tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post3267349624861102929..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: Chabon on Superhero costumesThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-20354813885071693312008-03-05T15:37:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:37:00.000-06:00I think that may have been my biggest complain t a...I think that may have been my biggest complain t about Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Especially in the first third of the book.<BR/><BR/>I do think he's mostly interested in the transformative effect of the costume, paired with the symbology worn on the chest of most characters (depending on which mythos you buy into).<BR/><BR/>I posted this somewhat in response to the "Confessions of a Superhero" post, and someone who understood the costumes versus the film's producers, who I felt did not. Also, in response to you suggestion that someone needs to put together a doc on well-adjusted adults who still enjoy the superhero medium. to me, Chabon is the posterboy for that comic enthusiast.<BR/><BR/>Also, yes, 99% of the costumes are lame.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-76246821834109473002008-03-05T14:05:00.000-06:002008-03-05T14:05:00.000-06:00Kind of a strange article. Not sure I really grap...Kind of a strange article. Not sure I really grapsed all that he was trying to say, except that comic fans really shouldn't dress in these outfits because they really don't translate to real life (according to Chabon, they're just representations of the human form and symbols of transformation). Anyway, there was a bit of overly complex writing in there (his ideas don't seem to be that complicated, but he seems to talk around them instead of discussing the ideas directly)- but then again, I guess that's stock and trade for The New Yorker.J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.com