Re: A. Lee Martinez on the new Superman short

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Johne Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just watched this on Netflix streaming. The title piece was by far the
> best. (Interestingly, Jerry McConnell played the voice of Captain Marvel,
> and knocked it out of the park. Also, James Garner voiced the wizard
> Shazam.) The remaining shorts were so/so at best, but the title piece was
> well worth the time to track down.

Hmm... I'll have to watch it somehow.  I just downloaded All Star
Superman.... I really think I should sign up for a Blu Ray/DVD by mail
service (& probably netflix.ca too) -- keep me honest ;)

>> Superman comics.  And I don’t need to hear Superman call anyone “Bitch” as
>> in, “I’m from Krypton, bitch!”  Something he hasn’t said yet, to the best of
>> my knowledge, but probably will soon.

I'm pretty sure Batman used language like this in Frank Millar's All
Star version a few years ago... IIRC reviewers didn't appreciate it.

>>  Stories are generally
>> only good if they end.  Without a resolution, any story is just a series of
>> events, one right after the other, that don’t add up to much.  That’s fine
>> if you’re trying to be “literary” (or as I like to call it, “boring”), but
>> I’m not sure superhero comics should ever strive to be “literary”.

I half agree.  I like some stories/movies that are just a segment of
time and don't necessarily resolve fully, but I do agree there's too
much of that.  That's why I like the British way of telivision,
shorter series with plot arcs and ending.  Lost is a good example
(that I didn't watch); it didn't pick up steam again until they set an
end date.  I do think comics could benifit from more complete (&
shorter) story arcs with less cross-overs.  One of the things that
drove me away from collecting comics was all the cross overs.

 I know
>> Watchmen created a whole generation of fans who salivate over the notion
>> that comic book superheroes can be sophisticated and intelligent, but if
>> that means stripping superheroes of the “hero” part of the title, you can
>> count me out.

Watchmen at least had a good end point.

Jeremy

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