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Movie Review: Ant-Man

I have a deviantART page, which I have a link to above. Sometimes I'll post reviews on deviantART. My dad and I saw Ant-Man , and I posted a review for the movie on there. You can check it out here . Here's a hint about the review: Ant-Man is awesome!

Karen Gordon - Chapter One

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Karen Gordon – Chapter 1 By Josh Ralls It was Sunday evening when Karen Gordon’s aunt, also Jack Miller’s mother, called. Mrs. Miller: “Hello, Hon!” Karen: “Hello, Aunt Sarah!” Mrs. Miller: “How are you doing?” Karen: “I’m doing great.” Mrs. Miller: “How’s your job at the museum?” Karen: “It’s great! I love history.” Karen and Mrs. Miller often call each other on the phone and chat. Karen’s father, George, is Mrs. Miller’s brother. The Millers and the Gordons are all very close. They get together for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year. Karen often calls Jack as well, or e-mails him or chats with him online. Mrs. Miller: “Did you know that Jack is working on his own comic book series?” Karen: “Oh yes! He said it was going to be a superhero team comic like Justice League of America or X-Men.” Jack is an artist who does work in comics. He has always been into art, and his family has been very supportive of his talent and his decision to become a graphic artist....

Comics Aren't Just for Kids Anymore

Here is a research paper I did for my English class this semester in college. It's about my favorite subject, comic books. My instructor graded it as my rough and final drafts and gave me a perfect score, which I'm really proud of. Josh Ralls Stephanie Peterson ENGL_02511I_20092 12 October 2009 Comics Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore When a lot of people think about comics, they think it’s just kid’s stuff. They think “Pow!”, “Biff!”, “Bam!”. But comics aren’t just for kids anymore. In fact as writer, editor, publisher and president of DC Comics Paul Levitz puts it, “Comics not only aren’t only for kids, they’re not mostly for kids today (“Comic Book Superheroes”)”. Comics have become more mature and sophisticated over the years, and there has been an increase in adult readers. Comics being for kids has gone from being a fact to being a stereotype. I remember an episode of the MTV reality series Room Raiders. The premise of the show is that one person goes through the apar...