The Age of Fantasy: Competing Visions, Colliding Worlds
I now understand why the fantasy world imagined by Stan Lee offered a more compelling mythological lens than the world imagined by Tolkien did.

I now understand why the fantasy world imagined by Stan Lee offered a more compelling mythological lens than the world imagined by Tolkien did.

A hero’s journey certainly isn’t about less than family, but should be about more.

What is interesting is how swiftly fanboys turned from demanding everything darker and grittier in the not-terribly-distant days of ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Watchmen’ and even ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ to ridiculing dark’n’gritty right out of the gate.
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