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AP Marvel is a platform for progressive minds from marginalized communities to produce podcasts, essays, videos, and artwork about politics, social issues, and story themes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Marvel’s Avengers is an Uplifting Story Let Down by Gaming Conventions
Marvel’s Avengers is an Uplifting Story Let Down by Gaming Conventions
The Marvel’s Avengers game has a story of personal growth that doesn’t match with its progression systems.
David Shimomura
Sep 10, 2020
Black Panther is NOT the Messiah of the African Comic Book World
Black Panther is NOT the Messiah of the African Comic Book World
“What makes a comic book African?” Is it who made it? Is it where it’s made? Is it a combination of these things, or is it something deeper?
Bill Masuku
Apr 6, 2020
The Tragedy of Loki of Asgard Is the Unaddressed Trauma of Adoption
The Tragedy of Loki of Asgard Is the Unaddressed Trauma of Adoption
The real tragedy of Loki of Asgard in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is how his character arc perpetuates the “savior myth of adoption.”
Brandon A. Dorfman
Dec 30, 2019
Marvel Killed the Live-Action Kids Movie Genre
Marvel Killed the Live-Action Kids Movie Genre
As much as our friends and family influence who we become, so does the pop culture we take in.
Kendra Rae
Dec 20, 2019
Spider-Man Far From Home is Native Advertising for United Airlines
Spider-Man Far From Home is Native Advertising for United Airlines
The airline is tying its branding inexorably to Spider-Man, to the point where Far From Home is practically a two-hour United commercial.
Betsy Ladyzhets
Oct 1, 2019
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Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home Flaunts Marvel’s Foresight and Future (Spoiler-Free)
Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home Flaunts Marvel’s Foresight and Future (Spoiler-Free)
Izzy takes on the first post-Endgame MCU film, which is very much a Spidey movie, but still idner the shadow of Stark.
Izzy Sio
Jul 3, 2019
This Month in Indie: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
This Month in Indie: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
*This is the first installment in Sabrina’s new monthly editorial series geared towards making independent films more approachable for the…
Sabrina Clarke
Jun 21, 2019
Assignment Graded: Dark Phoenix
Assignment Graded: Dark Phoenix
(Editor’s Note: AP Marvel is trying a different review format! Enjoy the following from our co-editors Izzy Sio and Sabrina Clarke…
Izzy Sio
Jun 13, 2019
Avengers: Endgame is Self-Congratulatory Fanservice (Spoiler-Free Review)
Avengers: Endgame is Self-Congratulatory Fanservice (Spoiler-Free R...
Endgame is pure fanservice, which can be good or bad depending on your pre-existing opinion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Chris Compendio
Apr 26, 2019
The Gift That is The Gifted
The Gift That is The Gifted
I’m going to make a case for The Gifted, because I don’t think the show got a fair shake.
Thomas Rasmussen
Apr 24, 2019
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