Comic Books
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Heroes Never Rust #81: Personal Taste, or Bad Craft?
Heroes Never Rust #81 by Sean Ironman Personal Taste, or Bad Craft? If it has been unclear in my last two posts, I’ll come right out and say it here—I dislike Nemesis. I think it represents everything wrong with comics in the last ten years. It’s a comic consisting of shock after shock. So many… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #80: Ridiculousness in Fiction
Heroes Never Rust #80 by Sean Ironman Ridiculousness in Fiction As the story speeds along in the second issue of Nemesis, the situations get more and more over the top. That’s not necessarily bad, unless you wanted a different type of story. In the last few decades in comics, there’s been a push toward realism… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #79: Skip the Obvious
Heroes Never Rust #79 by Sean Ironman Skip the Obvious Two weeks ago, I met with an undergraduate student to discuss her thesis, a collection of essays. One of my suggestions for her essay about the sickness and eventual death of her grandfather was to skip the paragraph about how upset she was over his… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #78: Ink
Heroes Never Rust #78 by Sean Ironman Ink When discussing comics, many people, including myself, usually refer to the writer and the artist as the creators of the comic, but “artist” may not be the correct word. The term, to me, simplifies the process, as if the visual elements were the job of one person.… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #74: Knowing Yourself
Heroes Never Rust #74 by Sean Ironman Knowing Yourself Ms. Marvel finishes out its first story arc with the fifth issue. Kamala Khan finally gains confidence and control over her superpowers and no longer shifts her body to look like Carol Danvers. She becomes her own superhero and storms back into the villain’s lair and… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #72: Fattening the Story
Heroes Never Rust #72 by Sean Ironman Fattening the Story When I took Introduction to Creative Writing when I was an undergraduate in college, I was taught that everything in a story had to be there for a reason. I had to interrogate each word, and every one had to characterize and move the plot… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #71: Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery
Heroes Never Rust #71 by Sean Ironman Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery In the first issue of Ms. Marvel, the Terrigen Mists were released and when Kamala Khan came into contact with the mists, she gained superpowers and transformed into Ms. Marvel, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed member of the Avengers. Kamala looked up to Ms.… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #70: The Next Great American Hero
Heroes Never Rust #70 by Sean Ironman The Next Great American Hero Many decades ago, comic book creators figured out certain characteristics a comic book superhero needs to attract an audience. No matter how much power a character has or how many successes they earn, a superhero is an outsider. Superman is popular, but Clark… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #69: How to Understand That a Man Can Fly
Heroes Never Rust #69 by Sean Ironman How to Understand That a Man Can Fly Lana Lang was Clark Kent’s high school sweetheart, and, like most high school sweethearts, she thought that they would get married and spend the rest of their lives together in their hometown. She narrates the last issue of Superman: For… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #68: Lex Luthor: The Thin Line Between Good and Evil
Heroes Never Rust #68 by Sean Ironman Lex Luthor: The Thin Line Between Good and Evil In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain’s going to be? He’s the exact opposite of the hero. – Elijah Price, Unbreakable Superman: For All Seasons #3 is from the point of view of Superman’s… Continue reading
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