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Friday, November 5, 2010

Comics Career Guide: What to Expect From a Career in the Arts - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Comics Alliance has posted a very humorous article regarding careers in the arts in Comic book continuity

A career is a tough thing to plan. A career in a world full of supervillains is even tougher. There are so many opportunities that can turn out to be traps, and seeming pitfalls that turn out to be saving moves. It's difficult to maneuver one's superheroic way to stable and comfortable employment.
Last time we discussed superhero day jobs, we focused on how to have a successful profession in the sciences without ending up as a half-human-half-wildebeest monster. This time we turn our attention to that most mercurial of all careers - the arts. Find out how to work the comic book universe to be an artist, and not someone just formerly known as an artist.

If you need a laugh I recommend reading this!

Comics Career Guide: What to Expect From a Career in the Arts - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Superheroes and Moral Values - Are Superheroes Bad Role Models? - Popular Mechanics

I appreciate Mariano for pointing out this article. The thing about it is I agree that sometimes true characterization and morals are underplayed and the violence and fun highlighted. I mean make no mistake that when it came to the Iron Man movies the idea was to make it fun to be Anthony Stark. In the comics, especially the earlier ones, his heart condition was a major part of the story and it served as his "Achilles heel" - adding a sense of drama and vulnerability to the character. I think the version of Iron Man in the movies works in our culture today because people do want to watch over-the-top power characters who do what they want and play by their own rules. I think that is why Wolverine is so popular. Batman also taps into this vein. I think what makes these characters heroic is that they have a code and standard that they stick by. For example, Batman does not kill. Although Wolverine kills, he has a nobility and a standard that guides what he will and will not do. I think the article is correct about how the Spider-Man, Incredibles, Fantastic Four, Superman, and Batman come across. You do get a view of moral values that we should aspire to live out ourselves. I think all great stories - mythological and real - share that trait. That is why we remember them. I would add the following movies to their list of moral lessons.

1. X-Men - Protect others with the gifts you have even if they will not appreciate you for it

2. Wolverine - Be the best there is at what you do

3. Black Panther - Don't start fights...but you finish them. Carefully plan and be strategic.

4. Blade- "There are worse things than Vampires out there tonight."

"Like what?"

"Like me."

Attitude truly is everything.

5. Phantom - You are part of a tradition - what you have received you should pass on .

6. Captain America - "Surrender? Do you think this 'A' on my forehead stands for 'France'?!!!

Never give up

Superheroes and Moral Values - Are Superheroes Bad Role Models? - Popular Mechanics

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Why We Need Minority Heroes in Superhero Comics - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

I Read this great article on Comics Alliance and it summarizes my viewpoint almost perfectly. I've got to share some quotes from it.

Here's the thing: I love this stuff, and I want to share it with everybody. I realize tastes aren't universal, but when really good stories are held back from finding a mass, multicultural audience by the whitebread nature of the protagonists, it's depressing. You can't just change race of major icons, sure, but the world around them should still reflect the world we live in, because otherwise it's alienating. I don't want to read, and enjoy, comics that alienate other people for unnecessary reasons -- it's depressing, and it kills my enjoyment, too.

I don't want to read comics about superheroes -- or about the future -- or even about an imaginary, heroic alternate fantasy world where that's the case, particularly since it goes against everything I find so appealing about the genre. It's not that I need my heroes to be perfect. I just want the world they live in, and the people they are, to represent the reality outside my window, and the reality I've experienced throughout my life.

Why We Need Minority Heroes in Superhero Comics - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews