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Tag Archives: Batman
Get Real (or Don’t)
It’s starting to cheese me off (excuse my language) that so many writers and creators will resort to the Realism Defense when it suits their purposes and ignore it when it doesn’t. Maybe that’s just Terran nature. And most of the time, it’s harmless. But when it comes to important things, it’s generally a cop [...]
Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Video Games, Writing Also tagged Alice In Wonderland, Billionaire, Catwoman, Clowns, Cop, Creators, Criminals, Fallacy, Harsh Language, Henchmen, Heroes, Important Things, Piece Of Pie, Plot Point, Plummets, Precious Hours, Random Night, Rape, Realism, Superheroes, Video Game 3 Comments
Flawed
A flawed character is not the same thing as a damaged or negative character. In fact, a character can be good and noble and nearly perfect and still suffer from a flaw that keeps his stories interesting. I think of Superman as a perfect example. Superman is a flawed character. His flaw is his unflinching [...]
Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing Also tagged Absolute Desire, Hero, Hostage Situation, Maverick Cop, Missing The Point, Mistake, Moral Center, Moral Code, Morality, Negative Quality, Nothing But A God, Obstacle, Protagonist, Protagonists, Superman 3 Comments
The Squirrel Girl Dilemma
So the latest World of Warcraft patch has come out, and I have a tauren paladin to level. But I haven’t posted anything in a while, so let’s get to it. Recently, I tweeted that I’d like to write a story with either Marvel’s Squirrel Girl or DC’s Killowog. And I really, really would. This [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged Butts, Comic Book Fans, Comic Books, Continuity, Dilemma, Greatest Superhero, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Joke, Marvel Universe, Mighty Thor, Out Of The Blue, Paladin, Sidekick, Squirrel Girl, Superman, Villains, World Of Warcraft, World Of Warcraft Patch 7 Comments
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