thought-provoking articles of note
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thehefnerDEATH PROOF is a bomb in Europe.
Okay. Much like the article's writer, I'm genuinely confused and frustrated to the point of exasperation. How could GRINDHOUSE fail to attract people, either separately or together? I honestly cannot imagine--especially in the face of massive hits like 300--audiences just rejecting this film (these films) en masse. Tarantino is a big name, and DEATH PROOF (especially the extended cut, from what I understand) might be one of his very best films. It's certainly his most original, homage-free movie, which in of itself is impressive for the guy.
Seriously. Someone explain it to me how the greatest theatrical experience I've had this year (and certainly one of the best of all time) could fail so badly.
Devin from CHUD.com on "Are Video Games Art?" Although that's not exactly what it's about, it's just the shortest title I can think of. It's a fascinating article, and less bitterly-assholish than I'd usually expect from Devin. He actually makes some good arguments for the (potential) artistic legitimacy for both video games and comics, while characteristically looking down at the more passionate geeks.
Evan Dorkin did a wonderful strip recently where he wondered what it'd be like if fans treated other forms the art the way comic fans treat comics? "Hey, did you read the newspaper today? There was a whole article about MUSIC! I feel so legitimized!" "Oh my God, a BOOK won some big award! Amazing! Hooray, we have validation!" He's absolutely spot-on.
Maybe getting over our insecurity is a step in the right direction, one every bit as important as having more artists who can legitimately tell adult stories that don't rely expressly on extreme sex, violence, or profanity. Comics as an art form will never die, no matter how "diminishing" the industry may be.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kkglinka's brilliant post only solidified that belief in my mind.
Still, I have to wonder who our modern Will Eisner might be. From 1939 to 2005, it was still Will Eisner himself. No one was doing comics like him before, during, or since Eisner. Few others (Alan Moore at the top of this select list) really see the potential for the medium's possibilities. I have to wonder when (if ever) we'll see another Mozart of sequential art.
Okay. Much like the article's writer, I'm genuinely confused and frustrated to the point of exasperation. How could GRINDHOUSE fail to attract people, either separately or together? I honestly cannot imagine--especially in the face of massive hits like 300--audiences just rejecting this film (these films) en masse. Tarantino is a big name, and DEATH PROOF (especially the extended cut, from what I understand) might be one of his very best films. It's certainly his most original, homage-free movie, which in of itself is impressive for the guy.
Seriously. Someone explain it to me how the greatest theatrical experience I've had this year (and certainly one of the best of all time) could fail so badly.
Devin from CHUD.com on "Are Video Games Art?" Although that's not exactly what it's about, it's just the shortest title I can think of. It's a fascinating article, and less bitterly-assholish than I'd usually expect from Devin. He actually makes some good arguments for the (potential) artistic legitimacy for both video games and comics, while characteristically looking down at the more passionate geeks.
Evan Dorkin did a wonderful strip recently where he wondered what it'd be like if fans treated other forms the art the way comic fans treat comics? "Hey, did you read the newspaper today? There was a whole article about MUSIC! I feel so legitimized!" "Oh my God, a BOOK won some big award! Amazing! Hooray, we have validation!" He's absolutely spot-on.
Maybe getting over our insecurity is a step in the right direction, one every bit as important as having more artists who can legitimately tell adult stories that don't rely expressly on extreme sex, violence, or profanity. Comics as an art form will never die, no matter how "diminishing" the industry may be.
kkglinka's brilliant post only solidified that belief in my mind.Still, I have to wonder who our modern Will Eisner might be. From 1939 to 2005, it was still Will Eisner himself. No one was doing comics like him before, during, or since Eisner. Few others (Alan Moore at the top of this select list) really see the potential for the medium's possibilities. I have to wonder when (if ever) we'll see another Mozart of sequential art.
