Tag Archives: Realism

The Goth Phase

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 23, 2013

Whenever I hear “It’s realistic” as defense for some element of a story, it’s never used to justify a happy ending. If a character is raped or murdered or simply dies tragically and pointlessly, the “That’s life” argument is often used. And certainly, that is life. But sometimes people don’t die tragically. Sometimes, people grow [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Absurdity, Coke, Cosmic Scale, Element, Goth, Happiness, Human Beings, Justification, Misery, Notion, Obscurity, Paradox, Realist, Reflex, Reprieve, Sad Ending, Universe, Wholesale, Wholesale Rejection, World Doesn | 3 Comments

Things You Should Buy

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 3, 2012

Buy my books. I think I don’t say that enough. I like that my blog isn’t just an endless series of commercials, but the thing about commercials is that they work. The whole reason this site exists is because I write books. You would most probably not be here if I wasn’t a semi-famous novelologist. [...]

Posted in Blog, Video Games | Also tagged Average Person, Character Design, Commercials, Cool Stuff, Cutting Edge, Dinosaurs, Earning Money, Edge 3d Graphics, Endless Series, Enemy Base, Execution, Mario, Monsters, Multiplayer Game, Personality, Premise, Proud Tradition, Turrets, Xbox Live | 4 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, Comic Book, Commercial Success, Dark Knight, Event Horizon, Good Guys, Green Lantern, Melodrama, Music Group, Nazis, Nods, Rap Rock, Universes, Wrong Side | 12 Comments

Get Real (or Don’t)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: December 1, 2011

It’s starting to cheese me off (excuse my language) that so many writers and creators will resort to the Realism Defense when it suits their purposes and ignore it when it doesn’t. Maybe that’s just Terran nature. And most of the time, it’s harmless. But when it comes to important things, it’s generally a cop [...]