Professor X and Magneto: Praying for Those who Persecute us
Magneto is one of the most complicated and nuanced villains in Marvel’s entire cast of comic characters. The horrific pain and trauma he endured fractured his psyche and transformed him […]
Thor: From Unworthy to Bringing the Thunder
Thor might be one of the most powerful beings in the entire MCU, but the events of Avengers: Infinity War left him with a burden that even all his super […]
Captain America: The “Man Out of Time” or Made for Such a Time as This?
Before Captain America assembled the entire MCU to battle Thanos, he was the “man out of time”. A relic from a forgotten era, Steve felt out of place in the […]
Bruce Banner’s Journey from “Rage Monster” to “Smart Hulk”: Dealing With Anger
The seemingly mild-mannered Bruce Banner was hiding a secret, but it’s not the obvious one that you would think. Sure, he turns into an enormous green rage monster in the […]
Marvel’s “Watcher”: The Difference Between an Observer and a Savior
While there are many beings of significant power and capabilities in the Marvel multiverse, there isn’t anyone quite like “The Watcher”, a being who exists outside of the story and […]
Bucky Barnes: From “Winter Soldier” to Avenger
While every Marvel character has a complicated backstory of some kind, Bucky Barnes is in a league of his own. Sure, Iron Man was a selfish, greedy war profiteer and […]
The X-Men’s Ororo Munroe: Finding the Purpose in our “Storm”
Ororo Munroe, better known as “Storm”, knows a little something about the interesting dual nature of the winds and the rain… while these elements certainly possess the capacity to be […]
Professor X: Leading the X-Men With the Heart of a Servant
It isn’t easy being Professor X… as arguably the most powerful telepath in comic history, Charles Xavier has the innermost thoughts of every being within his immediate vicinity bombarding his […]
Jean Grey and the Battle With the “Dark Phoenix” Within
Jean Grey has a bit of a complicated problem… when she is in full control of herself, she is an incredibly powerful and beneficial member of the X-Men, but the […]
Marvel’s Hawkeye: Gifts that are Matched to our Calling
Of all the people who make up the Avengers in the MCU, Hawkeye is the one who seems most out of place. He wasn’t given superpowers by exposure to gamma […]
Finding God in Video Games 