The Graphic Novel
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Superman
Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah and Flash Bomba: the Filipino versions of Wonder Woman and Superman
Alright, so as I realized that this is my last blog of the course and I had no idea what to write about except that it had to be fun and interesting. I searched through countless Cracked articles, Google, and etc. and found nothing really interesting, until I stumble upon two Filipino comic’s who have been adapted into movies. They are Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah and Flash bomba. Read more . . .
Fight then Unite
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The Justice League, Cover by Howard PotterHave you ever noticed that DC comics Universe and Marvel comics love to make their superheroes do two things, fight each other and join a superhero league. Many people on this website have blogged about superheroes and who is better or would win in a fight, see “Batman or the Punisher?” and “The Age Old Question”. Just as there has been many battles between characters like superman and batman so too do they seem to also team up. This classic standoff among super hero’s to fight and then unite seems to come out of one real quality, we expect heroes to be human, not immortal.
Batman Vs Superman art by Jim Lee
The Age Old Question
It is a question that has baffled mankind for nearly sixty years. It is an internal and external struggle between friends and families. Flurries of conversations and debates wage in epic battle for the one right answer; who would win in a battle between Superman and Batman? Since the golden age of comics, it has been on everyone’s mind on who would win if two of the greatest and most popular DC heroes ever went to battle. We all have our fan favorites and biases, and the question may never be fully resolved, so we must look at it through both perspectives.
First Appearance of the "Man of Steel"
Let's play a game. I'm giving you $1.5 million. What are you going to do with it? Invest? Buy a house? Go on the vacation of a lifetime? Did you buy Action Comics No. 1 from 1938? Come on, you can tell me. I'm sure this is old news to all of you but my goodness. I like this story, not because I'm stunned by the price tag of a comic book, but because I learned a little something about the comics community like how much something is worth and why.
In class, we talk a lot about the illustrator's coloring choices. What different colors mean in terms of the narrative as well as how they work to establish different aesthetics. Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of the website from which the comic was purchased, touches on this idea while commenting on its excellent condition.
"The book looks like it just came off the presses yesterday," said Zurzolo. "The colors are extremely vivid, the whites behind the 'Action Comics' logo are snow white. It's just a stunning copy -- it almost looks brand new."
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Fight Night: Smith v. Peters and Burton
Before reading this entry, I strongly encourage you to select the links provided below in order to watch Smith's anecdotes for yourself first.
So our class book project has me thinking about this whole comics to film adaptation idea. A few weekends ago, a friend of mine showed me his DVD of Kevin Smith (screenwriter, producer, director, comic book creator, author and actor) sharing a really great anecdote about his involvement in the Superman film that never was as well as his take on Tim Burton's "Batman." Smith's candid portrayal of "backroom" dealings with various studio players allows us an otherwise off limits look into the adaptation of comics to film I found his characterization of Hollywood producer John Peters to be so exceptionally ridiculous that it was comical. For example, before getting the green light from the studio executives to develop a draft of the Superman Reborn script, Smith met with Peters. In this first meeting, the producer explained his three non-negotiables...
"I don't want to see him in that suit, I don't want to see him fly and he's got to fight a giant spider in the third act."
