Tag Archives: Dilemma

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, Comic Book, Commercial Success, Corporations, Creativity, Creators, Decades, 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

Thoughts on Unlimited Media

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 2, 2012

Hey, gang. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything. Been having some serious computer difficulties lately and been busy with projects too. I’m writing this on my wife’s iPad. It’s like I’m living in the future. I say that a lot in my real life, and it’s only partly a joke. If you [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Absolute Magic, Appetites, Beasts, Computer Difficulties, Everyday Application, Few Days, Habit, Hearts, Indulgence, Ipad, Joke, Living In The Future, Old School, Omnivore, Rerun Season, Scarcity, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Universe, Simon Simon, Technology Marches, Technology Moves, True Time, Tv Shows, Unlimited Media, Vcr, Vcrs | 2 Comments

Answers to Questions Nobody Asked

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

It’s come up before (perhaps too many times before) that I’m really not into sequels. The reasons are varied and many and have been covered in much detail in this blog in the past. I don’t see much point in getting into it again, but I do think it’s worth talking about the sequel’s evil [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Anakin Skywalker, Answers To Questions, Arc, Backstory, Cousins, Elements, Empire, Film Star Wars, Good Job, Irrelevent, Missing Something, New Hope, Prequel, Return Of The Jedi, Sequel, Sequels, Star Wars, Star Wars Prequels, Three Films, Trilogy | 6 Comments

The Squirrel Girl Dilemma

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 24, 2010

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 [...]