Alan Moore said the only worthwhile thing I’ve ever heard about comics or superheroes.Originally Posted by John Bunnell
He called them ‘The revenge fantasies of the impotent’.
He was right.
Alan Moore said the only worthwhile thing I’ve ever heard about comics or superheroes.
He called them ‘The revenge fantasies of the impotent’.
He was right.
Interestingly (perhaps) the writer on Watchmen, the movie, David Hayter, is our production partner. Also wrote X Men 1 and 2
Except for Asterisk. He's ace.
And unlike caped Septics, he's born of real history (occupation) and is an inspiration to humanity.
But more to the point, he's funny.
No. Asterix wasn't funny. Obelix was funny.
Besides, the English translations of those books were much funnier than the French originals.
He could be extremely dry, Asterix.
Yes, different matter altogether. The French consider them serious socio-political satire, rather than schoolboy comedy.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Yes, they're always getting that sort of thing wrong. It's like Planet Of The Apes. The French originals were supposed to be a satire about American racial issues. Fortunately, Hollywood recognised that they were actually much more entertaining when they were about humans living in a world run by apes.
I took it as both.The plucky locals standing against the arrogant oppressor empire, in this case a pan-national superstate, is a scenario many peoples should be able to identify with.
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