Tag: Thor

Thor, Worthiness, and Mark D. White!

Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White appears on the Seize The Moment podcast to discuss Thor, worthiness and philosophy! “On episode 127, we welcome philosopher Mark White to discuss the philosophy of Thor; how his hammer was used to distinguish and judge worthiness; the similarities and differences […]

A Philosopher reads Thor!

Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White has a new book coming out and this one is about Thor! Both of them! The book “covers the seven years of Thor comics written by Jason Aaron in collaboration with magnificent artists such as Esad Ribić and Russell Dauterman, starting […]

“The Marvel-Industrial Complex”

In “The Marvel-Industrial Complex” James Rocchi has some thoughts about Disney’s Marvel movies–and some things to say in response to the responses to his essay. “In the ’80s, Spiderman told me that with great power comes great responsibility; Marvel Studios, via Disney, has money and power both, and […]