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Issue 48: The Hero’s Journey

June 2017

Is Dorothy Our Hero?

Peter Piatkowski·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
Because she was a kid, and a girl, and because she cried a lot, people easily dismissed the idea of Dorothy Gale: Hero. But that kind of viewing is short-sighted. Read More

Shadow Play: Logan’s Deep, Dark, Mythic Heart

Victoria Large·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
He still rages, still kills, but his time is running short, and his conscience is bothering him. This story is about an old warrior facing himself. Read More
Labyrinth (1986) | art by Brianna Ashby

The Babe With the Power

Katherine Webb·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
Labyrinth reminds us that even the girls that aren’t destined for some heroic calling can and will fight like hell if the need arises. Read More

The Dawn of Cinema, Again

Martyn Wendell Jones·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
On watching The Recall in Barco Escape, a new continuous three-screen format. Read More

The Four Things I Want To Say About Wonder Woman

Fran Hoepfner·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
Diana is a remarkable heroine, not just within the realm of comic book movie heroines, but for female protagonists in general. Read More

Of Meat & Mediums: On Raw and Personal Shopper

Kelsey Ford·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
In each film, by the end, you feel you know the character’s fears, their monstrous wants and needs—and the ways they fight the snowballing desire within. Read More

The Starling Moment

Claudia Quint·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
Our first indication that Clarice Starling is a hero: she’s always the one rescuing Hannibal. Read More

The Passion of Superman (1978)

Bob Schofield·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
The dynamic between power, compassion, and restraint is what makes Superman the most relevant hero to our times. Read More

Divinity on the Upper East Side: Heroic Transformation in The Fisher King

Andrew Root·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
The Fisher King is a wonderful blending of the realistic and the fantastic, a reminder that the mythic need not be inaccessible, and that the hero need not slay a dragon. Read More

‘Lost’ On The Path: John Locke and the Weaponization of The Hero’s Journey

MMorse·
Issue 48: The Hero's Journey
Lost gives its audience an interpretation of the Hero’s Journey that goes beyond the sort of mythopoetic checklist we’ve become accustomed to. Read More

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