tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post1570118077506526783..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: To Better Know A Hero: SupermanAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-82873286514222475682013-06-15T11:21:09.225-05:002013-06-15T11:21:09.225-05:00@Sarah: Dude. Very nice.
Thanks!
Also this remi...@Sarah: <i>Dude. Very nice.</i><br /><br />Thanks! <br /><br /><i>Also this reminded me that i wanted to look more into George Reeves' death to see if it's weird enough to use for one of my Wednesday Weird posts</i><br /><br />It probably is. Did you ever see <i>Hollywoodland</i>? It's a neo-noir from the early 00s about Reeves' death, with Ben Affleck playing him. It's actually a neat little movie. <br /><br />@Blam: <i>You did a nice job of sticking with the attributes (in-story and meta) of an aggregate Superman, for lack of a better word, through all the "handbook" categories and then of detailing some differences over the years later on.</i><br /><br />Thanks. That's always the trick with these posts for characters that have been around longer, especially DC ones that have clearly defined "versions". <br /><br /><i>I've always been a proponent of interpreting his vulnerability to it as him simply having no more defense or resistance to it as anyone else rather than (as it's sometimes portrayed) him being more vulnerable to magic than the average Joe.</i><br /><br />Ditto. <br /><br /><i>Jonathan and Martha, in almost all eras and media.</i><br /><br />D'oh! I know that, I swear. I mean, if nothing else, I watched more than enough <i>Smallville</i> to know its Jonathan. I was bouncing around from section to section when I first started writing this; I'm betting I wrote "George" because I had just been typing up something about George Reeves. <br /><br /><i>As much as I love the comics, and a wide variety of styles of them at that, I can't (nor is there any reason to) deny that media spinoffs have produced some of the most memorable Superman moments.</i><br /><br />Indeed. <br /><br /><i>Thanks for the shout-out, by the way</i><br /><br />No problemo! I'm long overdue, in fact, to give you a larger shoutout, in a post all its own. Maybe now that the TV posts are done for the season and I have more time to work on other things...<br /><br />@arw1985<i>Nice post. </i><br /><br />Thanks! Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-59166905189953548252013-06-12T18:45:04.229-05:002013-06-12T18:45:04.229-05:00I just realized that "George and Martha"...<br>I just realized that "George and Martha" probably got into your head from the children's picture books with the hippos — I didn't grow up with them myself, but I have encountered them since.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-41003299457032333622013-06-12T14:04:45.916-05:002013-06-12T14:04:45.916-05:00Nice post. When it comes to superheroes, Superman ...Nice post. When it comes to superheroes, Superman either number 1 or tied at number 1 along with Batman. arw1985https://www.blogger.com/profile/02413390156820607302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-45694394407540724602013-06-12T11:59:52.817-05:002013-06-12T11:59:52.817-05:00You did a nice job of sticking with the attributes...<br>You did a nice job of sticking with the attributes (in-story and meta) of an aggregate Superman, for lack of a better word, through all the "handbook" categories and then of detailing some differences over the years later on.<br /><br /><i>Superman is also susceptible to magic and magical items, as well as women with the initials "LL".</i><br /><br />Ha! <br /><br />I like your phrasing here regarding magic, as I've always been a proponent of interpreting his vulnerability to it as him simply having no more defense or resistance to it as anyone else rather than (as it's sometimes portrayed) him being <i>more</i> vulnerable to magic than the average Joe.<br /><br /><i>George and Martha Kent</i><br /><br />Jonathan and Martha, in almost all eras and media. The 1942 novel said Eben and Sarah, but in the first real expanded comics origin in 1948 it's John and Mary — the names that ended up being ascribed to the Earth-Two Kents, as once the pair was renamed Jonathan and Martha it stuck, becoming the Earth-One canon as well as the standard used in the 1978 movie and later TV/film adaptations.<br /><br />As much as I love the comics, and a wide variety of styles of them at that, I can't (nor is there any reason to) deny that media spinoffs have produced some of the most memorable Superman moments. John Williams' score for the Christopher Reeve films is still utterly thrilling, and that opening from the 1950s George Reeves show is too. The opening was actually carried over from the 1940s radio show, and Bud Collyer returned to voice the character in the 1960s Filmation series. His switch from Clark Kent tenor to resonant Superman baritone in "This is a job... for Superman!" just makes me a kid again.<br /><br /><i>Superman isn't my favorite comic book character, but he's close.</i><br /><br />I love Batman and the original Captain Marvel and Metamorpho and Hellboy and plenty of others, but hands down Superman is one of my favorite concepts ever, one of my favorite things in life, period. Which makes it all the more painful to see him done boringly or obnoxiously or just plain wrongly.<br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out, by the way... I'm hoping I'll get to take a break from taking a break to roll out some more beyond the daily covers what with the new movie out and people (including DC) celebrating the 75th anniversary in <i>Action</i> #1' s cover-date month of June.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-62087721603997920322013-06-12T11:57:00.380-05:002013-06-12T11:57:00.380-05:00"Batman is, after all, the character we all c..."Batman is, after all, the character we all could be (given proper motivation and resources). But Superman is the character we all should be"<br /><br />Dude. Very nice.<br /><br />Also this reminded me that i wanted to look more into George Reeves' death to see if it's weird enough to use for one of my Wednesday Weird postsSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com