A History of Comics, Fandoms and Gaming
Name: Prince Uxas Alias: Darkseid Profession: King of Apokolips Powers: Super strength, Omega Beams Equipment/Weapons: None First Appearance: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (Cameo) /Forever People #1 (Full Appearance) This month’s Villain Spotlight looks at one of the earliest introduced tyrannical rulers in superhero comic books, Darkseid. First designed by Jack Kirby, he appeared… Continue reading Villain Spotlight: Darkseid
This time around in the assessment of cultural and historical impacts on comics, we look at the impact of scientific experimentation, and the fears of this, on the early stories of everyone’s friendly neighbourhood hero, Spiderman. The origins of this classic Marvel hero are well known, the geeky Peter Parker obtains his powers after being… Continue reading Spiderman and Scientific Experimentation
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