Al Milgrom wrote a great love story between Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) in Spectacular Spider-Man way back in the early 80s. Their relationship was fleshed out perfectly back then.
Fun vid as usual. James Elroy is really one of the masters of dialogue, that's why his books are so easy to translate into movies, the script is written already from characters interacting on the page. Have a Merry Christmas!
My personal opinion is that the most well rounded comics in the crowdfunding/super Indy sphere are Compass Comics. Art, story, production value, timeliness they do everything very well. You will get 3 acts in every book while other publishers linger on act 1 seemingly forever. Graham Nolan’s books are destination reading for me.
I fondly remember Gearhead from The Batman cartoon of the 2000s. If I recall correctly, that was a key episode where the Batmobile was upgraded. No idea he was a Dixon original
Brandon Woodall; I wouldn’t worry too much either. Remember “Raiders of the Lost Ark”! That was essentially the same thing. Once the Ark was found it was revealed that no one could ever have used it for nefarious purposes. So Indy himself was essentially just entertainment. And Star Trek 5 with “What does God need with a Starship?”. Oh wait. Never mind about that one….
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Floppies are not dead, they just went underground, where the best stuff was, is, and always will be.
I think there should be a caveat that you don’t have to worry about the Hero’s Journey or the history of mythology if you can write as well as Chuck. But for beginners, I think that historical context for what worked traditionally can provide a template until you’re confident enough to veer off on your own. So long as you consider it as a suggestion and not a rigid set of rules
Yeah, I think that's what a lot of people don't understand about the hero's journey. Many assume Joseph Campbell was saying all stories are exactly like that, when he was, in fact, saying there is a type of story that is universal across various cultures throughout the history of the world. It's just one of many stories in a culture's mythology. And there's other character arcs with their own templates that this could apply to, such as the heroine's journey, the anti-hero's journey, or the villain's fall, to name a few.
In that run of Punisher Frank got the actual War Machine armor (Rhodey was temporarily dead) from Nick Fury Jr. and he was supposed to clean up a SHIELD mess in some fictional eastern European country. Frank managed to break it quickly and spent most of the arc out of the armor and trying to fix it. He eventually completes the mission and comes back to NY, causing havoc until the Avengers chase him down and a freshly resurrected Rhodey convinces him to hand over the armor.
Joseph Campbell just analyzed a pattern across cultural mythology. It's a functional template for storytelling, but clearly not the only way. "There's more than one way to skin a cat" as my grandfather would say.
Brandon Woodall. My two cents on your story is that evil ultimately fails because it must so your story easily works if you have that theme in place. God/goodness is eternally triumphant. Good luck.
I don't care for the "Showcase Presents" B/W reprints of color comics. I think books like Metal Men and Metamorpho, and even Justice League, lose something when all those bright colors are gone. It probably doesn't affect war and western comics as much. But I would guess that it's not so much the reprinting as the fact that they would RECOLOR all of them to print them, and thus have to pay someone to recolor those old books. (I'd be fine with it looking like my 1982 comics are bound as-is, but modern readers probably appreciate the better colors.)
Hey there chuck . I noticed that although i spend alot of time thinking about my stories, plot points,characters, modify parts of it in my brain etc I'm not actually writing it all that often.When i commit the story to the page it's mostly fully formed but i wonder should i be writing more? Does the thinking count as writing? How do you do your writing ?and how often is it thinking about writing ?😁
Superhero comics generally need thought balloons for several reasons. The main ones are it helps you bond with the characters and it helps the writer understand the characters. Also, the US uses lower page counts than manga, American creators are not skilled enough, and solo superhero books generally are about loners. It's a big advantage of comics, so why not use them??? Manga should use them more. Manga digests almost feel like adaptations of animation instead of the reverse. Narration boxes are dry and destroy immersion. I soured on narration boxes with Brubaker who uses them as a crutch. Miller was one of the few who wrote good boxes, and he used how they are alienating. I refuse to read any more superhero comics without thought balloons. While not using thought balloons was interesting at first, and comics needed to advance, I think their loss severely damaged the genre. It's very refreshing to read Bronze Age superhero comics. (Chuck forgot to mention how Hama didn't use thought balloons, though that was after Miller began. It worked for G.I. Joe which has mystery characters and is more of a plot based group series. There is at least one early issue not written by Hama. It may be the only one with balloons.) I agree about the "Hero's Journey". Hollywood uses this to make lame characters, and it's been extremely overused. I tried to watch the new Snake Eyes movie, but it's atrocious. Part of this is because of the HJ framework. I like Storm Shadow in it. He's the only highlight. That actor is great, and he is a far more compelling character than fake, HJ Snake Eyes. The movie should have been about him. I kind of liked the colorized Akiras, but the original monochromes are much better. They have more impact and flow better. Superhero comics should be in color, even if it's bad color. A good finale for Punisher is he kills someone who is far more important than he thought who is connected to a vast global conspiracy. This sends nation states after him. (I would end Punisher by having him retire to raise the orphaned child of a cartel member.) I like his police friend in the Lundgren movie. That scene where he confronts Castle is great. (War Machine Punisher is a sweet idea.) Black Dahlia is a nuts novel. I liked it and couldn't stop reading it, but it's excessive. (For some reason, I brain dumped the movie.). LA Confidential is an awesome movie. I didn't read the novel though. Adam Warlock is a cool character. I liked his cerebral vibe. They should have ended the Spider-Man marriage by having MJ sacrifice herself for him after he decides to leave her to protect her. (They ended the baby anyway.) (Even if the hero doesn't succeed, his story should have some meaning.)
Shotgun first appeared in Daredevil by Nocenti and Romita Jr. in 1989. I remember him. DD had several new villains during that run.
I miss thought bubbles
Al Milgrom wrote a great love story between Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) in Spectacular Spider-Man way back in the early 80s. Their relationship was fleshed out perfectly back then.
Merry Christmas, Chuck!🎄
Merry Christmas Chuck. Thanks for the great vids and comics.
Fun vid as usual. James Elroy is really one of the masters of dialogue, that's why his books are so easy to translate into movies, the script is written already from characters interacting on the page. Have a Merry Christmas!
My personal opinion is that the most well rounded comics in the crowdfunding/super Indy sphere are Compass Comics. Art, story, production value, timeliness they do everything very well. You will get 3 acts in every book while other publishers linger on act 1 seemingly forever. Graham Nolan’s books are destination reading for me.
I fondly remember Gearhead from The Batman cartoon of the 2000s. If I recall correctly, that was a key episode where the Batmobile was upgraded. No idea he was a Dixon original
Brandon Woodall; I wouldn’t worry too much either. Remember “Raiders of the Lost Ark”! That was essentially the same thing. Once the Ark was found it was revealed that no one could ever have used it for nefarious purposes. So Indy himself was essentially just entertainment. And Star Trek 5 with “What does God need with a Starship?”. Oh wait. Never mind about that one….
Floppies are not dead, they just went underground, where the best stuff was, is, and always will be.
Moon Wing? The obvious mix was Night Knight. 😊
I think there should be a caveat that you don’t have to worry about the Hero’s Journey or the history of mythology if you can write as well as Chuck. But for beginners, I think that historical context for what worked traditionally can provide a template until you’re confident enough to veer off on your own. So long as you consider it as a suggestion and not a rigid set of rules
Yeah, I think that's what a lot of people don't understand about the hero's journey. Many assume Joseph Campbell was saying all stories are exactly like that, when he was, in fact, saying there is a type of story that is universal across various cultures throughout the history of the world. It's just one of many stories in a culture's mythology. And there's other character arcs with their own templates that this could apply to, such as the heroine's journey, the anti-hero's journey, or the villain's fall, to name a few.
In that run of Punisher Frank got the actual War Machine armor (Rhodey was temporarily dead) from Nick Fury Jr. and he was supposed to clean up a SHIELD mess in some fictional eastern European country. Frank managed to break it quickly and spent most of the arc out of the armor and trying to fix it. He eventually completes the mission and comes back to NY, causing havoc until the Avengers chase him down and a freshly resurrected Rhodey convinces him to hand over the armor.
Joseph Campbell just analyzed a pattern across cultural mythology. It's a functional template for storytelling, but clearly not the only way. "There's more than one way to skin a cat" as my grandfather would say.
My question is, why would your grandpa know how to skin a cat and what for?
@AceLM92 Y'know, he would never give me a straight answer...
@@Punished_SSP_Garrett guess he kept trade secrets in the trade
Brandon Woodall. My two cents on your story is that evil ultimately fails because it must so your story easily works if you have that theme in place. God/goodness is eternally triumphant. Good luck.
I don't care for the "Showcase Presents" B/W reprints of color comics. I think books like Metal Men and Metamorpho, and even Justice League, lose something when all those bright colors are gone. It probably doesn't affect war and western comics as much. But I would guess that it's not so much the reprinting as the fact that they would RECOLOR all of them to print them, and thus have to pay someone to recolor those old books. (I'd be fine with it looking like my 1982 comics are bound as-is, but modern readers probably appreciate the better colors.)
Hey there chuck .
I noticed that although i spend alot of time thinking about my stories, plot points,characters,
modify parts of it in my brain etc I'm not actually writing it all that often.When i commit the story to the page it's mostly fully formed but i wonder should i be writing more?
Does the thinking count as writing?
How do you do your writing ?and how often is it thinking about writing ?😁
In what comic does the Actuary debut?
Superhero comics generally need thought balloons for several reasons. The main ones are it helps you bond with the characters and it helps the writer understand the characters. Also, the US uses lower page counts than manga, American creators are not skilled enough, and solo superhero books generally are about loners. It's a big advantage of comics, so why not use them???
Manga should use them more. Manga digests almost feel like adaptations of animation instead of the reverse.
Narration boxes are dry and destroy immersion. I soured on narration boxes with Brubaker who uses them as a crutch. Miller was one of the few who wrote good boxes, and he used how they are alienating. I refuse to read any more superhero comics without thought balloons. While not using thought balloons was interesting at first, and comics needed to advance, I think their loss severely damaged the genre. It's very refreshing to read Bronze Age superhero comics.
(Chuck forgot to mention how Hama didn't use thought balloons, though that was after Miller began. It worked for G.I. Joe which has mystery characters and is more of a plot based group series. There is at least one early issue not written by Hama. It may be the only one with balloons.)
I agree about the "Hero's Journey". Hollywood uses this to make lame characters, and it's been extremely overused. I tried to watch the new Snake Eyes movie, but it's atrocious. Part of this is because of the HJ framework. I like Storm Shadow in it. He's the only highlight. That actor is great, and he is a far more compelling character than fake, HJ Snake Eyes. The movie should have been about him.
I kind of liked the colorized Akiras, but the original monochromes are much better. They have more impact and flow better. Superhero comics should be in color, even if it's bad color.
A good finale for Punisher is he kills someone who is far more important than he thought who is connected to a vast global conspiracy. This sends nation states after him. (I would end Punisher by having him retire to raise the orphaned child of a cartel member.) I like his police friend in the Lundgren movie. That scene where he confronts Castle is great. (War Machine Punisher is a sweet idea.)
Black Dahlia is a nuts novel. I liked it and couldn't stop reading it, but it's excessive. (For some reason, I brain dumped the movie.). LA Confidential is an awesome movie. I didn't read the novel though.
Adam Warlock is a cool character. I liked his cerebral vibe. They should have ended the Spider-Man marriage by having MJ sacrifice herself for him after he decides to leave her to protect her. (They ended the baby anyway.)
(Even if the hero doesn't succeed, his story should have some meaning.)