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SUPERMAN: I can only tell you what I believe, Diana: humankind has to be allowed to climb to its own destiny. We can’t carry them there.
FLASH: But that’s what she’s saying. What’s the point? Why should they need us at all?
SUPERMAN: To catch them if they fall.
-JLA #4, Grant Morrison
The Birth Of a Hero…Over and Over and Over Again
You know what they say: every hero has a beginning.
Okay, actually, generally in the case of…
On IHO Geek this week, I share my feelings on retellings of superhero origins and deny that there has ever been an attempt to make a Green Lantern movie.
The uninspired ensemble seems like a holdover from Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane from 1980’s “Superman II.” Come on, this is a woman unafraid of danger, whose tenacity and heart wins over Superman/Clark Kent. Modern-day Lois surely knows where to find fabulous corporate couture at a discount rate in Metropolis. Would she settle for a wardrobe that didn’t reflect her spitfire, whip-smart personality?
Hey, JACKASS? Crazy thought: maybe Lois Lane is more focused on winning a fucking Pulitzer than impressing you with her outfit.
Also?
I dunno, Adams’s costume looks pretty accurate to me.
PS: This isn’t meant to be fucking Devil Wears Prada 2: Hot Chick Dates Superhero While Dressing Well.
EDIT: Apparently, the article was written by a woman. Strangely? Still misogynist.
So, Gail Simone (@gailsimone) started a Twitter conversation today centering around a really interesting question:
Question for all-do women in male-dominated creative industries have an added responsibility to represent their gender, apart from the work?
— GailSimone (@GailSimone) November 27, 2012
This may surprise you, but I have ~*feelings*~ about this topic.
I will not force this meme…I will not force this meme…I will not force this meme…
Facebook conversations lead only to things like this.
