SUPERHERO DOSSIER

Name: Jackie MooreEDX Username: keriangelEmail: Jackie.Moore@cpschools.com

Aquaman

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It’s the end of the course and you can’t believe we only talked about a handful of comic book creations! We know that the comic book world has many more superheroes and villains than we could possibly fit in a six-week course. That’s why we want to give you a chance to create your own superhero dossier.

In this companion to The Rise of Superheroes & Their Impact on Pop Culture, we will lead you through the process of compiling a dossier of a character of your choice in the same style you saw in the course’s Superhero Biographies. You’ll give the character’s basic information (name, aliases, enemies, etc.) Next, you’ll share a signature quote from that character. You’ll explain the important social issues and historical events going on at the time of the character’s creation. (This is where all that research you’ve done over the course will kick in!) Finally, you’ll select a scene from one of your character’s comic books that explains who he or she is and why he or she is so important to the history of comics.

It’s up to you to select who you want to write about. Choose from any genre - comic book, graphic novels, manga - and any kind of character - superhero or villain. It’s up to you. It’s your turn to play professor and educate us!

Turn to the next slide for instructions to get started…

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dossier (noun): a group of papers containing detailed information about a person or group

WHO DID WE MISS ?

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Before you begin, you should name your dossier. We recommend the following format:

Lastname_Firstname_SuperheroDossier

If you haven’t done so, go back to Slide 1 and enter your name and email in the fields marked “Click to add text”. Simply click inside each field and begin typing.

Next, move forward to slide 5 to get started on your own Superhero Dossier. BE CREATIVE! Smithsonian wants to see your original ideas as well as a high quality of research. Include interesting and perhaps little known facts in the origin portion of your dossier. Think outside the box about the social issues and historical events that affected your subject. Was there something perhaps less obvious that was going on in the world at the time your subject was active?

Feel free to find images and information on the Internet. We’ve added a references page to the end of this notebook for you to list all of your sources. If you want to create an original image of your subject, you’re welcome to! Just note that the image is your creation.

Turn to the next page for some inspiration...

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INSTRUCTIONS

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The Shadow

Dick Tracy

Superman

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WEEK 1:

Batman

The Joker

Wonder Woman

Captain America

WEEK 2:

WEEK 4:

The Fantastic Four

Spider-Man

The Avengers

X-Men

Below is a list of the Superhero Biographies that were included in the course materials. Go back and read through them if you’re looking for a little inspiration while researching and writing your own Superhero Dossier. We’ve also included a few links to resources to help you find a character you might want to do some more in depth research on.

Turn to the next page to get started...

START YOUR RESEARCH HERE:

IGN Top Comic & Manga Characters

List of Marvel Characters

List of DC Characters

Top 50 Graphic Novels

DOSSIER INSPIRATION

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WEEK 1

First, give us the basic details of your character. We need to know his/her name, aliases, place of birth, mythological origins, physical description, strengths, weaknesses, enemies, sidekicks...We need it all to have a complete dossier on your character. Use this slide and the next to record your character’s vital statistics. Include an image so we know what your character looks like. Click on the image box and then go to Insert>Image.

EVERYONE HAS STATISTICS

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NAME: Arthur Curry, Orin

Original:Arthur was born to Tom and Atlanna (exiled Queen of Atlantis) Curry. Resided in Amnesty Bay, Maine

Modern Age: Orin was born to Queen Atlanna and the wizard Atlan in the Atlantean city of Poseidonis

Known Aliases: Orin, Arthur Curry, Swimmer, The King of the Seven Seas, The Dweller-in-the-Depths, The Aquatic Ace, The Marine Marvel, Terra Firma

Place of Birth/Origin: Atlantis

Mythological Inspiration: Poseidon

Physical Description: Male, 6’1”, 325 lbs (147 kg), Blond Hair, Blue Eyes

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VITAL STATISTICSPoseidon

Aquaman

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First, give us the basic details of your character. We need to know his/her name, place of birth, aliases, hair and eye color, physical description, profession, strengths, weaknesses, enemies...We need it all to have a complete dossier on your character. Use this slide and the next to record your character’s vital statistics. Include an image so we know what your character looks like. Click on the image box and then go to Insert>Image. Replace “Name of Superhero/Villain” with the name of the character you’re writing about.

EVERYONE HAS STATISTICS

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Strengths: Cold Resistance, Durability, Endurance, Enhanced Hearing, Enhanced Senses, Healing Factor, Hydrokinesis, Reflexes, Sonar, Super Speed, Super Strength, Telepathy, Underwater breathing, Night Vision, nearly Impenetrable Skin, Master Swimmer, Expert Combatant, Expert Tactician, Accomplished Diplomat

Weaknesses: Water Deprivation, he has to return to water after a period of time or he will weaken. Waterbearer Abuse (formerly), the overuse of the Waterbearer Hand for violent means causes the Thirst to attack the Secret Sea.

Enemies: Admiral Strom, Agent X-6, Amphitrite, Aquabeast, The Awesome Threesome, Big Jim Mason, Black Jack, Black Manta, Bres, Captain Demo, Captain Rader, Captain Skover, Charybdis, Count Vitto, Criminal Creature, aka the Creature King, Cutlass Charlie, Dagon, Deep Six, Demon Gate, Devilfish, Dr. Deering, Dr. Starbuck, Dr. Varn, Duke Flarer, Duko, the Eel, Electric Man, Prof. Enos Snark, the Fire Trolls, the Fisherman, the Gamesman, Gustave the Great, Hadley, Hagen, Harry Black, the Human Flying Fish, Iceberg Head, Jason Deeter, John Cook, Ka'arl, Karla, King Neptune, King Shark, Kirk, Kordax, Krutz, Lemur, Leron, Lord Wexel, Lukhan, the Malignant Amoeba, Marine Marauder I-II, the Maritorn, Master Sargasso, Merder, Merdo the Wizard, Mr. Neptune, Mongo, Morrel, Naeco, Narkran, Niccol, Nikkor, the Ocean Master, Oceanus, the Octopus Man, O.G.R.E. Agents, the Phantom Sea, Raider, Piscator, Pomoxis, Professor Jack Leach, Professor Polloy, Queequeg, Quirk, Qwsp, Ragnar Rhombus, the Scavenger, the Sea Demon, Seaquake, the Sea Thief, the Sea-Men, The Shark, "Shark" Wilson, Siren, Slud-Jak, Stavros Markos, Stellor, Sunburst, the Suvians, Taggert, Tamerkhan, Thanatos, Thesily, the Thirst, Tiamat, Tiros, T.N.T. Dillon, Tom Lariar, Toxin, Trino, the Un-Thing, V'lana, Wackyman, Weisbogg, Wylie, Xen, Yascom

Accomplices/Sidekicks: Aqualad (Garth) 1960 and Aqualad II (Jason Hyde) 2010, Aquagirl (Tula) 1967 and Aquagirl II (Lorena Marquez) 2004

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VITAL STATISTICS

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Everybody, whether superhero or villain, has that one quote that he or she is known for. What is your character known for saying? Write the quote below and then insert an image of the superhero or villain. Click on the image box and then go to Insert>Image. Replace “Name of Superhero/Villain” with the name of the character you’re writing about.

EVERYONE HAS A SAYING

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SIGNATURE QUOTE

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WEEK 1

What social issues did the subject of your dossier deal with? What events in history has the character lived through and fought against? How have those events changed the character? How has the character changed the world during these times? Add an image of the social issue below.

EVERYONE HAS AN IMPACT

“The ocean is not ours, and no matter how great our technology, we will

never master it as we have mastered land, but Aquaman has. Through this

lonely ocean wanderer, we can experience a world that we can never truly

command. In many ways, Aquaman was stronger than the Man of Steel and

darker than the Dark Knight. He knew loneliness that the orphan and the

alien exile never could.”

Aquaman has never hesitated to champion the oceans and its inhabitants. He

sees and lives the devastation caused by poachers, offshore drilling, and even

overfishing. Although his methods to stop some of the events may seem harsh

(such as throwing a polar bear at the poachers), his heart and his intentions

are of protection. Inevitably, man’s greed changes/ impacts Aquaman’s

relationships with some humans. He partners with the Justice League to

continue to protect both worlds. He was one of the original seven, which

included: Superman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and

Wonder Woman. He always has his environment and people coming first. He

may be the world’s most underrated superhero, but personally, I count him as

one of the best.

His resurrection begins again with Jason Momoa in Unite the Seven,

(although there are rumors he has dropped out of the movie.) There

is also a planned solo Aquaman movie in 2018.

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SOCIAL ISSUES/HISTORICAL EVENTS

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WEEK 1

What one scene epitomizes your character? This would be a scene that defines who your character is and shows what he or she is really made of. Describe the scene below (What’s going on in the scene? What have the characters been doing that has led to this moment?) and state why you chose this scene (Why is this the scene that best explains your character?) Then, if you can, add an image of the panels from the comic book where the scene takes place.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY OR TWO

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SIGNATURE SCENES

This is a signature scene because Arthur is discovered underwater by his father after having been missing for an hour. This was a pivotal event in discovering his heritage and abilities.

Atlantis can find a new King! Aquaman and Mera want a life outside of Atlantis and focus on helping humans. In 'The New 52‘, Aquaman must learn to deal with being taken seriously and adapt to a new life when sometimes he just wants to be left alone..

These two examples are just a few notable events in his life. Aquaman has more depth and adventures just waiting to be explored.

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Use this space to list the references where you found the information in your superhero biography. You can just copy and paste the URLs where you found the information.

REFERENCES

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http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Aquaman http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=13509 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Aquaman_(Arthur_Curry) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaman http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/20835/dc-comics-aquaman-takes-on-bp/  http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Aquaman http://img07.deviantart.net/5e05/i/2014/237/f/5/momoa_aquaman_by_rahzzah-d7wfkh1.jpg

http://www.dccomics.com/characters/aquaman http://www.comicvine.com/articles/four-biggest-ways-dcs-the-new-52-has-changed-aquam/1100-143645/

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/87/8788/ZXQT300Z/posters/justice-league-aquaman-swimming.jpg

http://ap2hyc.com/2013/08/the-justice-league-as-the-greek-gods/

http://www.cosmicteams.com/profiles/aquaman.html

http://www.comicvine.com/aquaman/4005-2357/

http://www.superherodb.com/aquaman/10-634/powers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comic_book_sidekicks

http://www.comictreadmill.com/CTMBlogarchives/2006Images/Aqualad1-thumb.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aquaman_enemies

https://dreager1.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/aquaman-posters_288x216.jpg

https://www.google.com/search?q=Aquaman's+sidekicks&biw=1901&bih=903&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDsQsARqFQoTCNvX0MO_gMgCFUGUHgodICwE7Q&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=aquaman&imgrc=DnFlKuu3xnRHmM%3A

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/11/27/the-greatest-aquaman-stories-ever-told/

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