Tag Archives: Comic Book

Rise of the Geeks

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 20, 2012

Honestly, I don’t get the appeal of the midnight showing. It’s not like the movie is going to disappear the next day. It’s not like it’s a limited asset. It is a movie and it will be showing many, many, many times. Somehow, we’ve been convinced to treat films as if they are rare and [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Accomplishment, Back Issues, Batman, Corporations, Eight Hours, Fantasy Football, Favorite Show, Favorite Tv, Good Fight, Graphic Novel Collections, Lai, Marathon, Nerds, Netflix, Obsessive Devotion, Obsessiveness, Personal Obsession, Rise Of The Geeks, Waiting In Line | 7 Comments

Copywrong

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 26, 2012

It’s time to admit that the concept of copyright has gone horribly, horribly wrong. In theory, copyright is there to protect artists and creators, to allow them to make money off their work, and to encourage creativity. In practice, it just leads to stagnation and to corporations profiting off of characters they simply are fortunate [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Batman, Capable Writers, Commercial Success, Corporations, Creativity, Creators, Decades, Dilemma, Expiration Date, Fact Of The Matter, Franchises, Increasing Sales, James Bond, Machine Dc, Profits, Reboot, Spider Man, Spider Man Movie, Stagnation, Superman, Telling A Good Story, Whim | 7 Comments

The Event Horizon of Boring

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: December 20, 2011

Having seen the recent Batman movie trailer, I have to say this film looks like a stone cold bummer. I realize I stand on the wrong side (culturally) of this struggle, but I just didn’t care for The Dark Knight at all. It struck me as a combination of the worst elements of superheroes, realism, [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Alien Invasions, Batman Film, Batman Movie Trailer, Black Eyed Peas, Brutality, Captain America, Commercial Success, Dark Knight, Event Horizon, Good Guys, Green Lantern, Melodrama, Music Group, Nazis, Nods, Rap Rock, Realism, Universes, Wrong Side | 12 Comments

Hipster, Go Home

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 12, 2011

Quick health update, gang. As you may or may not be aware, I’ve been experiencing some severe headaches that have basically shut me down cold. The neurologist thinks it’s a nerve over my eye. The good news is that I had an MRI and my brain looks good. Which is nice, since I try to [...]