tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post976842852476829590..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: 'SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE': WHAT HAPPENED TO SUPES?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-9906890468369194962010-10-28T08:00:43.164-04:002010-10-28T08:00:43.164-04:00I love JMS, so I'm excited he's doing this...I love JMS, so I'm excited he's doing this. That said, I like SuperMAN too, which is why I've never seen Smallville. So I guess it could go either way.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-50432625839511725872010-10-27T03:11:43.758-04:002010-10-27T03:11:43.758-04:00"If it ain't broke" - If it bothers ..."If it ain't broke" - If it bothers you then don't read it. If you don't want all the "backstory" once again don't read it-you silly rabbit<br /><br />:)Chaoskampfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-35350507887683026482010-10-27T00:12:33.178-04:002010-10-27T00:12:33.178-04:00I'm keenly interested in Earth One and want to...I'm keenly interested in Earth One and want to read it. Straczynski has done some fabulous interpretations of other characters (he wrote a Thor I'd actually want to see a movie about). And we live in a culture that is in several ways miserably secular, without nearly enough vital myths. Superheroes are one of our sources of mythology. One of the great utilities of mythology is to be reinterpreted and re-cast, to help us reach those hard to touch, hard to articulate spots. While the superheroes belong to creators and companies, those individuals often license these out to other storytellers. Superman has changed many times, as has his supporting cast. Lex Luthor was once a scientist, then a millionaire, then a billionaire, then president, and now is an armored fugitive. But projects like Earth One are healthier, because they do not fuss with continuity or hijack legitimate character development in on-going series. This one is an interpretation, a remake. It's not the real thing, doesn't pretend to be, and if it stinks, can be discarded. I agree that remake culture can get ridiculous and unimaginative, though I certainly give Straczynski some leeway as he's also writing original comics and works at the same time that he's doing this.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-40735546029194894222010-10-26T16:39:23.928-04:002010-10-26T16:39:23.928-04:00I don't mind reinvention, really. What matters...I don't mind reinvention, really. What matters is what kind of reinvention, not that there is one.<br /><br /> If nothing changed we would still be stuck with Superman of the thirties...<br /><br /> I look forward to both the movie and the comic.Amos Kepplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653402099981546288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-86292875936519603762010-10-26T14:49:52.467-04:002010-10-26T14:49:52.467-04:00I don't know what to think about this. I have...I don't know what to think about this. I have always been a closet comic book geek (hey, i had to keep SOMEthing in the closet), and Superman was always a favourite of mine. I don't know that I really <i>need</i> all the backstory and process of becoming Superman. He just <i>was</i> Superman and that was good enough for me. A lot of writers have done this in recent years with a lot of icons from my childhood (horror movies, in particular) and for me, it destroys some of the magic. Jury's still out on this one. Will just have to wait and see.Crayotic Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480766951670643937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-5030621816667177232010-10-26T14:42:31.287-04:002010-10-26T14:42:31.287-04:00Interesting post, Anthony. I'm of the opinion...Interesting post, Anthony. I'm of the opinion as well, that if it's not broke it don't need fixing. Why do they have to do it. Supe's is Supe's. Don't mess with it.<br /><br />Nice one, mate.David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.com