Comments for Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com Life, Faith and Comic Books Sat, 11 May 2013 23:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Before Watchmen: Good or bad idea? by A Response to Every Argument Against Before Watchmen | Dinosaur Rides http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/before-watchmen-good-or-bad-idea/#comment-2578 Sat, 11 May 2013 23:26:16 +0000 https://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/?p=2259#comment-2578 […] “Those characters are wed to their time frame, a world of opposing power blocs and the threat of all-… Yes, because nowadays the threats of opposing power blocs and nuclear war have been completely eliminated. This is a shallow point of view, as it focuses on the big details of the Watchmen story rather than the subtext, which remains relatable and relevant, thus explaining the books enduring popularity.  Although Watchmen is a product of its time on the surface, the reason it is considered a masterpiece is because it’s themes are still prevalent today. If we were to seriously consider this argument, a comic book about World War 2 could never be successful, because the Third Reich isn’t a threat anymore. […]

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]]> Comment on Look, Up In The Sky… Superman and Lois Turn 75 by Deborah the Closet Monster http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/look-up-in-the-sky-superman-and-lois-turn-75/#comment-2562 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:34:00 +0000 https://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/?p=3116#comment-2562 You know how I feel about Superman, and I share your sentiments about Lois as well. But these were the words that instantaneously evoked tears:

“Can’t I just pretend I’m still your son?” “You are my son!” Comes the reply, and that still gets me, even as I’m typing this.

*sniffle*

]]> Comment on Truth, Justice and the American Way: How Superman has been reinvented for an age of protest by Look, Up In The Sky… Superman and Lois Turn 75 | Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/truth-justice-and-the-american-way-how-superman-has-been-reinvented-for-an-age-of-protest/#comment-2561 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:03:20 +0000 http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/?p=1910#comment-2561 [...] Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, and when Grant Morrison’s run rebooted Action Comics in 2011, Clark returned to his roots as a social crusader in a time of recession and austerity and the 1%. It’s easy to forget Superman’s [...]

]]> Comment on Historical Randomness #4 – Superman vs the Ku Klux Klan (Yes, for real) by Look, Up In The Sky… Superman and Lois Turn 75 | Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/historical-randomness-4-superman-vs-the-ku-klux-klan-yes-for-real/#comment-2560 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:03:17 +0000 http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/historical-randomness-4-superman-vs-the-ku-klux-klan-yes-for-real/#comment-2560 [...] how important Superman was and is. He’s been used as a pop culture defence against Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, and when Grant Morrison’s run rebooted Action Comics in 2011, Clark returned to his roots as [...]

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