masterofmetroidHave you ever looked at a worldand seen it as a kind of challenge?Registered Userregular
The only character in comics i can think of straight off the top of my head i don't want looking any kind of buff is Spider-man
The slimmer and weirdly ganglier he is while still being terrifyingly strong, the better. I'm sure there are other schools of thought on that, but i loooooove it when they make him as spidery as possible.
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Zonugal(He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered Userregular
I imagine most superheroes would be pretty cut/fit.
Their jobs are pretty physically-demanding.
They also want to be in great shape to perform those jobs.
There's always room for more; there's always room for further diversity. Whether it's more Latino characters, or more Black characters, or more LGBT characters -- you pretty much can pick any group of people, and as long as you're not talking about middle-aged white men like myself, they're probably underrepresented in the world of superhero comics. It's tough from a sales perspective, because all of the characters that are still the bedrock, firmament characters tend to be guys that were created in the 1960s if not earlier, at a time when comic books were predominantly, if not exclusively, white. While it's nice that we've made some steps -- we have more female-led books than ever before -- that doesn't mean we should stop coming up with them. Just because we have a few books that have Hispanic characters, that doesn't mean that we shouldn't look for more opportunities to do more there. The same thing is true with every demographic that you can speak to. No matter where you happen to sit within the cultural zeitgeist, it's never mission accomplished. It's always, "What's next?" There's always going to be somebody who is underrepresented, or that you could represent more truthfully or more affectingly.
Brevoort said he is happy with Marvel's diversity in light of some All-New Marvel NOW! additions like "Ms. Marvel," but added that there is always room for more
I would be a terrible editor for "Ms. Marvel" because that is not a culture I understand anything about. I just don't have the background in it -- I'd have to research it. I could do that, but it would be clinical research. It's not genuine. It’s not my experiences. But the folks working on that title have that experience, and bring it to the project. On the one hand, I read it and I go, "This is great, it's like reading something like 'Ultimate Spider-Man' -- a new, young character's heroic journey on a level that I can relate to and understand." On the second level, it's almost like a civics lesson. I feel like I'm learning about a culture and a set of experiences that I just haven't had. And I think that's cool.
I feel like we could use more books like "Ms. Marvel." We're capable of being more sophisticated in our storytelling these days than people were able to in years gone bye. The audience is older, the audience is more accepting and more sophisticated in terms of what they want in terms of characterization and emotional depth and emotional maturity. It really gives us the opening to explore any of these situations that human beings happen to exist in across the world. Hopefully, we'll be able to continue to do that to a degree of infinite diversity.
In the same interview he says that Uncanny Avengers 23 will sync back up with the rest of the Marvel Universe in a surprising way
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AtomicTofuShe's a straight-up supervillain, yoRegistered Userregular
I imagine most superheroes would be pretty cut/fit.
Their jobs are pretty physically-demanding.
They also want to be in great shape to perform those jobs.
I guess you could get away with it if you had, like, telekinetic powers or something.
But you just know some chumps gonna come along with an anti-telekine-o-ray or whatever so it's probably a good back-up plan to also take up boxing or something.
Contrary to the received wisdom of comic book threads, sprinters are invariably built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Usain Bolt looks like he could tear the head off a pig, and I'm guessing he has a pretty rocking six pack. I'm all for different character designs, but "hey the guy who runs really fast is also really lean and muscular" is not the best place to find flaws in verisimilitude.
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Zonugal(He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered Userregular
I imagine most superheroes would be pretty cut/fit.
Their jobs are pretty physically-demanding.
They also want to be in great shape to perform those jobs.
I guess you could get away with it if you had, like, telekinetic powers or something.
But you just know some chumps gonna come along with an anti-telekine-o-ray or whatever so it's probably a good back-up plan to also take up boxing or something.
Well I mean even beyond just combat, superheroics has a lot of running, lifting, jumping, ect...
You probably want to be physically fit for a physically demanding job.
Contrary to the received wisdom of comic book threads, sprinters are invariably built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Usain Bolt looks like he could tear the head off a pig, and I'm guessing he has a pretty rocking six pack. I'm all for different character designs, but "hey the guy who runs really fast is also really lean and muscular" is not the best place to find flaws in verisimilitude.
Fair enough, I was comparing it to people I know in Cross Country but I guess sprinting is a better comparison
I was surprised in Morrison's X Men that there's a panel where Emma Frost admits to having extensive cosmetic surgery. I thought it was just accepted that women in comic books looked like that.
Emma's always been exception to that stuff, I know it's also been implied by some writers that she uses her telepathy to manipulate how people see her as well.
(so far) Emma Frost is a really fun character to read. Sure, that costume is ridiculous, but it's the only example I can think of where the sexy femme fatale character is genuinely the most interesting character in the room. My main reason for reading it is "what shit is Emma Frost going to pull next". Her pursuit of Cyclops seems less like she's desperate for his manly love than she thinks stealing him away would be worth a giggle.
I'm putting my money on Dr. Strange. Stephen's due for a solo book and Aaron would go nuts on it.
On the other hand, Black Panther's also past due for a new book, and he's been getting hyped in New Avengers for a while now.
I think New Avengers already sort of a Black Panther book. Like he is the central character. The other Illuminati members are definitely important, and Strange has his own big subplot brewing, but when it wasn't cutting away to alternate Earths T'Challa was the main guy.
Not that I wouldn't be perfectly happy with a Aaron Black Panther book either.
(so far) Emma Frost is a really fun character to read. Sure, that costume is ridiculous, but it's the only example I can think of where the sexy femme fatale character is genuinely the most interesting character in the room. My main reason for reading it is "what shit is Emma Frost going to pull next". Her pursuit of Cyclops seems less like she's desperate for his manly love than she thinks stealing him away would be worth a giggle.
I don't like Emma but yeah she's one of the few characters who earns the femme fatale thing
I know the comics/movies synergy concept isn't a popular one around here, but I'd wager we'd see a Dr. Strange ongoing before Black Panther, if only because it seems like we'll see a Dr. Strange movie before a Black Panther movie.
(so far) Emma Frost is a really fun character to read. Sure, that costume is ridiculous, but it's the only example I can think of where the sexy femme fatale character is genuinely the most interesting character in the room. My main reason for reading it is "what shit is Emma Frost going to pull next". Her pursuit of Cyclops seems less like she's desperate for his manly love than she thinks stealing him away would be worth a giggle.
Her evolution over the last decade or so has been really interesting. Follow up Morrison's X-Men with Whedon's Astonishing, he does some great work with her.
I like Aaron a lot, but I'm not sure he'd be the right fit for a Dr. Strange comic.
The dude handles weird cosmic shit and grandoise action on an epic scale really well
Plus he has already proven he can write the supernatural very well in Ghost Rider
And while I love those things about him, he generally inclines towards a more comedic/outrageous bent they I'm just not sure works with Dr. Strange. He's kind of an eternal straight man. If it got announced that Aaron was on the title I'd certainly be curious to see what he came up with, but I'd also be deeply skeptical.
I like Aaron a lot, but I'm not sure he'd be the right fit for a Dr. Strange comic.
The dude handles weird cosmic shit and grandoise action on an epic scale really well
Plus he has already proven he can write the supernatural very well in Ghost Rider
And while I love those things about him, he generally inclines towards a more comedic/outrageous bent they I'm just not sure works with Dr. Strange. He's kind of an eternal straight man. If it got announced that Aaron was on the title I'd certainly be curious to see what he came up with, but I'd also be deeply skeptical.
You need to read Scalped and The Other Side. Aaron can be dead serious at the drop of a hat.
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AntimatterDevo Was RightGates of SteelRegistered Userregular
i want the mcu dr. strange to be a cross between spider-man fever and the oath
And yeah, The Oath has quite a few comedic moments in it and it is basically the best Dr. Strange story
The Oath's humor is rather deadpan, as Strange's humor tends to be. And while it's a cool book, I wouldn't call it the best Strange story by a country mile. The Shuma-Gorath Saga and the Montesi Formula are way better.
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AntimatterDevo Was RightGates of SteelRegistered Userregular
There's always room for more; there's always room for further diversity. Whether it's more Latino characters, or more Black characters, or more LGBT characters -- you pretty much can pick any group of people, and as long as you're not talking about middle-aged white men like myself, they're probably underrepresented in the world of superhero comics. It's tough from a sales perspective, because all of the characters that are still the bedrock, firmament characters tend to be guys that were created in the 1960s if not earlier, at a time when comic books were predominantly, if not exclusively, white. While it's nice that we've made some steps -- we have more female-led books than ever before -- that doesn't mean we should stop coming up with them. Just because we have a few books that have Hispanic characters, that doesn't mean that we shouldn't look for more opportunities to do more there. The same thing is true with every demographic that you can speak to. No matter where you happen to sit within the cultural zeitgeist, it's never mission accomplished. It's always, "What's next?" There's always going to be somebody who is underrepresented, or that you could represent more truthfully or more affectingly.
Brevoort said he is happy with Marvel's diversity in light of some All-New Marvel NOW! additions like "Ms. Marvel," but added that there is always room for more
I would be a terrible editor for "Ms. Marvel" because that is not a culture I understand anything about. I just don't have the background in it -- I'd have to research it. I could do that, but it would be clinical research. It's not genuine. It’s not my experiences. But the folks working on that title have that experience, and bring it to the project. On the one hand, I read it and I go, "This is great, it's like reading something like 'Ultimate Spider-Man' -- a new, young character's heroic journey on a level that I can relate to and understand." On the second level, it's almost like a civics lesson. I feel like I'm learning about a culture and a set of experiences that I just haven't had. And I think that's cool.
I feel like we could use more books like "Ms. Marvel." We're capable of being more sophisticated in our storytelling these days than people were able to in years gone bye. The audience is older, the audience is more accepting and more sophisticated in terms of what they want in terms of characterization and emotional depth and emotional maturity. It really gives us the opening to explore any of these situations that human beings happen to exist in across the world. Hopefully, we'll be able to continue to do that to a degree of infinite diversity.
In the same interview he says that Uncanny Avengers 23 will sync back up with the rest of the Marvel Universe in a surprising way
Contrary to the received wisdom of comic book threads, sprinters are invariably built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Usain Bolt looks like he could tear the head off a pig, and I'm guessing he has a pretty rocking six pack. I'm all for different character designs, but "hey the guy who runs really fast is also really lean and muscular" is not the best place to find flaws in verisimilitude.
Sprinters are always ripped and long distance runners tend to be lean, as far as I remember from my school PE days
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anyway, new chris sims x-men article
Considering how much I usually hate *any* sex in media that was pretty fun
Might actually pick it up!
what might be cool for you, isn't cool for some
After that it becomes amazing in how stupid it gets
Christ yes
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well, they're no friends of mine
You've never seen him work out
but he does
he did it just now
The slimmer and weirdly ganglier he is while still being terrifyingly strong, the better. I'm sure there are other schools of thought on that, but i loooooove it when they make him as spidery as possible.
Their jobs are pretty physically-demanding.
They also want to be in great shape to perform those jobs.
In the same interview he says that Uncanny Avengers 23 will sync back up with the rest of the Marvel Universe in a surprising way
Let the speculation begin!
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I guess you could get away with it if you had, like, telekinetic powers or something.
But you just know some chumps gonna come along with an anti-telekine-o-ray or whatever so it's probably a good back-up plan to also take up boxing or something.
Contrary to the received wisdom of comic book threads, sprinters are invariably built like the proverbial brick shithouses. Usain Bolt looks like he could tear the head off a pig, and I'm guessing he has a pretty rocking six pack. I'm all for different character designs, but "hey the guy who runs really fast is also really lean and muscular" is not the best place to find flaws in verisimilitude.
Well I mean even beyond just combat, superheroics has a lot of running, lifting, jumping, ect...
You probably want to be physically fit for a physically demanding job.
Fair enough, I was comparing it to people I know in Cross Country but I guess sprinting is a better comparison
On the other hand, Black Panther's also past due for a new book, and he's been getting hyped in New Avengers for a while now.
Not that I wouldn't be perfectly happy with a Aaron Black Panther book either.
I don't like Emma but yeah she's one of the few characters who earns the femme fatale thing
Plus he has already proven he can write the supernatural very well in Ghost Rider
Her evolution over the last decade or so has been really interesting. Follow up Morrison's X-Men with Whedon's Astonishing, he does some great work with her.
And while I love those things about him, he generally inclines towards a more comedic/outrageous bent they I'm just not sure works with Dr. Strange. He's kind of an eternal straight man. If it got announced that Aaron was on the title I'd certainly be curious to see what he came up with, but I'd also be deeply skeptical.
I have read his Ghost Rider run. I'm not skeptical of his supernatural chops, just his tone.
The Oath's humor is rather deadpan, as Strange's humor tends to be. And while it's a cool book, I wouldn't call it the best Strange story by a country mile. The Shuma-Gorath Saga and the Montesi Formula are way better.
See, DC
This is how you do public relations
Sprinters are always ripped and long distance runners tend to be lean, as far as I remember from my school PE days
Quicksilver can run for ages and really fast too
I think it's fair to say he is going to be buff