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  • Origination of Movie Blockbuster Idea: BATMAN!!

    ItaloSuave met Warner Studios Chairman Steve Ross one Friday evening, between 5:30 and 6:00 P.M., on Temple Street in Portland, Maine. He was meeting with the ex-Marine Chairman of Time, Inc. to seduce his counterpart into the Time-Warner merger, since written about in the book, Until the End of Time. It is a marvelous story, and you should read ...
    Posted to Movies by MichaelBernard1 on July 18, 2008

  • How to win the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

    Congratulations! That is way cool! It was interesting to see the reference to the Jack Kirby cartoon. Having grown up a fan of Marvel Comics, the image did seem vaguely familiar, although I thought it was influenced by the Hulk. BTW, did you become a NYorker ''writer'' by virtue of your caption? If so, contributing to Slate must be another ...
    Posted to Culturebox by eeliasn on June 2, 2008

  • Nick Fury vs. Shield movie?

    Is there a Nick Fury vs. Shield movie in the works? I could easily see a similarly interesting piece written about that, and it could make an epic of Star Wars proportions.
    Posted to Culturebox by dbslate on May 1, 2008

  • History

    ephemeral that endure because of collectors and isolate historically attitudes of the times. That is one reason why such comics are not only valid but are becoming researched. To deny that this past exists, is to move forward with rose-colored glasses, waiting for an Angel to pass on a sacred text. Authenticity in comic book writing (found ...
    Posted to Culturebox by jeqal on April 8, 2008

  • Re: Tiny, moralistic tales

    I think that Americana is steeped in good vs evil. Try reading some Manga. They have no absolutes really, and aren't afraid of killing off their main characters (for good) lol, Hellsing is great, Ororin, For superheroes I like the Green Arrow, yeah good/evil but at least he has great dialogue, (Kurt Swann, Kevin Smith). Age of ...
    Posted to Culturebox by jeqal on April 8, 2008

  • Re: Complex issue

    I keep thinking about my comic book youth. I loved Thor and the Hulk. The age of the gory comic was way before me. I do remember seeing Modern Romance and True Story, those were a bit lock the bathroom door moments. I don't know what I would have thought about those. Probably would not have been my cup of tea, except to be fascinated by it. ...
    Posted to Culturebox by jeqal on April 8, 2008

  • Werther

    Hi, Taking a little break here so trying to be as brief as possible. Werther was pretty far back timewise, but he did impact directly research and attitudes towards comics. Part of that I think is because so little research was done on comics at the time he published, that his studies were used by researchers. His stuff is still being cited. ...
    Posted to Culturebox by jeqal on April 8, 2008

  • Re: New Fraywatch - Michael Chabon

    I just ordered the book, so will let you know what I think of it. As far as Werther is concerned, the comics book code was a death knell for the industry, until the 80s came along (remember Age of Apocolypse) and that era went swell until a combination of Marvel deciding to draw their characters Manga, and the consolidation of vendors who sold ...
    Posted to Best of the Fray by jeqal on April 8, 2008

  • Thoughts of Comic Enthusiast/Student

    Here is my take on the whole situation: Wertham wrote a book that severely damaged the comic book industry in an attempt to protect children from what he felt was damaging material. It was well-intentioned but ultimately flawed and has inadvertently served as the blueprint for other hysterical-reactions to things people see as harmful to ...
    Posted to Culturebox by SailorAlphaCentauri on April 8, 2008

  • Re: green lantern, superhero

    Yeah, I was very disappointed when I clicked on this article to find out it wasn't about comic books at all. Maybe a name change is in order?
    Posted to The Green Lantern by PMMJ on December 5, 2007
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