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An icon and staple in the Marvel Universe today, Elektra had troubled beginnings and many trials and tribulations to follow. But they shaped and molded her into the character we know and love today.
Created in 1973, Blade began as a supporting character, but over the years gained a cult following and studio support that spawned three movies, video games and a television series.
While many people still love their monthly comic books, there's something to be said for this age of graphic novels.
For years, a batman vs superman film has been in the works, but after many missteps and the continuation of other projects its future is uncertain.
Comic books have been around for a long, long time. Many decades have we read the adventures of heroes in tights, monsters, wizards, courageous cowboys and anthropomorphic beings in the from of a miniature magazine.
Wonder Woman comics have always carried the theme of strong, independent women. This may be attributed to Elizabeth Holloway Marston, wife of the character's creator William Moulton Marston (who also created the polygraph).
Look at an artist like David Mack who pushes the medium of comic books into another level with his use of paints and materials to create abstract beauty while still maintaining the comic form.
The X-Men are and have always been a diverse group of characters from various backgrounds with a wide variety of unique powers and abilities. The very first core group, for example, consisted of a rich kid, an orphan, an intelligent athlete, a girl and a young boy.
Born Erik Lensherr, the villain known as Magneto has been a thorn in the side of the X-Men since the formation of the team. He controls the power of magnetism, meaning he can manipulate any metallic metal even in its smallest form.
That first issue of Batman also introduced The Joker and Catwoman, two of the most, if not the most prolific villains in Batman's rogues gallery. Now with his new edict of less violence, and with a stable of baddies to call his own, Batman was tearing up the charts.
