"Top 10 Best Superheroes Ever,"
2. Superman's Identity Crisis, mainstream newspaper article, copyright
3. "The Cape Escape." Morgan, Tara. Boise Weekly. Boise, Idaho. December 17-23, 2008. Volume 17, Issue 25, page 40, 1 page.
Comic Books and Heroism and Heroes
The first blog website I found, "Top 10 Best Superheroes Ever" had a detailed list of the most popular superheroes and why, what problems they face, what makes them human, their entire background story and why people find them to be so popular. Though it is a blog, a personal blog that someone made based off of popularity and movies of the particular superheroes, which movies were considered best as a result of quality, had a detailed outline of the superhero and why they are so called "supers," what people find so irresistible about them.
The mainstream newspaper article from the LA TImes contains an intimate history of Superman and why he symbolizes the ideal superhero and why he is so popular. It also contains a difference of why Superman is popular against superheroes like Batman or the X-Men. The article also states the ideals of heroism compared to today, perfect for my research on most popular superheroes and why, which is what this article does, mainly on Superman, the pinnacle of heroes and why compared to other heroes. It deals with popular culture, motion pictures, comic books and heroes and heroism. This is probably the best article for me to use for my research paper because it deals with my exact topic. This source compared to the first blog offers a detailed anaylsis of why SUperman is the best superhero compared to others, while the blog merely reiterates the most popular superhero movies and why, stating also along the way that these superheroes are popular, actually the blog mainly deals with the same thing as the mainstream article, just also includes the heavy affect of movies on popularity with superheroes into account.
The alternative news article I found, "The Cape Escape," deals with the recent rise of superhero movies and the rise in popularity fore them, telling the interest in what's driving the need for superheroes and movies. Also stated was, "they decided to take a closer look at not only how superheroes and secret identities help express human fantasy, but also how they help combat fear of the unknown." The article is not mainstream but makes a very good point parallel to my topic of popularity and the drive to superhero movies, characters and why they are so popular, why people go to see them and what they get from it, dealing with my topic exactly as to popularity that is not mainstream, which is good because it lets me research my topic from other people of my stature's standards, using photography, and art exhibits to support my exact topic through indirect sources such as photography and art, instead of a regular blog post or newspaper that carries a more direct approach then alternative newspapers, relying on up-to-date info, current events, who, what, when, where and why, opinion and editorial, in just one spot which is why alternative news sources make a good source, keeping all the info of a newspaper from indirect sources relevant to a topic while also carrying detailed info of blog-type information, plus editorials in one location instead of spread out, which is what newspapers usually align with their material.
Provide the titles and URLs for all 3 sources (full citations NOT necessary)
Briefly comment on the information found in each source, especially consider how each source differs
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