What is an American Hero?

After watching The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, I started thinking about the focus of this class. The reason we are reading all these books and poems is so that we can be exposed to the different types of heroes. So I thought, if all these people we read about are heroes there must be a common definition. However, all these people are different in so many ways. After many hours of trying to figure out what can be the common demoninator, I realized that all these heroes overcome a certain obstacle; whether it be the country, another human being, or even oneself. Whatever the obstacle may be, these heroes struggle and eventually conquer their fears and enemies. Then again, with that definition, ANYONE can be hero. I can overcome my laziness and be a hero. Realizing that this definition is so broad,...

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Assorted DC Men

Now for some DC scans courtesy of Brooklyn. The following pics feature Batman, Superman,  Flash, Green Lantern & Secret Six related eye candy! Dick Grasyon in boxer briefs(!) and sporting a Bat scar in Batman #708. Oh dear, I hope that isn't permanent! Guy Gardner in cute boxers in Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #01 Bart Allen (Kid Flash) after his bath! From Teen Titans Vol. 3 #83. From Secret Six #23 (don't know who this dude is). And last but certainnly not least, this awesome page from The Best of The Amazing Heroes - Swimsuit Special #1 featuring Jimmy Olsen (and Cat Grant)....

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Assorted Marvel Men

Many thanks to Brooklyn, who shares with us the following scans featuring Spider-man, Fantastic Four & X-Men beefcake!This cute scene is from Amazing Spider-Man #657 in which buddies Spider-Man & Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch are horsing around and pulling pranks on each other. How adorable!Spidey taking off his costume in Peter Parker #1. Peter Parker looking hot (despite his injuries) in Sensational Spider-Man #33.The Humann Torch getting out of bed in New Avengers #48.And lastly,we have the recently handless Hellion & Magneto in the infirmary in X-Men: Second Coming #2. I hate that they made Julian a double amput...

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Posted in: Beefcake,Comics,Fantastic Four,Hellion,Human Torch,Magneto,Marvel,New X-Men: Academy X,Spider-Man,X-Men

Batman: Shirtless & Injured

These scans are from The New Batman Adventures episode called "Cult of the Cat", in which a shirtless and injured Batman chats it up with Commissioner Gordon after being mauled by a sabertooth tiger. I love it when Bats is shirtless but still keeps his cowl on. Special thanks to Johinsa for sharing these screen caps with us!...

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Brath: Bondage & Bath

More Brath scans courtesy of Terry! Our titular barbarian hunk is captured and is taken to the capital city. I love the bondage and the gratuitous bathing scenes but I'm not crazy about the new beard. Can't his captors shave him? He's still pretty hot though. These scans are from Brath #7-9.Brath in bondage!Brath in the bath!Brath in the are...

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Posted in: Beefcake,Bondage,Brath,Comics,Crossgen,Naked

Blackstar & Freedom Force's Hercules

Time for some vintage animated beefcake. Robert sent us pics featuring Blackstar and Hercules from Freedom Force.In the 1980's animated series, Blackstar, John Blackstar was an astronaut from the future who got sucked though black hole (shouldn't that have been a worm hole?) and got stranded on Sagar, a sword & sorcery type of planet.Freedom Force was a 1970's cartoon that featured blond hunk, Hercules, who was perpetually shirtle...

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Posted in: Always Shirtless,Animated,Beefcake,Blackstar,Hercules (Freedom Force)