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jasonandrew) wrote2010-07-02 12:16 pm
jasonandrew) wrote2010-07-02 12:16 pm
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Wonder Woman and Superman
Why are these characters do difficult to write for?
I used to think power creep caused it to be a problem. Superman can spin the world on his finger and so what can challenge him.
Joe Michael Straczynski is working on a revamp for the both of them that really makes no sense.
You can read about it here:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26929
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-superman-grounded-100623.html
Really? This is the best you can do.
I almost think only Grant Morrison should be allowed to write for these character.
Sure, he is a crazy Scottsman that needs an editor to watch for the crazy, but he seems to be the only one that gets these characters.
Superman is a lonely god figure. He is supposed to be crazy powerful. Alien. An adopted son of our world. He is supposed to fly and give hope. Superman isn't supposed to be an emo bitch trying to walk the world like Kane from Kung-Fu.
Wonder Woman is a golem. A woman made of clay by a Queen that could not have children. Immortal, mysterious, powerful. She is an image of the allure of female empowerment. She's not a street hero. She doesn't live in the ghetto. She's not batman.
Characters get stale because you won't let them grow. Do you know the difference between growth and change? One happens randomly.
Superman started getting interesting when he married Lois Lane. Suddenly there was a new dynamic true to the character. Many of the aspects of the character grew over time. Does anyone remember when Superman was blue for a while?
Do you know why so many comic movies are always origin stories? The best comic stories always return thematically, like a greek myth, to the basic themes of a character.
End of geeky rant.
I used to think power creep caused it to be a problem. Superman can spin the world on his finger and so what can challenge him.
Joe Michael Straczynski is working on a revamp for the both of them that really makes no sense.
You can read about it here:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26929
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-superman-grounded-100623.html
Really? This is the best you can do.
I almost think only Grant Morrison should be allowed to write for these character.
Sure, he is a crazy Scottsman that needs an editor to watch for the crazy, but he seems to be the only one that gets these characters.
Superman is a lonely god figure. He is supposed to be crazy powerful. Alien. An adopted son of our world. He is supposed to fly and give hope. Superman isn't supposed to be an emo bitch trying to walk the world like Kane from Kung-Fu.
Wonder Woman is a golem. A woman made of clay by a Queen that could not have children. Immortal, mysterious, powerful. She is an image of the allure of female empowerment. She's not a street hero. She doesn't live in the ghetto. She's not batman.
Characters get stale because you won't let them grow. Do you know the difference between growth and change? One happens randomly.
Superman started getting interesting when he married Lois Lane. Suddenly there was a new dynamic true to the character. Many of the aspects of the character grew over time. Does anyone remember when Superman was blue for a while?
Do you know why so many comic movies are always origin stories? The best comic stories always return thematically, like a greek myth, to the basic themes of a character.
End of geeky rant.