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When Wyatt Russell was cast as the new Captain America, it wasn’t without caveats. For one, he’s not
really Captain America, depending on who in
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier you ask. That role was held by Steve Rogers and Steve Rogers only, and anyone donning the shield is just a pretender. Secondly, how Russell’s character John Walker even got the shield is a bit dubious, since Sam Wilson gave it to the Smithsonian in the first episode, only to have it re-emerge a couple of weeks later in Walker’s hands. Third, Steve Rogers became Captain America through a series of painful looking injections and exposure to vita-rays. John Walker is a decorated veteran, but isn’t as far as we know a super soldier. Or is he?
s, the first prime-time TV series to prominently feature DC’s world-famous Man Of Steel since
Smallville leapt or, rather, stepped onto the small screen back in 2001. It’s lucky timing, considering network resistance to superheroes and their superpowers has softened considerably over the years,
Expectations have been high for
Superman & Lois, and not just because it’s “the new Superman show.” Though it’s meant to provide a much-needed burst of energy from a network franchise that has already put its flagship series to bed (
Arrow, mercifully) and is about to begin the process of saying goodbye to one of its most beloved shows (
It’s hard to beat Superman in a fight. And not just a physical one, but a moral one too. As Lois points out when Clark fails to show up to support her at a town vote on whether Morgan Edge should take over the Smallville mine, Clark always has the most valid of reasons for his absences. When he misses an event, it’s because he’s literally off saving lives. Logically, it’s hard to begrudge that. But, emotionally, it’s hard not to be made to feel small when your everyday human problems are always pushed to the bottom of the priority list.
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With more than a decade of hindsight, we can now clearly see how ridiculous mid- to late-2000s fashion really was. At the time, it was both acceptable and even kind of cool to wear big belts, military patrol caps, and layers upon layers of tank tops, t-shirts, and vests. Now, we look back at the ’00s with the same mixture of embarrassment and fascination that inevitably follows after a trend has died, marveling over the era’s pop culture artifacts like archaeologists examining curiosities from a recently vanished civilization.
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A new video from comedian Kylie Brakeman documents the spirit of this kind of cringe-nostalgia through the character of “the wardrobe person for Nickelodeon And Disney Channel” circa 2007.
Illustration: Russell Dauterman/Marvel
Beyond the functional, protective aspects of a superhero’s costume, the outfits they wear are often extravagant reflections of their personalities, power sets, and most iconic plotlines from classic comics. While the X-Men have all been updating their looks lately as part of Marvel’s
Dawn of X, the world’s most famous mutants are all about to switch things up again for a special occasion.
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As per the dress code for the Hellfire Club’s upcoming soiree that will be featured in Planet-Sized X-Men,
from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Pepe Larraz, the X-Men will all be sporting a collection of high fashion ensembles designed by