tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post5958413465656032045..comments2024-02-21T12:40:49.323-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Superman's Persona CyclesScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-58565905507839589362012-11-24T03:56:59.060-05:002012-11-24T03:56:59.060-05:00
nice post love it<br />nice post love itWomen Leather Bomber jackethttp://www.leathernxg.com/14-womens-leather-bombersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-29361922067321873432010-11-26T21:28:35.905-05:002010-11-26T21:28:35.905-05:00First off, this: "Ever wonder why your relati...First off, this: "Ever wonder why your relatives in all those old family photos look so ugly? Well, now you know."<br /><br />Gave me my first belly laugh in too long- thank you.<br /><br />I'm very onboard with this theory. I've thought about the cyclical nature of such characters before and the varied components at play, but this really pulls it all together, especially with that excellent metaphor of the mixing board. <br /><br />My mind is running over equally recurring, but less famous characters (than, say, Superman) and it can apply just as well. Such as Booster Gold, with his selfish/sacrificing toggle or perhaps Swamp Thing with his former human/Earth Elemental variations.<br /><br />-Citizen ScribblerCitizen Scribblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-52825432771697927902010-11-05T12:10:48.041-05:002010-11-05T12:10:48.041-05:00Welcome back Scipio! Didn't realize you were ...Welcome back Scipio! Didn't realize you were back til today!<br /><br />I suspect the "Agro" aspect of Clark was downplayed in the early days simply because it <i>wasn't unusual</i> then. Circa 1940, a <i>lot</i> of city dwellers probably grew up on farms - even reporters for great metropolitan newspapers, probably.suedenimhttp://tgcaps.com/caps/modcomics/suedenim/jetdream/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-52935098731846609092010-10-19T00:56:50.847-05:002010-10-19T00:56:50.847-05:00Excellent analysis, Scipio. I think I'll be bo...Excellent analysis, Scipio. I think I'll be bookmarking this one for future reference :)!Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-24306258024671948932010-10-07T11:44:16.849-05:002010-10-07T11:44:16.849-05:00I love the Superman graphic that shows all the act...I love the Superman graphic that shows all the actors who have played Superman. Awesome.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588874308502890299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-76343853175443542582010-09-25T15:31:05.730-05:002010-09-25T15:31:05.730-05:00One of the bad things about The Absorbascon is tha...One of the bad things about <i>The Absorbascon</i> is that when it comes up with a good riff-able angle, Martian Manhunter actually gets consideration. I can usually just steal the premise put forth by a blog for the <i>Idol-Head</i>, but with you, I just criticize/complain/nitpick... or worse, I can do the "Jemm, Son of Saturn persona cycle." Blech!<br /><br />Another spoke on the Superman cycle would be whether he's the subject or the lecturer in morality lessons. Sometimes, he's the big dumb jerk telling everybody how great he is, then failing for all his powers as an object lesson. Other times, Superman is a pillar of humility, pointing out how wrong it would be to overuse power, often in the face of those who failed to comprehend his lesson from the previous incarnation. This also gets into his politics, as he's sometimes an unimpeachably righteous interventionist, other times so reserved and isolationist you'd think he rolled with Chamberlain. "Jeez, why can't those guys in Qurac just settle down? I can't just storming in there like Captain Atom! Think of the impressionable children, and international laws..."Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-10972391934571076512010-09-24T23:23:15.672-05:002010-09-24T23:23:15.672-05:00I always think about the personality shift between...I always think about the personality shift between Clark and Superman. Is Clark an act, or is Superman acting "more"? Or is Superman only confident in a costume, and Clark genuinely awkward in non-super social situations?Brushwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103181968128910654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-18500864698382589402010-09-23T14:19:34.004-05:002010-09-23T14:19:34.004-05:00Nicely reasoned! That's one of the things tha...Nicely reasoned! That's one of the things that I actually love about comics and especially characters that have been around for a while. If you aren't thrilled with one aspect of their history, you are sure to find another era that you love.<br /><br />For a long time there, EVERYone was urbane. Heck, even Hal Jordan used to swan around in dinner jacket. Nowadays you can't get that old leather bomber jacket off of him long enough to dry clean it!<br /><br />Uh...what were we talking about again?SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-53192357820468750502010-09-23T10:02:08.531-05:002010-09-23T10:02:08.531-05:00Awesome.
I can't wait until you do Batman.Awesome.<br />I can't wait until you do Batman.Redforcenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-44925039989548087962010-09-23T07:22:06.958-05:002010-09-23T07:22:06.958-05:00I always thought the Mullet Retcon was a tip of th...I always thought the Mullet Retcon was a tip of the hat to then NHL Superstar, Jaromir Jagr, and his trademark long black mullet. Were Supes writers at the time big hockey fans, perchance?Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.com