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Emer Condit's avatar

Yes! Please, please, PLEASE write a series in defence of the superhero!!

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Don's avatar

This guy was co-created by Steve Ditko? What the hell happened to the man? I wonder if maybe somebody else was pulling strings. No, I guess I just hope that someone else was pulling the strings.

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Captain Jack's avatar

I doubt Ditko had anything to do with MARSHAL LAW. You might say Ditko influenced Rorschach, a character created by Alan Moore based on THE QUESTION.

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The Dark Herald's avatar

I should have made this more clear. Ditko created the Question. That was the character Rorschach was based on. The Question was based on a previous character of Ditko's. See the link below.

https://arkhavencomics.com/2024/01/19/the-rorschach-question/

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Captain Jack's avatar

" . . . and people like Kevin Smith go on at length over how brilliant it is."

LOL!!!

Spot. On.

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Don's avatar

Superheroes need no defense, but please write one. There's lots of ankle biters that need to be punted like chihuahuas.

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Captain Jack's avatar

I remember this. I remember the America Hate that the Brits were indulging in as well. It turned my stomach at the time. I loathe this type of thing. They did it again ("They" this time being John Gerant and Alan Wagner with art by Michael McMahon - whose illustrations reminded me of the late Kevin O'Neill, the artist for MARSHAL LAW) with THE LAST AMERICAN. Remember that piece of garbage.

That was a thing in the 80s: America Hate.

Alan Moore got the ball rolling with THE WATCHMEN but now that I come to think about it even JUDGE DREDD (which I loved at the time for the same reasons you liked MARSHAL LAW) was anti-American in tone as well.

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Nate Winchester's avatar

Judge Dredd absolutely was. I remember reading about how Mega City One was supposed to be a parody of America.

(then someone did some math on the numbers cited and realized that the "per capita" crime of MCO as stated by the comic was like... way lower than actual real New York.)

(If you write comic books - just never go near numbers. It never comes off like intended.)

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Ensign Dilligaf's avatar

"Marshal Law"

"Public Spirit"

"Virago"

"San Futuro"

Mills really hated putting effort into his work too, unsurprising from a commie.

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Jose Veglio's avatar

I cast my vote in favor of the Hero Defense. In my honest opinion your articles that delve into the foundational elements and symbols of storytelling are always your best work.

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Anti-Rationalist's avatar

Yes. Please do

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James A. Buck's avatar

To answer your question, my vote is YES.

The superhero is not just another protagonist, nor is he just another hero for that matter. He is a SYMBOL. He is a leading symbol of heroism and virtue for the culture that created him. To subvert the superhero is to subvert the culture’s underlying value system.

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Tommy Hill's avatar

Britain still had the embers of empire then. Now it's nought but ashes. Our heroes are distant, and we're ruled by clowns. That's why the anti hero is popular in Britain. Give it a decade or 2 and you Americans might feel the same.

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Tommy Hill's avatar

Besides judge Dredd, Slaine was really good.

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ShootyBear's avatar

Vote: yes

Deconstruction was mildly interesting in the beginning but it has loooooong since become a lazy trope.

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Lagartigo9's avatar

We all know what the 'Super Hero's represents and I think most normies do for the most part. You don't need to defend them, but please make that series. I had fun reading your synopsis and thoughts on this, and honestly would enjoy reading this series on defending the super hero.

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