tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974612.post7918229728054762743..comments2023-11-02T05:18:48.781-04:00Comments on Brian Nicholson's blog: Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903796919335979951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974612.post-63967930636147566272008-08-14T21:26:00.000-04:002008-08-14T21:26:00.000-04:00"There's something to the notion, I think, of thes..."There's something to the notion, I think, of these superhero comics as the closest America comes to a myth. The fact that these stories then become retold not out of any oral tradition but out of capitalism and exploitation of copyrights, and that they only find resonance after the fact, with the creators just sort of trying to make a buck on a trend- I find that completely American, in a reallyErin Tustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728700836180392154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974612.post-32918449898159613652008-08-14T21:24:00.000-04:002008-08-14T21:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Erin Tustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728700836180392154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974612.post-23832721177932646902008-07-21T12:52:00.000-04:002008-07-21T12:52:00.000-04:00brian, this paragraph ruled"It's weird that the sl...brian, <BR/>this paragraph ruled<BR/>"It's weird that the slogan/recurring phrase for The Dark Knight is "Why so serious?" and it tries to play that as a threat, almost as a defense mechanism when that really is the question you want to ask the movie about its tone if you're someone who preferred the 1989 version. "Why so serious, Christopher Nolan?" And then Christopher Nolan thinks that if Benjamin Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873701121945386862noreply@blogger.com