Diana’s Heroine’s Journey Continues in Wonder Woman 1984
The character of Wonder Woman has a long, and sometimes troubled, history in the pantheon of DC Comics superheroes. Across
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Hero’s Journey
Tricia Barr Talks Writing Star Wars With Who’s The Bossk Podcast
We’ll leave this ringing endorsement to speak for itself. Star Wars author shares her adventures writing Star Wars books, starting
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Rey Deserved Better: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 1
From its earliest incarnations, in the ideas generated by George Lucas and the blue sky imaginings of J.J. Abrams and
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Mastering Two Worlds: Concluding Rey’s Hero’s Journey in The Rise of Skywalker
We have previously analyzed in detail how The Force Awakensand The Last Jedi rely upon the Hero’s Journey framework in
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The Heroine’s Journey in Captain Marvel (2019 film)
The twenty-first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel (2019) was the first with a woman in the role
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Hyperspace Theories Episode 40: Rey the Grey…Jedi?
There’s much to discuss on this month’s episode of Hyperspace Theories. Tricia, B.J., and Kay begin with a quick look
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The Hero’s Journey for Han in SOLO
From the beginning Star Wars has drawn upon the Hero’s Journey as a foundational storytelling structure for its films, particularly
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Hyperspace Theories #37: Behind the Lines Of Star Wars Battlefront
In a Star Wars Battlefront II focused episode, Kay hosts a roundtable of gamers to break down the story mode.
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The Last Jedi and the Hero’s Journey – Part Four: Kylo Ren
In this series, we analyze the use of the Hero’s Journey framework in The Last Jedi to advance the story
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Leia At Risk Revisited: The Stakes After The Last Jedi
If Carrie Fisher had lived to see the conversations sparked by #MeToo and #TimesUp unfold across social media and public
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