Tag Archives: Tarzan

Martinez On: Characters

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: December 6, 2011

Just the other day, Feeosh at Twitter asked: Hey A Lee, I was wondering what your methods are in character creation? Where do you start when you’re in the 1st stages? Ah, a writing question. Yes, aside from who would win in fight between Tarzan and anyone (short answer: Tarzan) and why giant fightin’ robots [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Assertion, Badass, Bread And Butter, Character Creation, Darth Vader, Detective, Endless String, Giant Robots, Handful, Hundred Years, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Origin Story, Prequel, Scar, Short Answer, Suave Superspy, Wolverine, Wonder Woman | 3 Comments

Why Race Matters

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 11, 2011

I love Tarzan. He might just be my favorite literary character, and I love his stories. But Tarzan comes with baggage. The most obvious flaw in the character is that he’s a white European who lands in the middle of the jungle and becomes its greatest warrior. It’s hard not to see that as contributing [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Black Heroes, Caucasian, Cinematic Versions, Edgar Rice Burrough, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Embodiment, Europeans, Faraway Land, John Carter, Literary Character, Mars Books, Martians, Natives, Notions, Physical Prowess, Race Matters, Strange World, Villains, White Man | 9 Comments

Subjectivity

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: December 1, 2010

It’s weird to realize that everything we think, everything we believe, is almost purely subjective. Let’s set aside deep-seated, controversial subjects like politics, religion, and The Addams Family VS. Munsters. Let’s just talk about harmless thngs like movies, television, and books. It’s a safe bet that no matter how much you hate a book / [...]