Tag Archives: Comic Book Superheroes

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 [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books | Also tagged Biases, Blanket Statement, Coincidence, Confessions, Editors, Excessive Language, Gore, Mainstream, Monday Morning Quarterback, Old Man, Outsider, Overstatement, Rebuttals, Self Examination, Sorry State, Superhero Comics, Unreasonable Man, Validity, Violence | 6 Comments

Beware the Hypno-Hustler

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 17, 2011

DC Comics rebooted their entire recently. While I can say I haven’t cared for any of the new titles for a lot of reasons, I’d like to go ahead and comment instead on the seemingly least important element of the reboot: The redesign of various costumed characters and move on from there. Jim Lee is [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing | Also tagged Character Designs, Comic Book Titles, Complexity, Dc Comics, Decades, Denny, Detective, Distinctive Logos, Extraneous Lines, Frank Miller, Human Body, Hustler, Motivations, Niche, O Neal, Obscurity, Physical Appearance, Pouches, Primary Colors, Reboot, Sake, Simplicity, Spandex, Staying Power, Superman, Writer To Writer | 4 Comments

The Invulnerable Man Rule

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 19, 2011

This blog entry . . . ANYONE CAN DIE! Okay, probably not. Because that’s not something I do. It’s not something that interests me. I’ve got a pretty light touch when it comes to killing characters. I’ll admit that. I’ll usually kill or destroy or otherwise get rid of the bad guy, but it’s not [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing | Also tagged Alien Story, Arnold Wesker, Bad Habit, Blog Entry, Comic Book Fan, Comic Book Series, Comic Books, Complete Obscurity, Credibility, Diamond Lil, Gimmick, Man Rule, Obscure Characters, Spider Man, Story Of My Life, Strange Position, Superman, Supporting Cast, Unfortunate Side Effect, Villains | 4 Comments

Influential

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 16, 2011

How about a special Friday post? One of the reasons I don’t like being considered a silly writer is that it lowers the bar. Silly is fine, but it’s just a trifling thing. It will always be considered unimportant. And to some degree that’s to my advantage. If someone reads a story of mine with [...]