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Alan Moore’s Watchmen is among the most profound and subversive works of literature in the 20th century. Published under DC Comics from 1986 to 1987, Watchmen is a scathing critique of the superhero genre, morality, and politics. The comic follows an original cast of “heroes” set in an alternate 1985 when the world is on…

As I sat watching the movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day, I could not help but feel the spirit of Stan Lee, who created the character with artist Steve Ditko. Not because he is the creator of Spider-Man, but because the storytelling was closer to his style, and the ethos of the original Spider-Man.