Tag: Superhero
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April Recommendations (1 of 4): Sage’s Rain
There’s nothing quite as memorable, unique, and soothing as Sage’s voice–both his physical voice and his writing voice. Each video begins with the visuals and sound of pattering rain, immediately washing over my soul and preparing me for another one of Sage’s well-thought, quiet essays. As he says in his video “To Understand Rain,” his videos are […]
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Captain America: Flaws vs. Weaknesses
Note: Made a slight revision to this post after I watched the new Avengers: Endgame trailer and remembered just how bad Thanos is. My apologies for the slight mistake in information. This post will contain spoilers for The Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and […]
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Confession: I Don’t Look for Relatability – I Look for Emotional Sincerity
I have a confession: I don’t really care about a character being relatable. Let me rephrase that: I don’t need a character to be like me in order to connect with them. That may sound like a novel concept considering relatability is one of the “buzzwords” of fiction (as writer Matt Colville would call it)1, […]
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Why I Love Mob Psycho 100 – And You Might, Too
Mob Psycho 100, Bones 2016 “They came out at your request. These are my emotions.”1 He has powers beyond his control, powers no one else can understand. He’s one of the world’s few espers, able to bend reality using his psychic abilities. But he doesn’t care about that. All he wants is to earn the […]
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Type Casting: Katuski Bakugo
Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? It’s time to put the Enneagram back to the test, gauging characters’ personality types based on their core drives and greatest fears. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post […]