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Film Review: James Gunn’s Superman

Mitchell Plitnick Mondoweiss
James Gunn’s new Superman movie, which draws an analogy between Israel and the villainous country of Boravia, demonstrates how Israel's idealized image in American culture has been shattered by the widespread acknowledgment of Palestinian oppression.

Friday Nite Videos | September 9, 2022

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The Boys: Season 3

The Boys learn of a mysterious anti-Supe weapon, and it sends them crashing into The Seven, starting a war, and chasing the legend of the first Superhero: Soldier Boy.

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Comic Books as Propaganda

Hank Kennedy New Politics
The author is strongest when he deals with the government’s direct attempts to influence public opinion through comics either through the Writers’ War Board (WWB) of World War II or the creation of propaganda comics during the early Cold War.

Lev Gleason: Crime Comics’ Communist Czar

Hank Kennedy Cosmonaut Magazine
In 'Daredevil Battles Hitler!' the comic hero's politics were on display. Hank Kennedy recounts the life and work of U.S. left-wing comics publisher Levrett Stone Gleason.
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