Kirberger,+Dominique

WEEK 1:
After the lecture of the History of Comics, Part 1, explain what was the most interesting fact that was learned and how would you use this fact to show that comics have a vital role in society.

The most interesting thing is the use of death in comic books, as many superheroes have died such as Superman and Captain America have died numerous times to mark important dates in history, such as when America thought that Russia was going to totally own us. These show that comics have a vital role in society because they for example superman's death, made the public all outraged and buy up all the superman stuff they could get their hands on which showed that comic books were an integral part of their lives. Society has changed to welcome comics to get news across, and hidden jabs at the government. Without comic books, there would be no way for artists and writers to get together to spread veiled concern about the country's welfare, or open mockery of certain social issues. The fact that a hero's death gets such high response is that superman was an icon, and well, to the people, they couldn't just kill icons. Killing off superman was a good business move because everybody was frantic to get issues before their beloved icon disappeared into the grave.

WEEK 3:
Week 3 Assignment: This week you have been introduced to Superman, Batman, and Captain America, the forefathers of comics. In this RR #3, you will explain in 8-12 sentences how one of the forefathers of comics has influenced other comic book characters that you have read. Choose 1 of the 3 from above and explain the influence they have had on your favorite comic character.

Batman has influenced my favorite comic character because it is one of the villains invented for him. Batman influenced the creation of the Riddler because Batman needed another villain- one who was truly messed up and could bring out the worst in Batman. The Joker does most of this, and the Riddler is mostly just a little known villain, but in some comics the Riddler helps out Batman instead. The Riddler and Batman are largely known throughout the comic, first he fights batman and then helps him, and then stabs him in the back- its a cycle until he finally gets killed. Batman was a good basis for most of the villains in the comic book region, like Scarecrow was made to get inside Batman's head which inspired Dr.Faust for Captain America. Joker himself was the total nemesis for Batman, Batman's ultimate enemy. The Joker was pretty crazy, a total psychopath, and that drove Batman to fight him at every turn. Batman has inspired many villains in the DC universe, ones to fight him and make him miserable.

WEEK 6:
Week 6: This week you have been introduced to the //Anger Management// characters of comics: Wolverine, Hulk, and the Punisher. In this week's RR, explain which character would be considered to have the most anger management issues in their comic series.

I believe the hulk has the most anger management issues out of all three of the Anger Management series. I mean, poor Bruce Banner gets ticked off like most humans do, only he transforms into a gigantic green monster incapable of showing mercy. The hulk is consumed by anger, and only gets stronger when more angry. When wolverine gets angry, he can go beat up a villain and be fine, he doesn't turn into a monster unwillingly. The punisher is mostly the same. He doesn't turn into a giant green monster either. Yeah they're angry, but they have control, which the hulk is not able to have. The hulk can level a city and not blink twice, but the punisher and wolverine might think otherwise.