The most awesome characteristic of a comic book is its sheer amount of imagination! There is a credible literary element and a vibrant visual element also, you cannot lack creativity and have a successful comic book. But are they becoming obsolete? There are countless movies today based on comic books, Batman, Superman, X-men, you name it there's been a movie in the past decade or so. This begs the question, are movie makers losing their creativity & stealing the work—via licensing agreement—or is this the way these characters are going to be introduced to the next generation?.
This is an intriguing thought as an entire archetype of people, the nerd-oaf who frequents the comic book store ran by the archetypical fat, long hair, bearded guy we see on the Simpsons has to merge or adapt.
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Yes. Yes they are.
ReplyDeleteHollywood is looking to the province of nerds (like myself) to make millions.
Jonah Hex is in productions right now, with Josh Brolin as the titular anti-hero cowboy.
I'm sure it will suck, but it's going to bring us Megan Fox dressed as an old-timey cabaret dancer.
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The marvels of modern technology.
I for one did not grow up on the comic books themselves, but I do enjoy the stories behind them, and in recent years have read a few. I hope that comic books are still created and circulated (they will never have that "collectors" feel again). I am also into a Trading card game known as Magic, and I enjoy that community when you walk into a comic book shop and share stories. I hope that scene is never lost.
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