Yet another post. I’m a god-damned machine.
Marc Singer counters the Spider-Man 2 euphoria. Bonus points for busting on American Beauty are cancelled out by penalty points for busting on The Return of the King, but regardless, it’s a usesful corrective to the “The upper left-hand tentacle turns in an Oscar-worthy performance” buzz circulating in the comics blogosphere.
Using this Sequart article as a springboard, John Jakala wonders whether manga fans will buy into American comics publishers’ attempts to reformat their comics in the manga-digest style. For the record, it’s not that I think putting Western comics in manga-sized digest will make your average Clamp fan run out and buy Sin City–I just think it *couldn’t hurt.* My experience in retail only confirmed what I already believed–when it comes to getting your comic shelved in high-traffic, high-sell-thru areas, format matters. Big time. Why fight the tide?
Back to SM2, that selfsame John Jakala post links to this Matt Martin takedown of the flick. Unlike Matt, I haven’t tried to make much hay out of the numerous illogical, goofy, suspsension-of-disbelief-shattering moments that pepper the movie, because after all I liked Daredevil, but I do wonder why people who decried similar moments in the latter film have entirely overlooked them here.
Finally, I’d like to mention that Wizard #154, the issue currently on the stands, features my debut piece for the magazine. It’s an interview with Geoff Johns on the soon-to-be-resurrected Hal Jordan. H.E.A.T. Members–you’re welcome!