Tag Archives: Superhero Genre

Cooled

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 19, 2013

The problem with subversion and deconstruction is eventually they become so expected that to NOT do a subversion becomes the subversion. It’s a bit of a paradox. I saw Jack the Giant Slayer a few weeks ago, and what I liked most about it was that it wasn’t attempting to deconstruct the story. I was [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Badass, Bloodshed, Brand Name, Costumes, Deconstruction, Emerald City, Fairy Tale, Giant Slayer, Giants, Golden Goose, Kick Ass, Monsters, Skewer, Source Material, Stupid Names, Subversion, Superhero Flick, Wicked Witch, Wits | 5 Comments

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, Comic Books, Continuity, Eastern Seaboard, Evil Geniuses, Free Reign, Giant Monsters, Heat Rays, Mainstream, Mini Series, Mole People, Real Science, Science Adventures, Superheroes, Various Artists, Vignettes | 1 Comment

Do You Believe in Magic?

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: January 19, 2011

I saw The Green Hornet this weekend. Meh. Not a terrible movie, but not very good either. Mostly forgettable. Although, once again, I have to state that it is a masterpiece compared to Tron Legacy, a movie that continues to annoy me weeks after I’ve seen it. On the other hand, Tron Legacy sticks in [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Bizarre Questions, Bones, Buddy Flick, Deconstruction, Delicate Business, Fight Scene, Flicks, Green Hornet, Gun Fights, Hornet, Human Legs, Kick Ass, Masterpiece, Motivations, Necessary Strength, Nuance, Old Girl, Storytelling, Wink | 3 Comments

Adaptable

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 21, 2010

Watched the animated Batman/Superman: Public Enemies. Like nearly everything done as part of the DC Animated stuff, it’s exceptional. Stuff like this tends to remind me why I used to like superheroes, before the 90′s came along and ruined it all with realism and grittiness. Really, what the hell do superheroes have to do with [...]