tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post8842580436870841990..comments2024-03-19T06:14:23.325-04:00Comments on Kleefeld on Comics: Old Characters: Do They Still Hold Value?Sean Kleefeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-39313328690682034122012-02-09T22:32:56.902-05:002012-02-09T22:32:56.902-05:00My point still stands. The dilution of the overall...My point still stands. The dilution of the overall character, regardless of how far afield they're taken, doesn't invalidate the specific interpretations that were well-done.<br /><br />I was talking to a woman last fall who was very worried about what Spielberg was going to do to Tintin. I told her that however good or bad the movie may be, you can always return to Herge's work.<br /><br />Wait... you were being sarcastic, weren't you? ;)Sean Kleefeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-73084866048916771562012-02-09T21:42:51.764-05:002012-02-09T21:42:51.764-05:00But...but... when long-standing points of characte...But...but... when long-standing points of character are overturned?<br /><br />What if BENDIS! had Batman carry an uzi and kill? Something contrary to the core of the character itself?<br /><br />What if a different glorified fan-fic writer had Captain America overtly condone killing? <br /><br />What if someone wrote a homosexual Peter Parker story (I have nothing against homosexuals, but Peter has always been depicted as straight hetero kind of guy)?David Medinnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433652640031521613noreply@blogger.com