tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post3745582058508005753..comments2024-03-22T05:29:18.132-07:00Comments on Shawn James, Black Freelance Writer: Comics AREN'T Supposed to be fun? I Guess I Didn't Get that MemoShawn Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-81471729388235544622013-12-04T05:29:12.536-08:002013-12-04T05:29:12.536-08:00Ad Mina, there are much better ways at adding dept...Ad Mina, there are much better ways at adding depth to a character than a dead parent. <br /><br />I've added depth to characters in many ways. For example in All About Marilyn I added depth by showing how her life became like an episode of the Twilight zone where many of the people around her only saw her as the character she played, not the content of who she was today. <br /><br />And in The Temptation of John Haynes I showed depth in E'steem's character by showing how she was giving away her personal power in her quest to get a powerful position from Lucifer. There's a powerful scene in Temptation where Lucifer demands she sacrifice her dress, a symbol of her past reputation to get ahead in the future.<br /><br />Adding depth is something that requires skill, Really great writers understand that adding meaningful depth to a character's story is in the nuances between the lines, not in overt actions. <br /> Shawn Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-55897180803844259142013-12-04T02:07:21.676-08:002013-12-04T02:07:21.676-08:00I do know of a comics reader who wrote extensively...I do know of a comics reader who wrote extensively about how he can't stand the growing gore in the Flash stories he reads (though sadly he kind of tolerates porn).<br /><br />He was rather spot on with a critique that he can't stand the inclusion of a murdered parent in the DC New 52 stories of the Flash. Which I see it as an attempt at depth but failing because there could be other ways to include more depth in Barry's character and stories.<br /><br />Ad Minahttp://fortressofserenity.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-17137816712691330842013-12-03T19:39:41.146-08:002013-12-03T19:39:41.146-08:00I'm a big Batman fan, but Batman's story m...I'm a big Batman fan, but Batman's story model doesn't work for everyone else. Everyone can't be dark. If everyone is dark, then no one stands out. Making every hero into Batman (dark, brooding and angry) turns DC Comics into Dull Comics. <br /><br />All this darkness reminds me of the 1990s live-action superhero movies where everyone was wearing Black and looking angry. <br /><br />I may have to do a blog talking about how Every DC hero can't be Batman. Shawn Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-18883771690252199822013-12-03T17:07:37.653-08:002013-12-03T17:07:37.653-08:00This might be because of the overly successful Bat...This might be because of the overly successful Batman. Comics are no longer targeted to little boys and girls but to young adults.Digital Marketinghttp://akisuomela.com/noreply@blogger.com