The HydraCap story is one of the most divisive storylines in comics that I've ever seen, even spilling out into the regular press. After a long conversation with a friend who is a more casual Captain America fan, I'm getting a better view of where the divisions are happening and why. I do think it's partially on Spencer, but it's also because comics fans these days tend to be more fans of what they think characters are (which often includes cinematic versions, cartoon versions, and just wider pop culture symbolism versions) than fans of the past stories about characters.
Showing posts with label Captain America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Captain America. Show all posts
Friday, May 19, 2017
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Captain America, Character, and Fresh Takes
This post contains spoilers for a recent comic book which you have probably heard about if you have looked at the internet in the last day or two. Still, the rest of the article is after the cut for those of you returning from desert islands.
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Story In The New 52 and Marvel NOW!
As part of a project I'm working on, I've been reading through all of the trade paperbacks for Marvel NOW! and DC's New 52 that I can get my hands on. I haven't made more than a dent in the overall stack, which is enough to fill a single shelf. However, I am done with all of the number 1 collections for Marvel and most of them for DC, and I've found an interesting difference in the stories that each company has chosen to tell: Marvel is mostly telling different stories with familiar characters, and DC is telling familiar stories with new characters.
Thursday, July 04, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Off-Topic: Introductions
Since I'm hoping to be blogging (and that is a weird verb) again regularly, I might as well introduce myself. Also, I'm slammed at work, and I couldn't come up with anything fun and/or thoughtful today, so I'll fall back on one of many crutches for lazy writers: the origin story!
I'm a 38 (almost 39) year old software developer, living in a suburb of Dallas, TX with my wife and our five-month-old daughter. I was born in Texas and have lived here most of my life, and I've been enjoying sci fi and fantasy, playing videogames, reading comics, and playing role-playing games for as long as I can clearly remember. I've always loved the heroic ideal, and the way that superheroes personified that. That's not to say I don't like other types of comics, because I do. Some of my favorites have been titles like Preacher, Sandman, Fables, and Walking Dead.
But my first love in the medium is superheroes, especially those that hold themselves to a higher ideal. While my list of favorites shifts pretty regularly, Captain America and Superman are always near the top. I've drifted from the medium at times, notably during the dark days of the mid-90s when neither of the Big Two seemed to be able to put out a decent book, but I have a pretty good knowledge of the medium and its stories and characters, along with its real-world history and business practices, even from those dark days. I'm most familiar with books from the late 70s through today, but I'm at least somewhat knowledgeable about comics stretching as far back as the original Superman and Batman stories, and of pulp heroes that came before them.
As for this blog in general, I plan to keep trying to make the stuff I've made for this first week: a little humor and hopefully some thought provoking criticism or analysis. If you have any particular requests, I'd love to hear them.
I'm a 38 (almost 39) year old software developer, living in a suburb of Dallas, TX with my wife and our five-month-old daughter. I was born in Texas and have lived here most of my life, and I've been enjoying sci fi and fantasy, playing videogames, reading comics, and playing role-playing games for as long as I can clearly remember. I've always loved the heroic ideal, and the way that superheroes personified that. That's not to say I don't like other types of comics, because I do. Some of my favorites have been titles like Preacher, Sandman, Fables, and Walking Dead.
But my first love in the medium is superheroes, especially those that hold themselves to a higher ideal. While my list of favorites shifts pretty regularly, Captain America and Superman are always near the top. I've drifted from the medium at times, notably during the dark days of the mid-90s when neither of the Big Two seemed to be able to put out a decent book, but I have a pretty good knowledge of the medium and its stories and characters, along with its real-world history and business practices, even from those dark days. I'm most familiar with books from the late 70s through today, but I'm at least somewhat knowledgeable about comics stretching as far back as the original Superman and Batman stories, and of pulp heroes that came before them.
As for this blog in general, I plan to keep trying to make the stuff I've made for this first week: a little humor and hopefully some thought provoking criticism or analysis. If you have any particular requests, I'd love to hear them.
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