On Comic Movies

June 30, 2011

We’ve all heard/read some major comic fan freak out over the way Green Hornet, Thor, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Watchmen, all these movies have done SOMEthing that has terribly wronged the fans and they changed the story and HOW COULD THEY THE HORROR!!!

Honestly, I don’t mind when comic movies change origin stories or the way that things have to. The producers can’t be expected to make serial movies, the way comic fans are used to when they read comic books. There needs to be definitive beginning-middle-end or the movies will lose the interest of the non-comic=fan movie goers. A huge majority of people honestly don’t follow, understand or care about the comics the way comic fans do. That majority is actually the ones going to see the movies. Besides: comic fans can never agree on anything, so trying to please the lot would only be bad news bears for the box office.

Also, I love the movies because it gives my father, who doesn’t have the time to read comics, a chance feel young, enjoy time with me and stay entertained by something he loved so dearly as a child.

The recent box office numbers on the last couple of comic movies are starting to frighten me. Oversaturation is becoming a very real thread to the open floodgates of comic movies, and the general public might be getting kind of sick and tired of these movies. Yes it’s fun, but I really think Marvel needs to slow down on their releases. They’re shooting themselves in the foot with it.

~Han

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Holy Handbasket, Captain America!

June 25, 2011

I have work the day after this comes out but I don’t even give a rat’s donkey, I am going to see this movie at midnight.

I also cursed so much about this to my boyfriend, I think he might be scared I have magically transformed into a Super Sailor Han.

Goddamn.

~Han

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Green Lantern In 3D

June 23, 2011

I saw Green Lantern. In 3D.

Hm.

So if you don’t know, this movie is about Hal Jordan and how he becomes a Green Lantern, manages to overcome self-doubt and fear, and gets the girl in the end. Pretty basic plot, for what is essentially a basic movie.

This actually wasn’t the worst comic book movie I’ve ever seen*. The acting was good, and the CGI looked *fantastic* in 3D. The biggest problem was the screenplay. I mean, it was a very easy story to follow, but when you have four people writing one movie, things can become muddled. And muddled they became! I’m not sure why Hector Hammond was needed in the movie. He was used very poorly, nor was he that great of a villain. I’m still not entirely sure why Green Lantern didn’t just kick his ass out-of-the-way early in the film. Paralax, as a villain, was great, but again, used poorly.

My other big problem was that I found it very hard to give a damn about anyone in the film. Mark Strong’s Sinestro is honestly the character with the most soul (so to speak), and he’s really not in the movie that much (which is fine, the movie isn’t about him). Ryan Reynolds is a decent enough actor, but his portrayal of Hal Jordan was meh at best. Blake Lively played an ok Carrol, and everyone else was just that. Ok. No one, except Mark Strong, stood out. They all read their lines well enough, but there was little emotion behind them. This is by no means the fault of the actors, but rather, the poor writing.

Wait for this movie to come out on DVD. It’s a great mindless film, or something to have on as background noise. If you have kids though, they will love this movie. If I were 10 years old again, I would love this movie.

*Catwoman, Batman and Robin, The Fantastic Four…those are terrible comic book movies. Also, in case you didn’t catch it, Hal kept calling Carol ‘Sapphire’ while they were flying the jets in the start of the film. How cute.

-Lauren

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DC doesn’t care about their female audience

June 21, 2011

At a recent press conference, DC had this to say about their target audience:

“The target audience are men age 18 to 34 though they do realize that they have readers in other demographics.”

If you do realize you have readers in other demographics why not make it 50/50. You’re putting out 52 titles this September. How many of those series is focused on a female character? Batgirl and Wonder Woman, we know will be focused on a strong female character. And we do have the new Birds of Prey line-up. But that’s three. What else do you have to offer your female readers DC? Because this is you ignoring a whole demographic. Yes, women are in the minority compared to male readers but you’re trying to make sales (cause for the past couple months DC’s monthly sales have been going down). So why not try to appeal to this demographic. Do some freakin focus group studies. See what the female fans want. Do something like Women of Marvel.

I can say that I am really disappointed in DC right now and this put me over the top. You’ve ruined characters for me (See: Tim), you’ve continued to bring out crappy storylines and now you have basically said women are not in your target audience. I loved DC since I was a kid but it’s safe to say they will get little to no money from me until it shapes up.

Oh and that Green Lantern screenplay was horrendous. I’m a Film/Media student and it is just insulting that I would bust my ass to get my A- in a class but industry professionals can get away with that horribly written script. Geoff Johns should’ve just written it. He studied the same degree I am in. He could’ve written that screenplay better.

-Julie

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Wizard World Philly 2011

June 20, 2011

This con didn’t start off on a good note, and that was in no shape the conventions fault; My ride up for Friday bailed on me mere hours before leaving. So instead I went bull riding that night. Saturday wasn’t any easier. We (Pat and I) left a half hour late and got stuck in some pretty shitty traffic.

We did get there, and I got my floor pass from Mike Riley, the creative force behind the hysterical ‘i taste sound’. He was sitting in a small press booth, which I quickly found out (and which he knew from before) was a really shitty spot for him. First, it was underneath an air vent, so it was nice and freezing. Second, people were very reluctant to come over and look at his book. Even after yelling at people to come over, most here all “meh” and kept going. Eventually we moved to the artists alley, where things were much better…and warmer.

The convention itself was larger than last year. They moved into a much better, bigger hall. The “celebrities” were all with each other, the comics were kind of all with each other, and the other crap was all with each other. I heard mixed reviews about comic sales that weekend. A few dealers had a great turnout, while others could barely move stuff. The artist alley was packed, and from what I could tell, everyone was doing fairly well.

One thing I noticed about this con…Not a lot of volunteers/staff walking around. Trying to get an answer on anything was akin to pulling teeth. Pat informed me that the pre-reg line was only being manned by two people. Two people to handle thousands of guests. That’s terrible. Someone really dropped the ball at Wizard this year. It was also impossible to move at times during the con on Saturday. I know, Saturday is the busiest day of any convention. However, many conventions cap attendance. Otakon has become the master of capping, and I only wish more conventions would do the same.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable show. I spent most of my time in the artists alley, helping out. I didn’t buy much, except for some things in the artists alley. Once Pat gets his pictures online, I’ll post a picture report.

My next con is Otakon. Oh boy.

-Lauren

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Green Lantern movie review

June 18, 2011

I saw Green Lantern today and here’s my review:
They give you the origins of the GLC at the beginning of the movie (which is great for those that are new to the series)
I and other comic book fans were afraid that Ryan Reynolds would ruin the movie,but in fact he actually makes the movie more fun and enjoyable to watch.
He does a good job playing Hal Jordan.
Mark Strong as Sinestro was great even though he doesn’t appear a lot in the movie.
Blake Lively as Carol Ferris was a mix bag.
She’s either good in one scene but awful in another.
If she wants to be a villan in the next movie,she’s going to have to improve her acting.
The Origin of Parallax I found interesting and well done (even though they changed it from the comics)
The much talked about CGI was too a mix bag:
In some scenes it looks great but fake in another.
The CGI suit looks good,but still looks weird.
The story was ok,not groundbreaking.
I really wish they added more screen time of Sinestro and the other GLC members.
Overall I still enjoyed watching it.
I give it 3 out of 5.
It has potential to be a great movie franchise for WB and DC,but they need to make improvements.
They need to get better writers and they need to work on the CGI.
You have to stay after the post-credits:
I can’t tell what it is,but It looks awesome 🙂

-Sarah

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In defense of the stealth convention photographer…

June 17, 2011

I’ve been reading many anime forums lately, where people are discussing perverts and stealth photographers. Apparently, they are one in the same.

The photographer I use does stealth photography. He doesn’t do it to be creepy. He doesn’t want to bang you or do anything else dirty to you. He’s not even thinking that way of you when he takes a stealth photo. He really just sees you (the cosplayer) in a certain light, doing something mundane, but finds beauty in it. Again, I assure you, he doesn’t want to sleep with you, just take my expert word on that. In fact, I’m willing to bet many guys (and girls) who take stealth photographs see something beautiful before them, and simply want to capture that moment. You might be the most convincing model in the world, but nothing will ever replace an honest to goodness real feeling;

See that? He didn’t ask her to pose. She was probably day dreaming, and frankly, this is a lovely picture. Do you see anything misleading about it? Probably not, because it’s not there.

Of course, maybe I’m lucky. Most of the photographers I know who are stealth ones, tend to not take pictures of people eating, talking on phones, or looking generally stupid. They only want to capture something beautiful. So please, before you go off about how people aren’t “real” photographers unless they ask for a picture, think again. I don’t think anyone working for Life or Time asks people to stop and pose as they run away from fire or whatever.

-Lauren

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My opinion on the DC “Reboot”

June 14, 2011

I really don’t give a crap about the DC “reboot”
To me it’s just a excuse to renumber books like Detective Comics and Action Comic.
I also think they’re doing it to make more $$$ off #1s
I do like the fact they’re releasing a new Swamp Thing series,but other than Green Lantern I’m not buying any of the new books.
(although I could buy Action Comics #1 and say I own an Action #1 😀 )

-Sarah

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Convention season is here!

June 12, 2011

Just a friendly reminder, if you are a con virgin, please read my tips on how to survive conventions. Also, yay, convention season!

https://girlswithcomics.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/convention-tips-for-first-timers/#respond

 

-Lauren

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DC Reboot

June 6, 2011

I am totally going to have to take back my last post on this.  I won’t make a new one until we know more about what’s going on with this.  I’d rather reserve judgment till I know everything they plan to do.  Though I will admit I am excited to see JLI being brought back.

Something I’ve read lately that I’ve liked is Avengers Academy.  I have been reading this series since it started and I thought it was a promising new title.  It kind of dulled up until now.  I think they have changed writers and this new writer has captured my interest again with how he is shaping these characters.  I cannot wait for the next issue.  If you guys have never read it before I’d suggest picking up the Giant Size issue that was recently released.  You could probably start from there and jump into the series no problem.  Marvel just released a .1 issue of Avengers Academy as well.  If you didn’t know the .1 issues are meant to allow people to jump into a series without having to catch up on issues.

-Julie

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