Tag Archives: Characterization

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 [...]

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

My Skyfall Review (a cultural counterpoint)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 21, 2012

Hey, folks. I’m back. Okay, I was never really gone, but I was busy with a move and my internet access was sketchy. But now the move is finished (the big part anyway), and though I need to work on my new book (y’know, the stuff I actually get paid for) and I’m battling a [...]

Posted in Blog, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Bad Guys, Batman, Batman Films, Christopher Nolan, Counterpoint, Dangerous Waters, Failure, False Assumption, Fun Story, Good Guys, Green Lantern, Hankering, Hot Buttons, Incompetence, Internet Access, James Bond Films, Legacy, Matter Of Opinion, Mature Story, Maturity, Plot Holes, Popular Opinion, Puppies, Random Thoughts, Reason, Sake, Simplicity, Skyfall, Spoiler Alert, Star Wars, Star Wars Prequels, Story Construction, Superhero, Tron, Variations, Verge, Wisdom | 9 Comments

To Censor…or Not To Censor

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 29, 2011

The new DC Comics reboot has given me a lot to think about, but this is NOT a blog post about comic book superheroes, so please, stick around. I promise not to waste your time making you read about obscure fictional characters you probably don’t care about. It does make a good jumping off point [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing | Also tagged Cartoon Network, Comic Book Version, Controversies, Copious Amounts, Dc Comics, Emotional Attachment, Fat Chicks, Fictional Characters, Gil, Jumping Off Point, Kerfluffle, Outlaws, Outsider, Reboot, Sex Robot, Sexual Encounters, Sweet Kind, T Shirt, Teen Titans | 2 Comments

Walt Simonson, God of Epics

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 31, 2011

Apologies for not posting anything recently. I have what appears to be an aggravated nerve in my jaw, and it isn’t making life very pleasant. If the 30 minute bouts of searing pain weren’t enough, there’s also the fact that I’m not eating much and wasn’t getting much sleep. But I’ve been taking some medication [...]