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The Superman Rebuttals Begin

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 18, 2013

I’ve been thinking a lot about Man of Steel. I don’t like it. I don’t like what it says about Superman. I don’t like what it says about us. It seems like the final grimdarkening, the moment when the final optimistic hero has successfully been brought down in a way that even comic books in [...]

Also posted in Writing | Tagged Basic Elements, Boyscout, Comic Books, Different Perspective, Elements Of Storytelling, Heart Of Man, Hero, Man Of Steel, People, Rebuttals, Springboard, Superman Story, Tropes | Leave a comment

A Very Predicable Post

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 13, 2013

I don’t think storytelling should be viewed as a contest between the writer and the audience. By that, I mean I don’t think it’s my job as a writer to try to outsmart you, and I don’t think it’s your job as a reader to try to figure out what I’m doing. The whole notion [...]

Also posted in Movies, Writing | Tagged Audience, Bank Robbery, Byproduct, Characterization, Elements, Hard Time, Hero, Initial Surprise, Jfk, Job, Last Minute, Logic, Nature, Ninjas, Notion, Opponents, Predictability, Shared Experience, Storyteller, Storytelling | 1 Comment

Forget Krypton

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 11, 2013

I don’t care about origins. For some characters, origins are important, but for many, they aren’t. One of the reasons I’m not interested in the new Superman movie is that I couldn’t give a damn about Krypton. I don’t need to spend much time there, and I actually prefer not doing so. I like Krypton [...]

Also posted in Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Tagged Batman, Clark Kent, Compassion, Earth Culture, Excuse, Heat Vision, Human Culture, Incredible Power, Mainstream, Motivations, New Superman Movie, Notion, Origins, Personality, Salt Of The Earth, Sense Of Responsibility, Strange Paradox, Supermen, Superpowers, Technically | 5 Comments

A Digression on Superhero Chick Flicks

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 7, 2013

Q&A Friday is here once again, and while I’m a little late posting this, this is still technically Friday, so the universe has not fallen completely out of disorder just yet. Another day pushing back against the forces of chaos, right? Sure, we’re all destined one day to be swallowed up by a vast and [...]