Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Uhmmm Superman????
As the saying goes, "you can't judge a book by it's cover." Well exhibit A not only espouses this principle: it marries it, impregnates it and dies a slow death in the Florida Keys with it.
This is the cover from All Star Superman #1. If you followed the link, you will see Grant Morrison, the writer's interpretation of the picture. He thinks Supes loos laid back. Nay, I say gay. Hence what prompted me to give him a friend.
*Sidenote* What homosexual stereotype won't the Queer Eye guys embody? Doing all the theater I do, I've known a lot of gay dudes. If you took them all and lumped them together and they somehow morphed into a mountain of super-homo, it would cower in the pink harshness of Carson's gayosity.
Back to point. I generally love Frank Quitely's illustrations. The realism he usually brings to his drawings is spot on. Some say he makes chachters look ugly. I say most of the world is pretty ugly, move on.
This picture though just doesn't do the quality writing inside this book justice. The All Star line unlike Marvel's ultimate line isn't about establishing a new ongoing continuity, but rather to bring together today's creative powerhouses and let them tell an isolated story in an established universe.
However, the similarity between the DC All Star line and the Marvel Ultimate line is that they are intended to entice new readers by shedding the baggage of 70 years worth of continuitry.
What kid would by this book based off of that picture?
Grant, Frank - you guys have never let me down. Please don't do so this time. You're telling a dam good story here, package it better so your talent can reach a new audience.
This is the cover from All Star Superman #1. If you followed the link, you will see Grant Morrison, the writer's interpretation of the picture. He thinks Supes loos laid back. Nay, I say gay. Hence what prompted me to give him a friend.
*Sidenote* What homosexual stereotype won't the Queer Eye guys embody? Doing all the theater I do, I've known a lot of gay dudes. If you took them all and lumped them together and they somehow morphed into a mountain of super-homo, it would cower in the pink harshness of Carson's gayosity.
Back to point. I generally love Frank Quitely's illustrations. The realism he usually brings to his drawings is spot on. Some say he makes chachters look ugly. I say most of the world is pretty ugly, move on.
This picture though just doesn't do the quality writing inside this book justice. The All Star line unlike Marvel's ultimate line isn't about establishing a new ongoing continuity, but rather to bring together today's creative powerhouses and let them tell an isolated story in an established universe.
However, the similarity between the DC All Star line and the Marvel Ultimate line is that they are intended to entice new readers by shedding the baggage of 70 years worth of continuitry.
What kid would by this book based off of that picture?
Grant, Frank - you guys have never let me down. Please don't do so this time. You're telling a dam good story here, package it better so your talent can reach a new audience.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
FogelMatrix
If anyone loved him this is what his avatar might look like
This is a creepy fucking fascination you two have with this...
An only child alone and wild, cabinet maker's son or not, should not be rereleased on this earth. Or wait, he's the son of the cabinet maker's son. So he's the son of the Leader of the Band.
And what were he and his ex-lover doing in the frozen foods section on Christmas Eve? If she's married to an architect, where the hell is he? It's Christmas Eve for fuck's sake, why did he send her out?
This is a creepy fucking fascination you two have with this...
An only child alone and wild, cabinet maker's son or not, should not be rereleased on this earth. Or wait, he's the son of the cabinet maker's son. So he's the son of the Leader of the Band.
And what were he and his ex-lover doing in the frozen foods section on Christmas Eve? If she's married to an architect, where the hell is he? It's Christmas Eve for fuck's sake, why did he send her out?
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
It's been too long...
I know it's been a while since I've added a seething rant, a bizarre observation, or an insane opinion. I could say that it is because I have been working too much. I could say that it is because I have been traveling a lot lately. I could say that I have been pressing my will and energy towards the goals of world peace, environmental harmony, and freedom for all mankind.
Or I could tell you that I've just been playing too much Star Wars: Galaxies.
Anyway, on to my latest bit of lunacy. I've been reading the Lord of the Rings lately. I have tried to read Tolkien before, and while I have great respect for the man, I find his books to be, well, a bit dry. I'm a member of the MTV generation. If it doesn't have flashing lights and bright colors, it's hard for us to keep focused. We're stimulus junkies. Why else do you think they treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Ritalin, which is the bastard cousin of crystal meth?
Back to the point. I have noticed that, unlike other fantasy novels I have read, most of the characters in Middle Earth do not speak like we do today. Everyone speaks in grandiose terms. Tolkien would write something like:
"There, amongst the deep fires of the Mountain, I hewed his fiery Helm, and smote the great beast. Thus, my great quest and long imprisonment were ended." *
On the other hand, a person nowadays would simply say:
"I stabbed the monster on the volcano and went home."
One of the things I noticed was that people always refer to others by referencing their fathers. "Frodo, son of Drogo," Aragorn, son of Arathorn," and so on. This is something that they only seem to do for men. There's never "Arwen, daughter of Elrond."
Well, I've decided that this is a practice that needs revival. So, from now on, it's "Tim, son of Kevin,” or "Alan, son of Lenny." Admittedly, it might be a bit awkward when talking to "Ted, son of that-bastard-who-walked-out-on-me-and-my-mom-when-I-was-four-and-shacked-up-with-a- cocktail-waitress-outside-of-Lake-Tahoe."
*This is not from Tolkien. I made it up to illustrate the point.
Or I could tell you that I've just been playing too much Star Wars: Galaxies.
Anyway, on to my latest bit of lunacy. I've been reading the Lord of the Rings lately. I have tried to read Tolkien before, and while I have great respect for the man, I find his books to be, well, a bit dry. I'm a member of the MTV generation. If it doesn't have flashing lights and bright colors, it's hard for us to keep focused. We're stimulus junkies. Why else do you think they treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Ritalin, which is the bastard cousin of crystal meth?
Back to the point. I have noticed that, unlike other fantasy novels I have read, most of the characters in Middle Earth do not speak like we do today. Everyone speaks in grandiose terms. Tolkien would write something like:
"There, amongst the deep fires of the Mountain, I hewed his fiery Helm, and smote the great beast. Thus, my great quest and long imprisonment were ended." *
On the other hand, a person nowadays would simply say:
"I stabbed the monster on the volcano and went home."
One of the things I noticed was that people always refer to others by referencing their fathers. "Frodo, son of Drogo," Aragorn, son of Arathorn," and so on. This is something that they only seem to do for men. There's never "Arwen, daughter of Elrond."
Well, I've decided that this is a practice that needs revival. So, from now on, it's "Tim, son of Kevin,” or "Alan, son of Lenny." Admittedly, it might be a bit awkward when talking to "Ted, son of that-bastard-who-walked-out-on-me-and-my-mom-when-I-was-four-and-shacked-up-with-a- cocktail-waitress-outside-of-Lake-Tahoe."
*This is not from Tolkien. I made it up to illustrate the point.
