Interpreting heroes

[dragontail]

Rarely have I been so deliriously happy about owning a book. There's no other way to say this: Tranformers Classics UK volume 4 is perfect. It collects some of the best Transformers comics ever written. It's full-to-bursting with DVD-style extra features (reproductions of all the bonus stickers, posters, catalogs and the like!) and laden with

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[thebagbunny]

Superman Vs. The Elite did very little for me. The original comic was brilliant, maybe that's why the film felt flat to me - seen it before, only done better

[dragontail]

(I don't have a Superman icon so, here: have the pro wrestling equivalent!)

I continue to be surprised by your feelings (or lack thereof) toward Superman vs The Elite, given Joe Kelly wrote both the comic and the movie. To me, the film feels like a good old-fashioned "extended cut" of an already wonderful story. Still, horses for courses. I just can't shake the notion of my perfect Superman film. It'd be the first three pages of All Star Superman #1 ("doomed planet... desperate scientists..." etc) followed by the opening credits, followed by SvsTE. No re-told origin (because, let's face it, everyone on the planet knows how Supes came to be), just a good film that explains why the character remains important even in this modern world. That's my vision of the perfect Superman movie.

But yes - Man of Steel was certainly no Green Lantern, for which we should all give thanks! :D

[thebagbunny]

What can I say?

Sometimes I simply defy explanation... :-P

I just hope to all buggery, that they don't use Darkseid as the lead villain for the supposed JL film. I actually like the idea of a Sinestro Corps ring finding Johnathan Crane, but it ends up in Lex's hands. Good way to bring in GL (John Stewart), Batman and Superman. WW and the Flash are a little trickier to slot in though.

[dragontail]

I actually like the idea of a Sinestro Corps ring finding Johnathan Crane, but it ends up in Lex's hands.

I like it, too. And I hope DC/WB/Snyder/Nolan/whoever picks John Stewart over Hal for the GL slot. It'd distance their 'verse from the awful GL movie, for one thing, and it'd give them one advantage over Marvel (diversity!).

Found and read this earlier, which I found absolutely fascinating...

[hive_mind_d86]

Mulled that over for a few hours and have a thought on the article.

He's right in his observation, the Marvel movies are more optimistic and in a place you might want to live. But all the most moving and meaningful stories of heroism I've heard, the ones that make me feel most optimistic about humanity and human nature, come from places I *really* wouldn't want to live.

Also fear ring idea is pretty shiney.

[dragontail]

Isn't it, just? I like it a lot.

But all the most moving and meaningful stories of heroism I've heard, the ones that make me feel most optimistic about humanity and human nature, come from places I *really* wouldn't want to live.

An excellent point. It seems we are, as a race, wired to find inspiration in the darkest of places. It's all about that underdog "rise above" feeling.