The recently completed five-issue limited series Battleworld (2025-26) by Christos N. Gage and Marcus To was a great read. It is not an exaggeration to say Gage has an encyclopedic knowledge of Marvel comics characters and history – which he puts to great use in this series. To use his …
The Power Fantasy Ethics – Introduction
As I explained on my About Me post, I saw the superhero comics of my youth as explicit moral philosophy primers. Much of the conflict, to my eyes, was between the various heroes, or internal to a given hero – as they debated the “right” or “best” course of action. …
Fantastic Four Ethics
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 – 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 …
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 …