Most of these ethics overviews are of individual characters. But for Marvel’s Fantastic Four (FF) franchise, it doesn’t make sense to consider them individually. They are more than just a team of superheroes – they are a family, and one whose inter-relationships precede the origin of their powers. I am …
X-Men Ethics – Characters (Mi-Z)
This is my second “snapshot” overview of the ethics of many of the key mutant characters in the X-Men stories. I have already expanded some of these into stand-alone posts, but this should serve as helpful background for some of my upcoming commentaries (especially the conclusion to the A.X.E.: Judgment …
X-Men Ethics – Characters (A-Ma)
I thought I would provide here a quick “snapshot” overview of the ethics of many of the key mutant characters in the X-Men stories. I have already expanded some of these into stand-alone posts – and may do more in the future – but this should serve as helpful background …
Thor Ethics
Ah, but what makes one worthy? The ethics of Marvel’s Thor are very much centered around this point – worthiness. What is it exactly, and who decides if you have it? Thor is a bit of a different character in the Marvel Universe of superheroes. He is not from Earth, …
The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man Ethics
This great story arc recently came to an end in the Amazing Spider-Man, Vol 6, series by Marvel comics. The main story line was written by Joe Kelly and Justina Ireland, with tie-in issues by Derek Landy and Christos Gage. The series deals very explicitly with the topic of death, …
The Vision ethics
The Vision is a reoccurring character with the Avengers in the Marvel Universe. He is an artificial being known as a “synthezoid” in the comics (a special type of android that that has synthetic humanoid body parts). He was married to the Scarlet Witch (a very significant character), and forms …
X-Men Ethics – Charles Xavier’s Redemption
I think Professor Ewing has summed up Charles Xavier (Professor X) … petty … darn … well. The normative ethics of this character has always harbored underlying issues, dating back to the creation of the X-Men. As I explained on my X-Men Ethics – Introduction page, the initial actions of …
X-Men Ethics – Professor X (Charles Xavier)
Thus speaks Charles Xavier’s oldest friend, Magneto, on his death bed. Like in my recent overview of Magneto’s ethics, I think Al Ewing‘s take on these two well-established characters is among the most thoughtful and well informed (from an ethics perspective) in the comics today. There is probably no character …
Official launch of Comic Philosophy
Welcome to my official launch post for comicphilosophy.com! I have been working for many months on preparing the look and feel of the site, and writing the background pages and initial character ethics posts. It has finally progressed to a stage where I’m willing to share it with the world, …