Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
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More like Waffle Iron Man, amirite?
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Is Rob Zombie writing this now?
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Spent the last couple days re-reading Darwyn Cooke's DC: The New Frontier—the hardcover edition, which maximizes the absolute beauty of the art—and it dawned on me that it's fundamentally a response to Watchmen. It works the same vast terrain of multiple, multiple characters (I'm always impressed that Superman and Batman aren't the major players), historical context, and an extraterrestrial threat at the end, but where Watchmen is drenched is darkness and cynicism, NF is pure romance and inspirational heroism. It might be overstating things to say that how you regard superhero comics comes down to whether you prefer NF or Watchmen, but there is something to it, I think. I'm definitely a Marvel person, but NF is, far and away, the greatest superhero story I've ever read, for both art and story.
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Word. It’s just beautiful and it fills me with so much joy. And I’m a Marvel guy foremost too.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑17 Mar 2018, 7:09pmSpent the last couple days re-reading Darwyn Cooke's DC: The New Frontier—the hardcover edition, which maximizes the absolute beauty of the art—and it dawned on me that it's fundamentally a response to Watchmen. It works the same vast terrain of multiple, multiple characters (I'm always impressed that Superman and Batman aren't the major players), historical context, and an extraterrestrial threat at the end, but where Watchmen is drenched is darkness and cynicism, NF is pure romance and inspirational heroism. It might be overstating things to say that how you regard superhero comics comes down to whether you prefer NF or Watchmen, but there is something to it, I think. I'm definitely a Marvel person, but NF is, far and away, the greatest superhero story I've ever read, for both art and story.
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New Frontier, along with a few other key titles, tricked me into thinking I liked superhero stuff a lot more than I really do. Probably my favorite superhero book.
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Exact same.
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So do y'all think I'm onto something in seeing it as a response to Watchmen, or is that neither here nor there?
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I'd be curious if there's any interview with Cooke that makes that explicit, because yeah, I think it feels like a natural response as you point it out. It's interesting in that it's still a very deconstructionist way to take on superheroes, but with obviously a very different set of aims and results.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2018, 1:01pmSo do y'all think I'm onto something in seeing it as a response to Watchmen, or is that neither here nor there?
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No, I think you're right on.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2018, 1:01pmSo do y'all think I'm onto something in seeing it as a response to Watchmen, or is that neither here nor there?
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Im just wondering what the hell happened to all tbose clowns.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2018, 1:01pmSo do y'all think I'm onto something in seeing it as a response to Watchmen, or is that neither here nor there?
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The various characters in Watchmen? Mostly worked the convention circuit, some game show work, and endorsing infomercial products.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2018, 6:18pmIm just wondering what the hell happened to all tbose clowns.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2018, 1:01pmSo do y'all think I'm onto something in seeing it as a response to Watchmen, or is that neither here nor there?
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