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Comic Book Theme Songs!!!


Tonight's discussions will be one of great importance to us all: theme songs. if you have never thought of a theme song for a show, comic, whatever, then you are simply not human. Maybe you were in line at the store, or listening to some surprisingly deep amv on YouTube. The details really aren't important. I was watching Moral Orel-also known as one of the greatest TV shows ever made-and heard this beautiful song by The Mountain Goats called "Love, Love, Love". Here's the link, actually http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FyFS5kFZ7w    . When I listen to this song, I think of a few things. My own miserable life, the show, emotional things...It's a song that makes you think, which leads to thinking about other things that maybe we don't otherwise notice because we are all thinking of things that deal with our immediate survival. I know that maybe it's already been said, but songs make you feel things. Sometimes good, bad, in between. Because they sound like talking, but not like talking; like something we hear all the time, yet, it's not. Sometimes they are total BS, then other times it just all sinks in like you just heard your dad died but you were too busy to think about it until two minutes ago. And then it hits, after your alone and there's no one to agree with you and you think you're alone and crazy. Of course, most times it feels much better than that. Of course, half of what I've just typed is total BS; but what song do you think would go with your favorite comic book moment. Not title, favorite moment in comic book history?
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Could You Have a Comic/Nerd Convention?


So, I just got an idea. I've never had the pleasure of going to a convention. You know I would've, but you need money and time, two things I really don't have. So, I was thinking, and I thought,"Gee Carly, why couldn't you have a convention here?" And I thought again,"AAAHHHH! Where the hell is that voice coming from?" And then I thought,"Wait, she might me onto something there!" So, I go to IU, and I think it would be worth alot to try. I wouldn't be like ComicCon, but it would be cool. The problem is, how do I do it? Yeah, I'd have to clear it with the school, but what if it was approved? What about money, and getting people to come? Well folks, I need feed back, and lots of it. Is it even possible? Help me. 
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A Comic Book Geek/Ugly Girl in College.


Last year around this time, I brought my first comic. Now, it took a full month for them to grow on me, but now I'm hooked. Like, skipping meals to get my fix hooked. I love comics, and I love talking about comics. But I have a problem. You see, you can be pretty and antisocial, and people will give you credit as having an artistic bent. However, you have no right to be ugly and antisocial. I am not mean, or cruel. I am just antisocial. And ugly. I do go out, I do try thibgs, but it's so hard to enjoy them alone. I've tried the "How to Act Like a Normal Human Being For Morons" classes, and those just felt like I was play-acting. But honestly, I like myself. I may not how others act towards me, but I do like myself. I do not want to change myself ust so people will assume that I am always like that. Of course, maybe I missed the boat on comics. I know most girls my age don't like them, and that most guys just don't like talking to girls like that. I know it's an expensive hobby. I've tried expanding my interests, but we aspies have trouble with that. S.O.S!
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Another "What Comic Should get its own film?" post


1) I know it's not a traditional comic, but Death Note should totally get an American adaptation. The story-about a disillusioned honor student going crazy with power as he succumbs to his own dark desires and attempts to take over the world-is AMAZING! The characters are fully fleshed out, and the plot could easily be adapted to fit American tastes. Sure, if done badly, the movie would suck. For those of you who don't know, the manga and especially the anime over do-the potato chip thing-everything. However, part of this over-the-topping goes well with its larger than life characters. Things would have to be changed, but I think it could be Oscar worthy if someone put the time and money into it. My biggest suggestion would be redoing Ryuk's design in favor of just having an actor or puppeteer do it instead of CGI. 
 
2) Morbius! Of course not as a traditional comic book movie. I'm thinking dramedy. Why? The character can be horrible if you play him too seriously. He's just another emo vamp. But if you add some comedy and dark humor, he can be easily sympathised with and enjoyed. Look at Marvel Zombies 3  and 4; here, he was just another ability that kinda sucked. Plus, the character has some kinda fan-base. You know you would want to see it.  
 
3) NextWave. Justifying that would amount to blasphemy in some circles. 
 
4) Marvel Zombies 3. Why 3? Well, it actually scared me. It wasn't just comical, it was scary as hell. Remember zombie Morbius? Can you think of anything scarier than someone that high-up being kidnapped and replaced with someone who wanted to destroy the world like that? And then there was the whole no one noticing thing. And the clone-super market. And the idea that Vanessa Fisk had to watch all of that carnage everyday... 
 
5) A Magneto film. I want it, you want it, we all want it! He's an interesting character with a great back story! And Sir Ian McKellen's outstanding performance in he film showed us that Magneto is usable in film. Would it be like so many other Holocaust films? For most f us, no. Unlike most other Holocaust movies, you will kinda know this character, which will probably elicit a very emotional pull on most of us. Side not: I still want an animated Civil War movie.
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What does a preview mean?


In this edition, I bring to you my wonderful thoughts on the issue of previews and teasers. Let's looks at the cons: 
1)They will often give away the ending or spoil an otherwise unexpected death. An example of this can be seen in Siege #4, where the death was The Sentry was highly publicized in the weeks before. A more grievous example would be the return of Steve Rogers, which we all knew was going to happen anyways. But did we need to be told months ahead of time? No, no we did not. In BOOMS! 28 Days Later-#12-we are treated to not only the summary telling us that one of Selena's band of merry men will die, but also seeing it in the preview pages. This example is not nearly as blanket or cringeworthy-well, it actually really does make you cringe and sick at the same time, but that's for another reason. Thank you Britain for making Americans look like Nazis!-but it does kinda ruin the rest of the issue since the big blow-up is already right there.  
Now let's look at the pros: 
1) They let us make an early choice as to whether we should even buy the comic. Comics are an expensive hobby, and most of us just don't have the cash to get everything we want. Being able to see the art and some of the dialogue, as well as checking to see where the story is even going, can influence which comics we buy. Knowing that an issue will suck before you buy it will let you save that money for a more deserving comic. 
2) It builds suspense. Sure, sometimes previews show that the suspense from the previous issue if broken, but alot of times you hold your breathe after you read one and can't wait for the rest of the issue. I'm gonna go back to 28 Days Later #12 for this one; did it kinda ruin it for me? Sure, but did it leave me pumped for more? Yes, yes it did.  
So...previews have their negatives and their positives. Does one MAJOR flaw put weigh the two positives? For some people, maybe. For others, not so much.
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What does "Shadowland" mean?


I, like many of you, are really digging the idea that "Shadowland" will be upon us soon. Did we really care about Secret Invasion? Or dark reign? Or Siege? No, not really. I mean, I'll be the first to say that Dark Reign was probably the best thing to happen to Daken, but for everyone else, not so much. But Shadowland is actually worth noting. Why? Well, because, in all reality, like watching a housewife slowly succumb to depression and alcoholism, it's something we kinda expected. What is Daredevil know for? Other than being blind, he is known for 99% of his girl friends die or go insane. The public has gone against him, and with his identity is public knowledge. And then there's Bullseye... To make matters worse, creative team after creative team has slowly but surly shown him becoming more distant from his friends.  
All of this didn't just "start". It's been a slow process that probably started even before Frank Miller's run. Maybe it was subconscious on the part of the writers. Of course, making Matt Murdock's life hell has been a favorite sport amongst Marvel writers for decades, but it didn't really get to be big, baby-seal-clubbing fun until Bendis. It was at this point that it seemed that years of trauma finally seemed to come to the surface. And of course after this, the fun hit the fan.  
But really, on a deeper level, it makes sense to show someone like Murdock finally break. Wasn't Daredevil always the guy who, in his youth, could've turned either way. He could've been a villain or a hero, and the fact that he turned out semi-ok despite his horrible luck was kinda inspiring. But bad things do tend to happen in groups, and while he probably could've taken Bullseye killing hundreds of people while making him look mildly responsible, or Osborn coming to power, or dealing with the Hand's influence on an individual basis, all three coming together at the same time-this doesn't even go into deal with all the other crap that happened-was just too much for him. But seeing the consequences of what happens to a man who is just pushed too far will be fun to watch. Or at least it better be. 
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What does an official scanlation site mean?


I heard the news yesterday that Viz Media will soon come up with their own manga scan services, or at the least will be persecuting sites that illegally distribute such materials. For those that don't know, various websites have been using translators to come up with translated scripts of weekly chapters of manga. These scripts are then put to the manga themselves so that Western readers can see them sometimes months before they come out. Most sites give them out for free, while others make a profit from advertising and others charge for downloading. Yours truly has always used the free sites and has brought the manga-Naruto!-when it has come out. These sites have been around for years, and have been largely tolerated by publishing because of the sometimes chaotic shipping scales of their titles. It's been a reasonable way for readers to stay interested in a manga; I know I wouldn't still be interested in Naruto if I couldn't read it off the sites every week. Of course, sometimes the translations are so bad that we in the manga community have to wait until the official translation comes out to even know what's really going on.  
Some of you may be wondering why we do not get the large manga books like Shonen-Jump!. This has been, for me, a matter of not being able to afford it. And plus, I really don't want to have to keep track of 6 or 7 other unrelated stories lines. It's far easier for me to just read one. I also have my Marvel titles I pull every month to look forward to.  
What I really want to ask, though, is how will this affect manga online, and also how might it affect digital based comics or whatever they are called. I think this may have an effect on Western-based comics. I know that the audiences are two different demographics, if people are willing to pay money for online manga scans, it may become an alternative to manga altogether instead of just a quick fix for those of us who read the paper copy. Though by now, it appears that all publishers are at the very least looking into digital based comics, this could be a real showing of how well a large firm can handle rampant pirating and making one medium productive while still keeping the other in production. Or maybe this is just another nail in the coffin of paper based comics...
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What does a fear of zombies mean?

I love zombies. I love the concept of zombies and the fear they invoke. However, I can not watch zombie movies, as I also have a huge fear of them. It really sucks. However, thankfully, I can read zombie themed comics. I really love The Walking Dead, and so when I heard it had actually gotten picked up as a television show, I was excited. I mean, it's a great comic. Yes, it's quite typical as zombie concepts go, but then it veers off. The zombies, unless they actually attack the main characters, are seen as just part of the landscape, like a rabbit in a field. Heck, most of the time the characters will just ignore them unless they are actually being a problem. This is very disturbing, since it shows just how used to the gore and horror the characters are. What's worse is the amount of detail put into the zombies themselves. Some of them still wear jewelery or tattoos or other personal items. Why does this scare me? Because these small details show that those things were once people, and what happened to them could happen to you. 
I read a little of the pilot script for the show, and I must say, it's something. Sure, some people laugh at how the zombies are described, some still wearing bunny slippers or robes, but to me, this makes them all the more terrifying. It also makes me sad. Because of my fear of zombies, I will be unable to watch what could be revolutionary TV.  Do not laugh at me, but pity this sorry human who can not so much as look at the cover to the Dawn of the Dead DVD.

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What does realism mean?


Ok, so, here's my gripe with "realism"? We see it everyday. Plus, despite what some people will tell you, totally unrealistic stuff happens everyday. If something is fiction, why can't physics be played with? Why can't things be manipulated? Of course, it all has to do with execution , but why can't an author decide to do as they please with their world of fiction? Writer Vladimir Nabokov played with this in his novels. The most subtle-spoiler alert!!!!- would be in his classic Lolita, where Charlotte is randomly killed off via car crash. This let's pedophile Herbert have full access to Dolores, the 10 year old girl he lusts after. This book does not justify raping children, and in fact shows some of the negative effects of doing so. What it does justify is letting an author do as he pleases. By randomly and rather unrealistically killing Charlotte, Nabokov effectively sets the main plot in motion without slowing down. Without Charlotte being a worried parent, Herbert is free to take Dolores. In both DC and Marvel, armies made up of generally unstable people are allowed to just do as they please. Sure, you have a few guys like General Ross who kinda make a fuss, but for the most part, they are left alone. Don't talk about the X-Men, because they aren't government sanctioned. Without a soft take on realism, comics could not be. Of course, there are limits, but for the most part, it's a good thing. So the next time you complain about something in fiction not being realistic, unless you can come up with a good reason other than "it's not realistic", do not complain. 
Yes, I am a stout supporter of FrankenCastle. 
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What Does Maturity Really Mean?


I know this isn't a real comic-centric post, but I feel it needs to be addressed. As nerds, geeks, and fanboys and girls, I'm sure that we have all been accused of being immature and childish. I know I have. I am a young woman just getting ready to enter college, and if there is one thing that high school had taught me, it's that I am not as dumb as everyone says I am. Sure, I couldn't find a job thanks to the recession and my own laziness and school, and yeah I haven't had a boyfriend, but I also wasn't the person to fall into the ridiculous drug scene just because everyone else was, or the person to get the generic tramp stamp, or the person to post tons of nude pictures on the internet, or almost any other stuff that teens are usually accused of doing, or the person who got into a shallow relationship just because everyone else did. I am truly happy with myself, and know that I am kinda prepared for lies ahead. I didn't avoid anything, or was sheltered from any of it, but decided that I just didn't want any of it because it didn't seem to make anyone else happy. Why do that to myself? 
So instead, I became a nerd. I found comics after realizing that anime just wasn't for me. But even before that, I found DBZ-yes, it's an anime, but Goku's close to SuperMan-and Beast Wars, a masterpiece of animation and story-telling. These gave me a foundation and stability, something I might've lacked in my single parent household.  
But back on topic: it's not that these nerdy things prepared me for life, but they did kinda help me adjust. In fact, if it wasn't for the near constant harassment from the other girls-guys, girls are WAY meaner than boys will ever be-I would've been the most well adjusted person in the world. Ok, that's a lie, but I was doing pretty good. I just didn't realize it. Everyone treated me like I was less then them and it made me so angry, which in turn made me act like an idiot. But I was 9, so who cares? And then middle school happened. It was at this point where-upon seeing the fun after affect of binge drinking and unprotected sex-that I realized that maybe I wasn't doing too bad.  
It was High School, though, where I realized that the whole concept of "maturity" is relative. You see, having a job and kids do not make you an adult, and neither does suddenly deciding that you are too old for cartoons or comics. i'm not saying that not having a job is a sign of maturity, just that being an adult is more than that. I was harassed four times a week by people who, yes, they had jobs and some of them even had kids, but they were also lazy, ungrateful jerks who didn't do anything if they thought it was "lame". They lied about their age, how many times they had sex among others. Yet among these were some of the most "mature" people in the school. And they called me childish and immature. Why? Because I couldn't find a job-not totally my fault-and because I like cartoons and comics. And I freely admit it.
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