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- noun Plural form of
anti-hero .
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Examples
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But when The Infected display previously unrevealed powers, will the two anti-heroes be able to triumph?
Top Cow Sneak Peek: The Darkness/Pitt #3 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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And for a long while, SF has been filtering a very negative world view and channeling anti-heroes to an increasingly exclusive degree.
MIND MELD: Why is Genre Fiction Bleak and What Can Be Done About It? 2009
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That's a general rule for anti-heroes -- not that I consider my protagonist, Ray Lilly, an anti-hero.
Archive 2010-01-01 2010
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"Taxi Driver" It was of course the perfect Bernard Herrmann film because he was the finest at creating musical character portraits of alienated anti-heroes.
Unsung Composer's Cinematic Feats Bruce Bennett 2011
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Both Carlos and Zuckerberg are young anti-heroes who remain ciphers.
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That's a general rule for anti-heroes -- not that I consider my protagonist, Ray Lilly, an anti-hero.
Sci Fi Bookshelf interview: Harry Connolly on Child of Fire 2010
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Famke is neither more nor less "horrible" (or desperate or confused) than most picaresque anti-heroes, but surely one of the problems Catherynne M. Valente has with her is that she's an anti-heroine, a woman taking on the role traditionally associated with misfits and outcasts, one that inherently calls for a certain amount of guile and disregard for moral niceties.
Narrative Strategies 2009
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Superheroes tended to become very dark and edgy anti-heroes.
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As for anti-heroes, Wolverine, the Punisher, etc. still fit Peter Coogan's definition.
[GUEST POST] Gabriel McKee on Mark Millar's Kick-Ass...and Why it Stinks 2010
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Both Carlos and Zuckerberg are young anti-heroes who remain ciphers.
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