As a character, Spider-Man presents a unique challenge in trying to discern a consistent normative ethics theory – he is the most popular Marvel superhero character of all time. Why is that a problem? Because it means he has appeared in more stories – and been written by more authors …
Captain America Ethics
Welcome to my introduction to the ethics of Captain America – one of the longest-standing Marvel superheroes, and one commonly looked to as among its most moral. But what is that morality exactly? To start us off, I picked that recent quote from the most recent run of Captain America …
Clea Ethics
Welcome my overview page on Clea, from the Doctor Strange comic books. Jed MacKay has described her as “the greatest of all Doctor Strange characters”, and I can’t help but agree – in his hands. It didn’t begin that way. Clea has a long history in the Strange comics, and …
Doctor Strange Ethics
Doctor Strange was one of my favorite characters growing up. I was hooked from my second issue, and eagerly sought out back issues to learn more about the history of this fascinating character (editorial comment: this was before the internet). Here was a person of incredible power and responsibility, but …