tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post5165202359431076742..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Marvel Monster MakeoversJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-86991746012291049422013-10-08T06:04:02.015-04:002013-10-08T06:04:02.015-04:00@MattComix - you and DC just need to hug it out. ;...@MattComix - you and DC just need to hug it out. ;)<br /><br />But seriously, yes, I agree with you, you would think that by now, comics by the big two would show more diversity of character and personality but instead, they seem to actually be doing the opposite.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-16907636358982418172013-10-08T06:02:02.264-04:002013-10-08T06:02:02.264-04:00@Trey - yes, I sort of thought the same thing. In ...@Trey - yes, I sort of thought the same thing. In a way, they provide an interesting reflection of how those same influences are applied to the superhero set as well.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-67681019275493566962013-10-07T10:24:28.564-04:002013-10-07T10:24:28.564-04:00DC's pathetic reliance on the stab-in-the-back...DC's pathetic reliance on the stab-in-the-back shot is kind of a metaphor for how they treat these characters and people who like them. <br /><br />As for Deathlock it's weird that they would pick now to give him a normal face when zombies have been so popular. His look would be right at home. <br /><br />Talking about the monsters, part of the appeal of those monster characters originally were that they were a contrast to the norm. Basically horror characters running around in a superhero story working on superhero rules. (Though one might could argue that it's redundant for Marvel when they already have a monster tailor made for a superhero universe in the form of the Hulk.)<br /><br />Now we have a gazillion superhero books that want to be anything but a superhero books. Many of which are just horror stories with capes. So there is no contrast there. They aren't an exception so they don't really stand out. <br /><br />It's kind of the same for the Punisher. When he was an antagonist in Spider-Man the inherent greyness of the character was interesting put up against how superhero stories work. But when the whole damn genre is drowning in grey the Punisher is just another morally ambiguous character with a gun. Guys like him and Wolverine are a dime a dozen across our entire entertainment spectrum at this point. <br /><br /><br />MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-32907070031915790962013-10-07T07:04:02.124-04:002013-10-07T07:04:02.124-04:00Good post. I think these changes are interesting i...Good post. I think these changes are interesting in that they all occurred for sort of different (but all market driven) reasons.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com