I want to follow some more comic book blogs
So, does anyone have any suggestions?
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When people say these books are children’s books, as if to demean them, I balk. These books dealt with themes that adults do not fully understand or wish to. It dealt with racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, prejudice, and general ignorance. These books taught us that it doesn’t matter how you were raised, but that you get to choose to be kind, loyal, brave, and true. They taught us to be strong under the pressures of this world and to hold fast to what we know to be right. These books taught me so much, they changed me as a person. So just because they’re set against a fantastical backdrop with young protagonists does not mean that their value is any less real.
This.
First book: Starts with the double murder of a pair of twenty-one year olds who were much missed and leaving their baby son a war orphan. A child growing up in abusive conditions that would give Cinderella the horrors. Dealing with peers and teachers who are bullies. The fickleness of fame (from the darling of Gryffindor to the outcast.) The idea that there are things worth fighting and dying for, spoken by the child protagonist. Three children promptly acting on that willingness to sacrifice their lives, and two of them getting injured doing so.
Second book: The equivalent of racism with the pro-pureblood attitude. Plot driven by an eleven year old girl being groomed and then used by a charming, handsome older male. The imbalance of power and resultant abuse inherent in slavery. Fraud perpetuated by stealing something very intimate.
Third book: The equivalent of ableism with a decent, kind and competant adult being considered less than human because he has an illness that adversely affects his behaviour at certain times. A justice system that is the opposite of just. Promises of removing an abused child from the abusive environment can’t always be kept. The innocent suffer while the guilty thrive.
Fouth book: More fickleness of fame. The privileged mistreating and undermining the underprivileged because they can. A master punishing a slave for his own misjudgment, and the slave blaming herself. A sports tournament which involves mortal risk being cheered by spectators. A wonderful young man being murdered simply because he was in the way. A young boy being tortured, humilated and nearly murdered.
Fifth book: PTSD in the teenage protagonist. Severe depression in the protagonist’s godfather, triggered by inherited mental health issues and being forced to stay in a house where abuse occured. A bigoted tyrant who lives to crush everyone under her heel, torturing a teenager for telling the truth in the name of the government (and trying to suck his soul out too). The discovery that your idols can have feet of clay after all. An effort to save the life of someone dear and precious actually costing that very same life. The loss of a father-figure and the resultant guilt.
Sixth book: The idea that a soul can be broken beyond repair. Drugs with the potential for date rape are shown as having achieved exactly that in at least one case, resulting in a pregnancy. Well-meaning chauvinism trying to control the love life of a young woman. Internalised prejuidce resulting in refusing the one you love, not out of lack of love but out of fear of tainting them. The mortality of those that seem powerful and larger than life.
Seventh book: Bad situations can get worse, to the point where even the privileged end up suffering and afraid. More internalised prejudice andfearhysterical terror of tainting those you love. Self-sacrifice and the loss of loved ones, EVERYWHERE. Those who are bitter are often so with a reason. The necessity of defeating your inner demons, even though it’s never as cool as it sounds. Don’t underestimate those that are enslaved. Other people’s culture isn’t always like your own. Things often come full circle (war ending with the death of a dearly-loved pair of new parents and their orphaned baby son living with his dead mother’s blood relative instead of his young godfather). Even if ‘all is well’ the world is still imperfect, because it’s full of us brilliant imperfect humans.
So… still think that Harry Potter is a kid’s series with no depth?
Are you going to "The Beatles: The Lost Concert" movie premier in a few weeks?
AnonymousHow utterly random!
Probably not. I like some of their songs, but not that big of a fan, really.
“I had to die. I didn’t have to die alone. If it’s time to
go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best.My friends have always been the best of me.”
We are the fandom. To us, Sherlock will always be the only detective show worth watching, and Sherlock Holmes will always be real. To us, Harry Potter is not nerdy or childish - it’s a legit fantasy of ours to have our own wand. To us, the Hunger Games will never be ‘too violent’ or ‘weird’, it’ll be the most epic story ever that we all wish we could take part in. To us, the Doctor is the biggest badass ever, and we’d all really love to be his companion. We live our lives through the BBC, tumblr and fanfiction. We don’t need facebook or twitter, except to follow the people who create the things we love. The internet is our whole life, because we don’t need to be a part of the egotistical contest that is ‘the real world’. All our friends are just like us, even if we haven’t ever seen them before in our lives. We are the fandom, and we love what we do.
Brian and Shaun bring you the latest Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast. Nate’s absence gives the two other cohosts the chance to cover their recent Facebook obsession: Avengers Alliance. You’d think with one-third of the podcast missing that this recording would result in a shorter episode, but think again. In addition to the normal news and comic talk you’ve come to love, you’ll also get an extra look at the tips and tricks of the Avengers Alliance from the pros themselves. So make sure you’ve secured all your allies’ maps, and send your heroes out on a two-hour long flight mission, you’re in for a special MMA Podcast! We miss you, Nate!
In the Quick Thwips Brian and Shaun discuss the hilariously written show, Arrested Development, and Shaun shares his desire to get a Spider-Man tattoo. Brian gives thanks to all the new Facebook fans who have liked the show. Marvel news (16:04) features new comics announced at Chicago’s C2E2, including a new Gambit series and a Minumum Carnage event. And rumors linking Guy Pearce to Iron Man 3 continue to support the “Extremis” storyline.
Comics covered in the shortened Pullbox Soapbox (27:53) were: Uncanny X-Men #10, Uncanny X-Force #24, New Avengers #24, and Fantastic Four #605. The Storyline Spotlight (48:43) is an in depth look, and some live gameplay coverage of the Avengers Alliance Facebook game. Find out who Brian and Shaun would like added to the game, which class they prefer to play as, and who they think is the best character in the game.
