tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post5200665326469295825..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: "Dying is pointless." (and Rule #5)Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-45216846199917096712007-03-23T08:10:00.000-05:002007-03-23T08:10:00.000-05:00It's like Chekhov (at the risk of sounding snobby)...It's like Chekhov (at the risk of sounding snobby): don't put a gun in the hallway unless you're going to use it. <BR/><BR/>Very entertaining! And interesting. And funny. I mean fun.Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-90722354760877573192007-03-23T07:09:00.000-05:002007-03-23T07:09:00.000-05:00Woo hoo!"Agents of Catalyst" or whatever. I lasted...Woo hoo!<BR/>"Agents of Catalyst" or whatever. <BR/>I lasted 7 issues!<BR/>As least I didn't have to <BR/>draw the "Giant Gorilla" issue.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tim HamiltonTim Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243269509551205402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-47248525178246423382007-03-20T04:35:00.000-05:002007-03-20T04:35:00.000-05:00mikel midnight: Not saying you have a blinkered PO...mikel midnight: Not saying you have a blinkered POV or anything but I think superhero stories can be both for adults and children, just like any other genres of fiction (ok, except for erotica).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-60500312462182630512007-03-20T01:33:00.000-05:002007-03-20T01:33:00.000-05:00Which reminds me, do you think the death of Captai...Which reminds me, do you think the death of Captain America as metaphor for the end of the American dream under Bush is more or less viable than the Persian's in <I>300</I> as representative for Iran-US relations?Andrew Hawthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041600780524955205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-83495243847495337242007-03-20T01:30:00.000-05:002007-03-20T01:30:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, I read all that the first time and just...I'm sorry, I read all that the first time and just came away with a powerful desire to play Mario Kart. <BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Scott McCloud recently did a talk at the bookstore I work in, and mentioned to me after that we held the distinction of being the only place he'd been to since the event itself that hadn't asked him about Captain America.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think it's already been mentioned in some issue that he's not actually dead, but in critical condition somewhere. They aren't even going through the trouble of bringing him back, because they aren't going to bother with the killing. <BR/><BR/>Sorry this post was profoundly superficial, but then I guess so is the death of Captain America.Andrew Hawthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041600780524955205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-76436090109315622252007-03-19T12:05:00.000-05:002007-03-19T12:05:00.000-05:00to john c: I have an abiding love for superhero c...to john c: I have an abiding love for superhero comics ... provided they are presented as stories for children. The point of dealing with 'adult' themes in a story about a guy who dresses like a rodent in order to fight a clown, is completely beyond me.<BR/><BR/>to hemlockman: in the early 70's, the fanzine RBCC ran a terrific story entitled 'Massacre of the Innocents,' in which a gun-toating man with a grudge shot and killed a Kirbyesque Captain America, a Sprangesque Batman & Robin, and just about everyone else who wasn't bulletproof. It was quite cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-81646654113033006012007-03-19T09:46:00.000-05:002007-03-19T09:46:00.000-05:00When I heard about the "death" of Capt. America (I...When I heard about the "death" of Capt. America (I haven't read a suphero comic in many years), and how he died (sniper fire), all I could envision was The Red Skull slapping his crimson forehead and saying:<BR/><BR/>"WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT??!!"James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-41516222314517949482007-03-19T09:24:00.000-05:002007-03-19T09:24:00.000-05:00You hit upon one of my principle disaffections wit...You hit upon one of my principle disaffections with mainstream comics (where "mainstream" means, er......Men In Tights): the persistence of a world without consequences. Does anyone really believe that Captain America will stay dead? Won't be cloned, respawned via time-fluke or parallel universe or plain old magic? Even twenty years down the line? Men In Tights comics are like the alcoholic who tells you that, yes, they've given up for good this time, this is a world with consequences that they're dealing with. Then they come reeling home drunk and spew all over the carpet. <BR/><BR/>A comparison with some other fiction:<BR/><BR/>I've been reading my way very slowly through the works of Cormac McCarthy recently, currently ploughing through the thousand pages of his Border Trilogy. The second book, The Crossing, is very long and comparatively uneventful as it details the journey of two brothers crossing the border into Mexico. Uneventful......until one of the characters gets shot, a moment of profound resonance that's haunted me for days. Cormac's world is ours: no one comes back from the dead which is what makes moments like this all the more affecting.<BR/><BR/>Re: Baudrillard and his "nothing is real". Much as I love the French and their devious philosophisings, those statements always make me think of the Zen parable where a novice monk says something similar to his Master. Whereupon the Master punches the monk in the nose and asks, "What hurts?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-90899976997462656822007-03-19T04:29:00.000-05:002007-03-19T04:29:00.000-05:00Anon,Dawn of the Dead?i couldn't sit through a Zom...Anon,<BR/>Dawn of the Dead?<BR/>i couldn't sit through a Zombie movie to save my life. I just happen to have three teenagers who watch all that stuff and I see it as i walk past to get a cup of tea or coffee.<BR/><BR/>Christopher,<BR/>"Shame in liking comics?" you misunderstand me. I DON"T like them. <BR/><BR/>but whatever you like... that's okay. I don't tell you what to watch or read.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth, Damien,<BR/>good to hear from you.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-73542621521210145672007-03-19T02:21:00.000-05:002007-03-19T02:21:00.000-05:00Er, how come Dawn of the Dead-type horror is okay,...Er, how come Dawn of the Dead-type horror is okay, but Baldo Smudge stories aren't?<BR/><BR/>(not being narky, just corious)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-62586463168689101412007-03-19T02:06:00.000-05:002007-03-19T02:06:00.000-05:00"Junior Juniper RIP, Thunderbird RIP... I'm embarr..."Junior Juniper RIP, Thunderbird RIP... I'm embarrassed to admit I know all this crap"<BR/><BR/>Don't be to quick to admit embarrassment. It comes off (in a way) as shame in liking comics. I see it happen all the time, and I don't think anyone realizes that they're doing it. I'm secure in my love of superheros. Sorry. I know I'm being to blunt. I did it yesterday at wizard world, and kept having to backpedal when I saw the expressions of shock on peoples faces. <BR/><BR/>"he said a thing which had an effect on my thinking."<BR/><BR/>That's why young people do such great work... well, when they do great work, it is ...they know, no limitations.<BR/><BR/>Death has a theme in comics, which has a lot of potential in comics, but has really not been explored to it's full potential. Frank Kane and I happen to be working on a story about it right now. He seems to think it's like 'Sex and the City' except it's Death and the City. Then I'll move onto my spoof, Vets and the Kitty. Hmm, maybe not. Off to me pit!Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-91798201039340786042007-03-19T01:24:00.000-05:002007-03-19T01:24:00.000-05:00You make me chuckle! Truth in those rules, though....You make me chuckle! Truth in those rules, though.<BR/><BR/>I'm paying attention, even if communication is sparse lately!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-10001935885215595342007-03-19T01:03:00.000-05:002007-03-19T01:03:00.000-05:00Eddie,This is a thing on which I have been thinkin...Eddie,<BR/><BR/>This is a thing on which I have been thinking, since Baudrillard's vanishing, and the subsequent spectacle of Captain America's Death.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I think that he was right about this being the nature of the world.<BR/><BR/>Always a Big Two rule: "If you don't see a body (and maybe even if you do), they aren't dead." Which is why, now that they've done it, I hope they leave Steve Rogers dead, even if they bring back Captain America; because Superman died in a random big fight, spawned some clones, and came back with lightning powers (or whatever), but... Well.<BR/><BR/>I hope they at least try to let their meaning be meaningful, is all I'm saying.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172080780104220902noreply@blogger.com