tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post4574149735012233197..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Wonder Woman and Superpower InflationChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-7870011244437280742023-05-15T20:28:07.864-04:002023-05-15T20:28:07.864-04:00Thiis was great to readThiis was great to readDeep Dish Pizza Recipeshttps://www.pizzapins.com/deep-dish/shrimp_deep_dish_pizza_5429808894.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-87045442672472611332017-07-23T14:12:28.884-04:002017-07-23T14:12:28.884-04:00I actually have to agree a little. The problem is ...I actually have to agree a little. The problem is Hollywood versus Comics. It's bleeding BACK into the comics now (as you mentioned), but originally the comics were there for a story. You needed vulnerability to make a character interesting or relate-able, but for Hollywood it's all about big thrills and big smashes and no real tension. It's definitely something I've noticed and it's also something I'm hoping will dial back some.H.R. Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462784064936801201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-12554686422359819282017-07-21T17:12:46.019-04:002017-07-21T17:12:46.019-04:00I fear that superhero of last century comics is no...I fear that superhero of last century comics is now the hero of thriller. Sigh.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666529326328156695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-87827390536269398532017-07-20T10:54:43.300-04:002017-07-20T10:54:43.300-04:00I agree. All these heroes are slowly blobbing into...I agree. All these heroes are slowly blobbing into all the same, more or less. At least to me. I never read any of the comics, so... But all the movies look and sound and feel alike, with very little to distinguish one superhero from another. Except Iron Man, and that's all attitude + metal suit.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-19745981782169949052017-07-20T10:14:52.916-04:002017-07-20T10:14:52.916-04:00I suppose I'm at a disadvantage because I neve...I suppose I'm at a disadvantage because I never read any of the comics. Or maybe it's an advantage because I don't have the backstory to see the discrepancies. But I do agree, the mashing of super powers until they all are the same is problematic. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-62835003746627569162017-07-20T10:09:46.967-04:002017-07-20T10:09:46.967-04:00You are not alone. I felt the same. They also cha...You are not alone. I felt the same. They also changed the mythology of some of the characters and Wonder Woman is one of them. That is the big thing that don't like. The change is interesting but not as powerful as the other IMO. I enjoyed the movies but they do not grip me for those reason. <br /><br />I guess it for cinematic effect and special effects that they keep doing that otherwise the booms and bangs would have to be in more normal range. <br /><br />I did not like the change to Wonder Woman or Captain America, but I did like watching the movies but I am not nuts about them or gungho with enthusiasm when a new one comes out. I look forward to it but if it doesn't I am not greatly disappointed the way I am about movies I truly love. <br /><br />When they first started putting them out I felt that way, now I am just ho-hum, oh good there is another in the franchise, guess I'll check it out. <br /><br />So they gain big picture wow, but lose a little love in my opinion for the huge compromise to character, story mythology and some the standards that made that character relatable. <br /><br />I think they could tweak the mythology a little for story but they take it too far when they completely change it or twist it.<br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a>Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-40477175659074432222017-07-19T13:24:38.971-04:002017-07-19T13:24:38.971-04:00That strength came after one of the reboots, after...That strength came after one of the reboots, after I'd stopped reading them.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-51011797722987648352017-07-19T13:09:46.924-04:002017-07-19T13:09:46.924-04:00I grew up on DC and I remember Wonder Woman was al...I grew up on DC and I remember Wonder Woman was always as strong as Superman. She was toned down for cartoons, but she was strong in the comics.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-11472362764883583312017-07-19T12:30:05.904-04:002017-07-19T12:30:05.904-04:00I hear you about not being well versed on superher...I hear you about not being well versed on superhero lore. I know much less about the Marvel universe than I do DC, so I don't know too much about Marvel super hero lore either, other than Spiderman, the one Marvel comic I did read.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-85834285544049519102017-07-19T11:12:43.241-04:002017-07-19T11:12:43.241-04:00I'm not well versed on super hero lore, so I g...I'm not well versed on super hero lore, so I guess I didn't realize this was happening. When Wonder Woman started throwing tanks around, I just figured that was what she was supposed to be able to do.<br /><br />I'm not sure it's necessary from a storytelling point of view to keep making superheroes more and more powerful. I think emphasizing a character's weaknesses and vulnerabilities can make for better storytelling.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.com