Superheroes

For my type of hero I chose to study superheroes. They all have many similar and different attributes and qualities that make them who they are. One thing that is a common characteristic among superheroes is that they are all mostly good looking, buff, and of the male sex. Another thing that they had in common was that they all had double lives. Peter Parker was Spiderman, Bruce Banner was The Incredible Hulk, Clark Kent was Superman, Bruce Wayne was Batman; they all had double lives. Many of the superheroes I researched also had a girlfriend or lady in their lives. The bad guy would always capture her, and the hero would end up rescuing her. Another trait I noticed is that many of the superheroes suffered losses, like Spiderman and Batman, and that is a part of the reason they became superheroes.

I found many different types of artifacts on superheroes. Pictures, videos, and websites were the ones I chose to examine. They all help break down superheroes and their many qualities.

This is a movie trailer for the movie Superman Returns that came out in 2006. I thought that this trailer helped explain the definition of hero pretty well. It showed that the hero is strong and determined. It also shows that superheros have people they care about, like family, friends, and lovers. I thought this was an important part because it helps show that heroes are real people too, that they have feelings and emotions just like everyone else.



This video is a mixture of many different comics with heroes in them from DC and Marvel comics. I thought that this was a good artifact because it shows a variety of different heroes and villains that have been written about and created. It shows a lot of the heroes in action working hard for what they believe is right. This is an important quality to have, especially as a role model and superhero. Having determination and never giving up is very admirable. I think that this shows they have to work hard for what they want too, just like normal people.

www.marvel.com

Marvel is a really huge comic book company. It has a great variety of superheroes that show the many different types. This was a really great artifact. The site if very well put together and has so much information on a lot of that more common superheroes. It also has lots of information on movies, TV, comics, toys, and video games. The best part of marvel.com was the character bios. There were 56 different categories for superheroes and important characters that influence and play major parts in their lives. This was a great part of this artifact because on the popular superheroes they have very specific and detailed pages about them. It gives their Real Name, Aliases, Identity, Occupation, Citizenship, Known Relatives, Education, Height, Weight, Eyes, Hair, Powers ,Abilities ,Weapons, and many different statistics and facts about them.



These pictures are really good action shots of the many superheroes in it. It shows them in action, and how there emotions are when they are saving the world. It shows that variety of different types of superheroes and some different powers that they have.


Conclusion.

Heroes can come in all different shapes and sizes. For superheroes, the size is mostly tall, ripped, and beastly. Heroes in all different ways help and protect people. From saving one life to the whole world, heroic acts can be very small and still make a difference to someone. Even though when some people think of heroes they think of superheroes, heroes can be anyone. You don't need a cape to save someone.