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- noun Plural form of
antihero .
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Examples
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Shapiro notes, All the people I interviewed are sort of flawed antiheroes, which is the part that Theo the main character plays in the movie.
Wendy Strgar: Giving Monogamy A Chance Wendy Strgar 2011
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Shapiro notes, All the people I interviewed are sort of flawed antiheroes, which is the part that Theo the main character plays in the movie.
Wendy Strgar: Giving Monogamy A Chance Wendy Strgar 2011
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Shapiro notes, All the people I interviewed are sort of flawed antiheroes, which is the part that Theo the main character plays in the movie.
Wendy Strgar: Giving Monogamy A Chance Wendy Strgar 2011
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Shapiro notes, All the people I interviewed are sort of flawed antiheroes, which is the part that Theo the main character plays in the movie.
Wendy Strgar: Giving Monogamy A Chance Wendy Strgar 2011
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Collier welcomes passion projects with antiheroes and slow-burning stories that may not attract broad audiences.
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With the possible exceptions of horror and superhero comic books (which, though predating the field of "contemporary fantasy," are arguably as much a subset thereof as they are a subset of sci-fi), the fantasy genre seems to contain a greater proportion of antiheroes than any other.
March 2010 2010
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In this week's episode of the Writing Excuses podcast, Dan, Howard, and I talk about antiheroes.
WARBREAKER at GoodReads, B&N, and Romantic Times mistborn 2009
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They create nothing but dark and moody antiheroes living dark and moody lives in dark and moody science fiction and fantasy worlds, where ironic quips have taken the place of actual human qualities like self sacrifice, love, and hope.
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Justified is a rare treat, a show with subtle humor, humanity and flawed heroes and antiheroes that feel like real people.
Morgan Glennon: Justified Returns for a Third Season With Guns Blazing Morgan Glennon 2012
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This is the first time in UK film that the hoodie gang, practised in petty crime, rather than snazzy gangsterism or striking violence, has been treated like big canvas outlaw antiheroes.
SXSW 2011: Joe Cornish on aliens, hoodies and Attack the Block 2011
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