http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/11/26/these_are_awesome_cartoons Comments On: These Are Awesome Cartoons by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by disintegrator]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:27:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:21:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Nerdman]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Aislinn]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:33:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by vooodooo84]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:47:23 -0800 The Stranger
Iron Man had a surprisingly great debut on film. The Hulk had a flawed but watchable debut and a sequel I can't work up the energy to rent and sit through.

Batman had the shitty Burton/Schumacher misfires and two amazing Bale/Nolan installments that wiped those out of continuity, not to mention the great 1960s Adam West movie where Batman just can't get rid of that bomb. So I guess Batman wins.

The thing about Superman is, once you tell his origin story and set up his villain and romantic triangle, there's almost noplace to go. His overarching mythology since his debut has basically been about maintaining a status quo.

How many great Superman stories have ever been told, in 70 years of comics, movies, TV shows and animation? Even the Fleischer cartoons, great as they are, just follow a repeating formula. Superman is a tough character to write. I think I prefer the Timm/Dini/McDuffie/Burnett animated version to all others (with the possible exception of the All Star Superman miniseries by Morrison and Quitely), but even that one still seemed to fall just short of the ideal, because he's still more a symbol than a character. Superman is a great American myth that doesn't really have a story other than the one of his origins and neverending struggle for truth and justice.

I could go on and on and on, but I'm starting to feel ashamed...

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