superman: The Movie” made fans believe a man could fly, but “Man of Steel” sought to ground our hero in a horrifying choice. · Austin Gunderson

Badfan v Superman 4: Able To Leap Expectations

Let’s not hold down the hero of Superman by insisting his stories only be fluffy and colorful. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 3: Challenging Cheap Optimism

“Man of Steel” avoids magical thinking and asks us to fly a mile in Superman’s red boots. · Austin Gunderson

Badfan v Superman 2: Super-Nostalgia Knockdown

E. Stephen Burnett challenges the objection of why “Man of Steel” isn’t like all those great classic Superman films. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 1: Dawn Of Rebuttal Justice

E. Stephen Burnett and Austin Gunderson begin a new series about what critics miss in “Man of Steel.” · E. Stephen Burnett

‘Daredevil’ Fights For True Heroism In Redemptive Darkness

The Netflix series is known for gritty realism, but is actually about a hero fighting for integrity and faith. · Timothy Stone

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’: Black Widow Bashing

Movie criticism from enraged fans and “social justice warriors” may re-prove that humans can’t truly enjoy even small gifts for very long. · E. Stephen Burnett

Villains: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Where do villains come from? What causes a person or a being to go down that dark path? And do they realize what they’ve become? · Morgan Busse

Exploring The Themes and Threads Of ‘Agent Carter’

From ForGloryandBeauty.org: The story themes and fashion threads of Marvel’s “Agent Carter” both inspire intentional beauty. · Lacy R. Burnett

Does The Universe Care About Your Love Life?

TV stories like “The Flash” and “Doctor Who” can’t help sentimentalizing love. · Adam Graham

‘There Are No Strings On Me’

Avengers: Age of Ultron’s tyrannical villain boasts of his own freedom. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and The Subversion Of Human Nature

Marvel’s thematic twist of its “optimistic” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” series proves humans don’t believe our own good press. · E. Stephen Burnett

Female Thor: Another Marvel Comics Gimmick

Do women really want to see all male heroes supplanted with women as the Doctor or even Thor? · Adam Graham

On CAPC: ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and The Subversion Of Human Nature

Given a chance to share its superhero world on the small screen, Marvel chose to subvert naïve optimism about human government and humanity itself. · E. Stephen Burnett

Looking Back, Looking Forward

John Otter lists his top ten speculative fiction-type things he enjoyed the previous year. · John Otte

Superheroes In The Psalms

“If you know just where to look / You can find them in the Book.” · E. Stephen Burnett

Fantastic Television

“Legend of Korra” is back and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” debuts tonight; will you watch? · E. Stephen Burnett
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