tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post335640192282421214..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: Preview released for "Superman: Secret Origin"The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-70338540206604698002009-08-15T20:22:07.315-05:002009-08-15T20:22:07.315-05:00"Super-hero comics are a unique medium, paral..."Super-hero comics are a unique medium, paralleled only by the soap opera, with an ongoing story that depends upon audience engagement to continue. But unlike soap operas, the origins of each character are as important as Arthur's pulling the sword from the stone, Robin returning from the Crusades to discover his land bespoiled, Hercules' parentage, Achilles' propensity to take a dip... Without those elements as moorings, the "why" of the character gets lost, and we wind up with the 2D cartoon cut-outs of geeks in tights that so often make up the public's idea of a superhero."<br /><br />This quote most pleases me. It is ever so true.Michael Corleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441107947600810769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-36400990426495443192009-08-14T11:09:11.368-05:002009-08-14T11:09:11.368-05:00I kind of love that they're keeping the busine...I kind of love that they're keeping the businessman side, but given Lex even more motivation as the former tycoon and POTUS that Superman toppled entirely through Lex's hubris. But, of course, Lex refuses to throw in the towel.<br /><br />There's a certain perfection to that relationship.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-53016418709342576302009-08-14T10:34:10.946-05:002009-08-14T10:34:10.946-05:00I read "Superman: The Man of Steel" as i...I read "Superman: The Man of Steel" as it was coming out and I remember enjoying the part where Lex becomes a business tycoon. I find him to be a more interesting villain as a immoral, narcissistic business man who is out to save humanity from Superman. It was cool to see him pulling the strings from behind the scenes.<br /><br />Other than that I think they took way too much away from the Superman mythos. Why couldn't he be Superboy, what happened to the Legion? etc.<br /><br />It should be very interesting to see what they do with the new Secret Origin.Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.com