Category Archives: Comic Books

Q&A Friday

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 10, 2013

Hello, Action Force. Been a while since I’ve posted a Q&A Friday but received some intriguing questions so here we go. Here’s a question i’ve had bugging me forever. What the f$%&^ is Steve Rogers’s (aka Captain America) motivation? Liberty. Seriously, that’s basically it. The guy believes in life, liberty, and the pursuit of [...]

Also posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged Bad Guys, Brave Souls, Captain America, Clark Kent, Cliche, Good Guys, Good Person, Heroic Characters, Heroism, Intriguing Questions, John Carter, John Carter Of Mars, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness, Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness, Macgyver, Man Of Steel, Nuanced, Pursuit Of Happiness, Steve Rogers, Superman Story | 5 Comments

Q&A Friday

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 29, 2013

Hey, folks. Time for that much beloved, semi-regular feature: Q&A Friday. If you have questions you’d like me to answer, feel free to send them to me via Twitter (@aleemartinez), Facebook (A. Lee Martinez), or email (hipstecthulhu@hotmail.com). Feel free to ask me anything. If I don’t feel like answering, I won’t. But if you have [...]

Also posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged Amp, Aspiring Writer, Aspiring Writers, Curses, Dinobots, Email, Good Reason, Hey, Hotmail, Manuscript, New Novel, Passage Of Time, Point Of View, Unfinished Story, Witch | 2 Comments

Familiar Foe

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 19, 2012

It occurred to me the other day that I could probably go a few years without seeing Spider-Man. I don’t say that just because of the recent movie reboot, and I don’t say it because I’m not much of a Spider-Man fan either. Those are doubtlessly connected to the issue, but there’s also the fact [...]

Also posted in Blog, Movies | Tagged Avenging Angel, Bad Guys, Comic Books, Comics, Daredevil, Foe, Graphic Novel, Kingpin, Mainstream Companies, New Opportunities, New Paint, Notion, Punisher, Reboot, Saturation Point, Spider Man, Supernatural Powers, Variation | 2 Comments

Confessions of a Comic Book Hater

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 7, 2012

Recently, I tweeted on the sorry state of mainstream superhero comics. Specifically, I commented on the failings of Marvel and DC’s efforts as I see them. There were a few intelligent rebuttals to those comments. Never let it be said that I am an unreasonable man (though, of course, like all humans, I have my [...]