I've seen lots of horror movies with teen angst but the angst is usually interrupted pretty swiftly by the teens being dismembered, often for comedic effect
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UnbrokenEvaHIGH ON THE WIREBUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered Userregular
New Mutants is all about good-hearted, awkward kids with crushes that come and go sneaking out of the house to get in trouble and constantly getting in over their heads and having to go running back to Xavier/Magneto to get bailed out
What if the New Mutants go to the country for some dirtbiking and get a little too crazy and accidentally kill some hillbillies kid and the hillbilly summons a demon for revengeance purposes
The way to sell comics is to invest in long run story arcs which are relatively independent of other titles and give a creative team time to really develop the title.
Short series lengths, rotating teams and tieins are all jumping off points. You want people to invest, reward their investment.
That sounds like something I saw on TV involving Mojo but I also hallucinate and fabricate memories
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I wonder if the soap opera aspects are never focused on because they might not play as well in film. I'm not like confident on that, but I could definitely see that as something that more or less just works on a much more serialized manner with a lot more room to play. The films (for better or worse ((worse))) seem like they have to follow BIG EVENT formats which doesn't leave as much room for the soapy character beats.
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MaddocI'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?Registered Userregular
Yet another reason why superhero comics are better suited to episodic format than film
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FencingsaxIt is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understandingGNU Terry PratchettRegistered Userregular
I wonder if the soap opera aspects are never focused on because they might not play as well in film. I'm not like confident on that, but I could definitely see that as something that more or less just works on a much more serialized manner with a lot more room to play. The films (for better or worse ((worse))) seem like they have to follow BIG EVENT formats which doesn't leave as much room for the soapy character beats.
There's a reason why soap operas are serialized tv and not films.
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FencingsaxIt is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understandingGNU Terry PratchettRegistered Userregular
The way to sell comics is to invest in long run story arcs which are relatively independent of other titles and give a creative team time to really develop the title.
Short series lengths, rotating teams and tieins are all jumping off points. You want people to invest, reward their investment.
Well yes, having the whole story be a story is key, but for for the moment, I'm assuming a monthly format.
I think they've proven that they have no interest in the superhero soap opera angle of X-Men, which is a real shame because I think that's a huge part of what made those characters interesting and enduring in the first place
F**k, X-men is pretty much the superhero soap opera. I mean, that's one of the first things that comes to mind when I consider the group and their history, along with standing in for other minorities.
But, fair point on some media being more suited to that than others. Which, I suppose, leads to the larger issue of taking segments of a never-ending serial played out over decades and trying to turn them into movies with a two-hour run time and a coherent beginning, middle and end.
Also if we're being honest, I think the Demon Bear Saga is largely so striking because of the art more than the story itself.
It set it apart from every other Marvel book at the time.
I love Sienkiewicz's run on New Mutants though, and his art is inexorably connected to that title in my mind
Warlock (or, rather, Warlock-and-Doug) is one of my favorite characters (duos) from that period, and while I tend to prefer how others draw them, it was Sienkiewicz who first established his look.
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masterofmetroidHave you ever looked at a worldand seen it as a kind of challenge?Registered Userregular
Silver Sable is a noncommittal shrug made into a character
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The only time Silver Sable has been remotely interesting was in the Spectacular Spider-man cartoon.
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FencingsaxIt is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understandingGNU Terry PratchettRegistered Userregular
Look, sometimes you need a generic mercenary to do a thing. And then sometimes those people are too interesting.
New Mutants being a horror movie sounds like it could be interesting. Unlike traditional horror movies where the kids are all scared and defenseless, the mutants actually have super powers. Not only will there be mutants able to defend themselves and fight back, they might have other unique abilities that can add a whole new dynamic. There are all sorts of things they can do to subvert expectations and flip horror tropes on their heads.
New Mutants being a horror movie sounds like it could be interesting. Unlike traditional horror movies where the kids are all scared and defenseless, the mutants actually have super powers. Not only will there be mutants able to defend themselves and fight back, they might have other unique abilities that can add a whole new dynamic. There are all sorts of things they can do to subvert expectations and flip horror tropes on their heads.
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It set it apart from every other Marvel book at the time.
I love Sienkiewicz's run on New Mutants though, and his art is inexorably connected to that title in my mind
I really, really hope the visual style of the movie takes cues from Sienkiewicz the way Doctor Strange did from Ditko
Short series lengths, rotating teams and tieins are all jumping off points. You want people to invest, reward their investment.
I'm not sure which version of X-Factor you're thinking of, but I don't think so
And it could barely be done now because even stable titles don't get 18 issues. That's crazy!
I have no doubt in my mind that X-factor should be Jamie Madrox detective at large and his crew of miscreant cohorts.
That Peter David run from 2005? Was amazing
The Quicksilver stuff that tied into it was sort of dumb though
Or did my mind just make that up?
There's a reason why soap operas are serialized tv and not films.
Well yes, having the whole story be a story is key, but for for the moment, I'm assuming a monthly format.
F**k, X-men is pretty much the superhero soap opera. I mean, that's one of the first things that comes to mind when I consider the group and their history, along with standing in for other minorities.
But, fair point on some media being more suited to that than others. Which, I suppose, leads to the larger issue of taking segments of a never-ending serial played out over decades and trying to turn them into movies with a two-hour run time and a coherent beginning, middle and end.
Warlock (or, rather, Warlock-and-Doug) is one of my favorite characters (duos) from that period, and while I tend to prefer how others draw them, it was Sienkiewicz who first established his look.
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Stan Lee may be the one person connecting all Marvel properties but Rosario Dawson will one day be the person who connects all comic book properties.
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