plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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The antihero’s origin story Mad magazine had its beginnings in 1947, when publisher Maxwell Gaines’ death in an upstate New York boating accident left his Educational Comics company to his 25-year-old son, William Gaines.
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
In a short clip from Thunderbolts*, which premieres May 2, 2025 in IMAX, elevator doors open to reveal the titular team of antiheroes, including Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2024
The journey to bring The Crow back to life has been as tortured as its immortal antihero.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
The movie follows the wisecracking, foul-mouthed antihero who proves that superhero movies can be for grown-ups too.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
In a short clip from Thunderbolts*, which premieres May 2, 2025 in IMAX, elevator doors open to reveal the titular team of antiheroes, including Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2024
The journey to bring The Crow back to life has been as tortured as its immortal antihero.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
The movie follows the wisecracking, foul-mouthed antihero who proves that superhero movies can be for grown-ups too.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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