plural antiheroes
: a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities
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Matt is built to withstand contrasting interpretations: The writer Frank Miller’s run of the Daredevil comics offered a dark and serious (and arguably definitive) interpretation of him, for instance, whereas Mark Waid’s, in the early 2010s, placed the antihero in a more lighthearted context.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Escape from New York (1981) There is perhaps no antihero in the history of cinema as intoxicating as Snake Plissken.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Pittsburgh's newest antihero is a petulant pickle reminding public transit riders to be a little more considerate of fellow commuters.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
First-time creator Abdullah Saeed, working with executive producers Jenni Konner (Girls) and showrunner Michelle Nader (2 Broke Girls), clearly adores the gangster canon of Coppola, Scorsese, and Tarantino, as well as gritty antihero TV like Breaking Bad.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Escape from New York (1981) There is perhaps no antihero in the history of cinema as intoxicating as Snake Plissken.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Pittsburgh's newest antihero is a petulant pickle reminding public transit riders to be a little more considerate of fellow commuters.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
First-time creator Abdullah Saeed, working with executive producers Jenni Konner (Girls) and showrunner Michelle Nader (2 Broke Girls), clearly adores the gangster canon of Coppola, Scorsese, and Tarantino, as well as gritty antihero TV like Breaking Bad.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Antihero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antihero. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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