Tag Archives: Outsider

Valued, part 2

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 24, 2012

A little while back, I mused on what exactly is valued and why do we value it? Value is mostly a matter of perception. Putting aside obvious things like food and shelter (though even those things can have disputable value once we get into specifics), value is found in valuing something. This is such a [...]

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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, Comic Book Superheroes, Confessions, Editors, Excessive Language, Gore, Mainstream, Monday Morning Quarterback, Old Man, Overstatement, Rebuttals, Self Examination, Sorry State, Superhero Comics, Unreasonable Man, Validity, Violence | 6 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, Characterization, Comic Book Version, Controversies, Copious Amounts, Dc Comics, Emotional Attachment, Fat Chicks, Fictional Characters, Gil, Jumping Off Point, Kerfluffle, Outlaws, Reboot, Sex Robot, Sexual Encounters, Sweet Kind, T Shirt, Teen Titans | 2 Comments

Green Lantern: First Flight (a review)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: October 4, 2009

FIRST, THE COMIC BOOK RANT. YOU CAN SKIP TO THE REVIEW A FEW PARAGRAPHS DOWN. I don’t know if my regular readers have noticed this or not, but I tend to spend an unusual amount of time bemoaning the quality of modern comic books. A big part of this, I’ll admit, is simply coming from [...]