LogFAQs > #910072773

I'm the sort of guy that loves a good comic book. The weaving serialized narrative presents a long-burning world-developing character-building creative outlet that is only enhanced by an artist's unique vision for a story. In a lot of ways, comics are the best storyboards for future movies, with the best tales offering shot-by-shot instructions on how to translate an idea to the screen.

And that's why I'm always left scratching my head when I see a bad comic book movie. The answers for why a great character is mishandled on a larger stage can always be found right there on the page.

But more importantly, I think a project like this is important. Too often I see these armchair quarterbacks on Board 8 offering criticism without real passion for the source material. It's extremely easy to play the disaffected cynic who hates everything on the board (Nanis). And beyond that, it's very easy to regurgitate other popular opinions without having the context or knowledge of why that opinion might be the way it is (LMS). I think the end result is that passion is so often drowned out on the internet by mob rule. This list, hopefully, will demonstrate that the best superhero films can be better, and the worst superhero films can still offer something constructive. When you care about a property or when you want to champion the ideal of a genre, you have to be willing to set aside your preconceived notions of how things ought to be.

The world too often wants either fantasy booking or repetition. It's difficult to be a wholehearted fan of a product in an era where opinion articles and Tweets gain so much traction. Segments of the fandom care less about a storytelling experience and more about keeping up appearances. Other segments are hardline traditionalists who actually are the exact same way. Much like modern politics, comic book movies face bizarre liberals and ridiculous conservatives who attempt to change the dialogue about a project into a referendum on the opposing party, and the result is that most discussions about movies end up skin deep and shallow. The truth of storytelling is that the best messages are universal and timeless, not pointed and timely. Divides can be conquered through the power of the written word.

I hope this project (as suggested by all of you) will spur on a discussion about why the mythology of comic books is honestly the best source material in modern culture, and how we as audiences can fight back against pointless arguments with a celebration of creativity when we find it. I love working on these little projects during breaks at work because I develop great conversations with those of you who follow along regularly. So let's see how this (likely divisive) project goes!
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