Tag Archives: Comic Books

Q&A Thursday

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 28, 2013

It’s not quite Q&A Friday, but I thought I’d go ahead and jump ahead of schedule because this week’s question is just so darned interesting I couldn’t wait. If you had free reign to write a current comic book superhero 5 issue arc as you wanted to, would you & which character would it [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Aliens, Amp, Arc, Comic Book Adventures, Continuity, Eastern Seaboard, Evil Geniuses, Free Reign, Giant Monsters, Heat Rays, Mainstream, Mini Series, Mole People, Real Science, Science Adventures, Superhero Genre, Superheroes, Various Artists, Vignettes | 1 Comment

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 [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies | Also tagged Avenging Angel, Bad Guys, Comics, Daredevil, Foe, Graphic Novel, Kingpin, Mainstream Companies, New Opportunities, New Paint, Notion, Punisher, Reboot, Saturation Point, Spider Man, Supernatural Powers, Variation | 2 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 Book Superheroes, 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 [...]