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Post by The Curmudgeon on May 17, 2008 13:39:41 GMT 2
I thought you Dwellers would get a kick out of reading this; how comic book movies have directly influenced the comics themselves, for better or worse. It's a bit of a long read, but they do raise some good points. io9.com/389370/how-superhero-movies-are-making-comic-books-betterI'll let you read it before I talk about it. Enjoy! |
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Post by trashcanman on May 18, 2008 9:54:04 GMT 2
I agree. The more cinematic feel of comics has worked to better pace the stories and let you really vibe with the characters better. I really dug the "Astonishing X-Men" panel they used as an example there. Joss Whedon's comic timing could never be captured on the old-school style. I got a big laugh after seeing Peter and Kitty (who dated way back in the day) come downstairs after their first-ever "session" together to see Wolvie sitting down having a beer for breakfast. Logan (he of the supersenses) turns an eye towards Pete, then towards Kitty, then looks back at his beer muttering "bout time". I read the original Venom/Spidey arc a while back and was shocked by just how rapidly the plot moved. No time to smell the roses gogogogogogogoGO. You remember there being more to it, but not at all; a few panels for each event and then onward. I actually prefer the new style. Good find.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on May 18, 2008 14:09:31 GMT 2
Yeah, I've noticed a rise in "cinema" feel to comics, but it was a few years back in a fairly old Spider-Man story that it first came to my attention. In fact, it was around the time that picture of Spidey in the rain (a FANTASTIC, gripping story arc when Spidey pretty much goes insane). It's a page with no dialogue, and Peter just standing over M.J . He can't bring himself to look at her and its really quite moving.
As for the "villains are now part of the heroes life" bit. I dunno about that, but surely it makes for a better story if the villain plays a part in the heroes real life at one point too? Although, in Spider-Man's case, it began to get a bit stupid. His friends turned into villains. His girlfriend turned into the Black Cat (or did that happen the other way round? Can't remember.) His teacher turned into the Jackal. His friends dad turned into the Green Goblin. Even when he became a teacher, one of his pupils turned into a villain. I know its a small world but jeez..
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Post by trashcanman on May 18, 2008 22:59:49 GMT 2
...his professional rival, his boss's son..... Black Cat was a villain before they were involved, though. I'm still waiting for Aunt May to turn supervillain. By the way, I noticed that article seems to have spoiled the conclusion of the "One More Day" storyline for you.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on May 18, 2008 23:43:41 GMT 2
No, I deliberatly skimmed over some of it because I had a feeling it might do that. You know that way you can sort of "look away" when you see certain words? My self-spoiler warning taught me how to do that.
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Post by trashcanman on May 19, 2008 11:31:43 GMT 2
Wow, I'd like a spoiler-spider-sense as well.
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