tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4433924185109358845..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Mystery of SuperheroesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45510471449139180402011-12-08T19:36:54.266-05:002011-12-08T19:36:54.266-05:00Judgement Day sounds well ahead of its time!Judgement Day sounds well ahead of its time!mensajeshttp://tedateo.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58123010063345440882011-11-06T16:01:57.026-05:002011-11-06T16:01:57.026-05:00I've never been a comic fan, but your article&...I've never been a comic fan, but your article's given me second thoughts. I like the history lesson.<br /><br />I'm glad your comment section seems to be working!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58408462297317632832011-10-23T20:33:26.099-04:002011-10-23T20:33:26.099-04:00You know, Steve -- you're right. I've see...You know, Steve -- you're right. I've seen that game; my kids play it, if you're talking about Arkham Assylum. (Well, my older kids. The younger ones aren't allowed. lol)Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15487269150454642282011-10-23T08:33:46.256-04:002011-10-23T08:33:46.256-04:00Let's not all forget the evolution of the illu...Let's not all forget the evolution of the illustrators. The man responsible, although and employee then, Stan Lee the Man that is considered the turning point of popular Comics. I can't think of a greater reward, than at his age to finally be recognized, so many comic book writers were overlooked. But now you have them helping with Movie scripts and video games! I don't know if you have seen the new Batman Video game but they are getting closer and closer to looking more like a movies all the time.Steve Rugghttp://www.lionsbreathstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34351933905331744632011-10-17T12:28:02.296-04:002011-10-17T12:28:02.296-04:00I do remember Classics Illustrated, but I had forg...I do remember Classics Illustrated, but I had forgotten. Seems to me I read "The Red Badge of Courage" or something as a CI, too. I must have been pretty young, and can barely remember it. At any rate, I remember the cover showed what I think was a Civil War scene.Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38033352341225170912011-10-17T12:22:51.700-04:002011-10-17T12:22:51.700-04:00Anyone remember 'Classics Illustrated'? I...Anyone remember 'Classics Illustrated'? I learned the plot lines of many a great book there; and even, in some cases, went on to the read the un-illustrated version. Who says comic books aren't useful?David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73200228682173234252011-10-17T01:33:25.287-04:002011-10-17T01:33:25.287-04:00MAD Magazine featured prominently in my childhood;...MAD Magazine featured prominently in my childhood; somewhat surprising for SA in the late 60s early 70s, considering the then government's paranoia over anything even hinting at sedition! (We like to think it went over their heads.)A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24881320593113451222011-10-17T00:43:54.765-04:002011-10-17T00:43:54.765-04:00Who'd a thunk it?? All that fascinating backg...Who'd a thunk it?? All that fascinating background ... and the subject is Comic Books. An absolute eye-opener, Leigh.<br /><br />And, today, of course, graphic novels are enjoying such a huge resurgence in popularity. Major authors are getting into the game, including Dean Koontz and (I think) Stephen King. <br /><br />For my kids, though, it's Manga books: graphic novels from Asia. They open and read from left to right. My family hits the library just about every weekend, and my 16-year-old daughter will pick up 6 to 10 of them (and they aren't small). By the next library visit, she'll have finished them, and she'll get more. All of her friends love them, too. As does my 3rd grade son. He also loves Batman and Spiderman. I have to vet all his books at the library, though. Most of the anthology-like collections of older super hero comics are fine for the little guy, but many of the newer ones (as well as many Manga books) have plot lines or graphic depictions he's not ready for at this age (IMHO).Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84928132024862600282011-10-16T17:10:03.096-04:002011-10-16T17:10:03.096-04:00You can read scans of the original Judgment Day st...You can read scans of the original <i><a href="http://kb-outofthisworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-racism-in-1950s-comics-weird.html" rel="nofollow">Judgment Day</a></i> story.<br /><br /><a href="http://kb-outofthisworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-racism-in-1950s-comics-weird.html" rel="nofollow">http://kb-outofthisworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-racism-in-1950s-comics-weird.html</a>Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922496600366632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11018686227762877592011-10-16T16:59:41.623-04:002011-10-16T16:59:41.623-04:00Jeff, EC actually published that story twice and I...Jeff, EC actually published that story twice and I think it's been repeated since then in anthologies.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40460295977896265112011-10-16T16:55:25.374-04:002011-10-16T16:55:25.374-04:00RT, Mad was wonderful, wasn't it?
Louis, I...RT, Mad was wonderful, wasn't it?<br /><br />Louis, I'm still chuckling about your flight-challenged friend. I don't recall black superheroes appearing in mainstream comics until the 1960s, no doubt for the same reasons as Gaines fought against, quite a superhero.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33879301487333641032011-10-16T16:54:19.477-04:002011-10-16T16:54:19.477-04:00I think I actually saw a reprint of that story yea...I think I actually saw a reprint of that story years ago. I grew up on comics! Excelsior!Jeff Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21170528358461514042011-10-16T14:48:24.973-04:002011-10-16T14:48:24.973-04:00Loved Mad Magazine. "What, me worry?" So...Loved Mad Magazine. "What, me worry?" Sometimes you just have to go for it. And, they did.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24936436081690975492011-10-16T14:35:35.615-04:002011-10-16T14:35:35.615-04:00The first comics I read were the funny papers, whi...The first comics I read were the funny papers, which helped me to learn to read. My grandmother objected to my reading the funny papers because she said reading them would make me lose my senses. I never figured out how she knew they would make me lose my senses. I never saw her reading them, so how could she know what they would do? Of course, I never asked her.<br /><br />One of my closest friends had a large collection of comic books, much larger than my little collection, and we often swapped comics. I don’t think he has any now, and I don’t even read them anymore, though maybe I should.<br /><br />I know from experience that the comics may affected a young boy’s behavior. Our heroes were Superman, Batman and Robin, and the Green Hornet. Another friend, when we were about 11 or 12 years old, decided he could fly like Superman. I told him I didn’t think so. He didn’t believe me. He tied a large piece of cloth around his neck, climbed on top of the roof over his porch, and jumped off. Luckily, he jumped on the grass instead of the sidewalk. He didn’t break anything, but he never tried being a superhero again.<br /><br />In those days, we Black kids didn’t ask why there were no Black superheroes because, I think, we knew why. Black folks were not smart and strong enough, or so the White folks tried to convince us.Louis A. Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563842429688123421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26503624308286578412011-10-16T13:52:39.182-04:002011-10-16T13:52:39.182-04:00Anon, my mother often burned comic books as 't...Anon, my mother often burned comic books as 'trash', what would be extremely valuable today.<br /><br />Many of us in the mystery world have a love of science fiction for that very reason.<br /><br />Fran, many of us loved Mad. It was wonderfully seditious and oh, so clever.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82352098308490702012011-10-16T12:24:07.644-04:002011-10-16T12:24:07.644-04:00"During the middle 1950s, critics sounded the..."During the middle 1950s, critics sounded the alarm that comic books led to juvenile delinquency ..."<br /><br />Now I know why I wasn't allowed to read comic books, or even the Sunday comics in the newspaper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30172111877413245382011-10-16T08:33:24.820-04:002011-10-16T08:33:24.820-04:00Judgement Day sounds well ahead of its time!Judgement Day sounds well ahead of its time!Janicehttp://www.janicelaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80077595399081009322011-10-16T06:37:18.293-04:002011-10-16T06:37:18.293-04:00Leigh, when I saw your topic for today, I thought,...Leigh, when I saw your topic for today, I thought, "Oh, no. I'm not at all interested in comics." Then I read it and found it fascinating! Not a comic enthusiast myself, most of my experience with them has been through my sons when they were young and my grandson now. A secret: I read Mad Magazine myself. Please don't tell ANYONE. It would ruin my sweet little old southern lady image.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com