Posted on Oct 18, 2015
Is this an attempt to influence young people by using a comic book?
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SSgt Alex Robinson In my opinion it is an influence on the younger generation. The comic book should be casual not political. This is far-out cry to the younger generation.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Why not? If books, movies, news, etc can be politically themed, why shouldn't comics?
Comics run $5~ a piece, and many are actually geared towards the adult generation as opposed to "kids." Remember that Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, Avengers, the X-Men, and almost all of the "icons" came out in the 1960s~. Sure there are some more modern exceptions, but we're not talking 2010~.
Comics run $5~ a piece, and many are actually geared towards the adult generation as opposed to "kids." Remember that Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, Avengers, the X-Men, and almost all of the "icons" came out in the 1960s~. Sure there are some more modern exceptions, but we're not talking 2010~.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS you make a valid point, however I feel kids should read a comic book for fun and adventure and not mixed with ideology politics. It takes the adventure out of the fun. Its like getting a piece of gum, but its bitter and not sweet!
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I think the ideology is the adventure.
The VILLAIN has to be the most interesting part of the story.
Take a look at the original Capt America comics. Cap is boring. We get him. He's a perfect specimen of "America." He's what we aspire to be. But Hitler. We hate him. He's Interesting, because we can't understand him.
Magneto is interesting as well. Because he has a valid point of view. It's one we disagree with. But no less valid. He's a great villain. The best villains make the best stories. You can't aspire to greatness with out Adversity. Part of that adversity is the ideology.
The VILLAIN has to be the most interesting part of the story.
Take a look at the original Capt America comics. Cap is boring. We get him. He's a perfect specimen of "America." He's what we aspire to be. But Hitler. We hate him. He's Interesting, because we can't understand him.
Magneto is interesting as well. Because he has a valid point of view. It's one we disagree with. But no less valid. He's a great villain. The best villains make the best stories. You can't aspire to greatness with out Adversity. Part of that adversity is the ideology.
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SSgt Alex Robinson - Staff; If the kids don't buy the books they don't get influenced. This is an attempt to sell books (read as "make a profit").
Of course Disney Enterprises does have a lengthy history of "going after" those who are "right wing" (and making money doing it).
Of course Disney Enterprises does have a lengthy history of "going after" those who are "right wing" (and making money doing it).
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Weren't comics supposed to be comical? I haven't laughed at one in years. No, make that decades. Maybe it's time that they rename these publications. How about "propaganda"?
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Comic books are just another medium used by self-appointed political elitists who think they have all of the answers.
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COL Ted Mc
Cpl (Join to see) - Sergeant; Exactly. Only those Lefties would do anything like that - right?
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Comics have been "used" since at least the Silver Age (introduction of the Second Flash: Barry Allen, and Nominally the Fantastic Four) as a means of paralleling Political concepts.
There are several very notable examples including the Uncanny X-Men with the Professor X & Magneto "philosophical debate" which is akin to that of Dr. Martin Luther King & Malcom X respectively.
More recently we see the Civil War saga which had Tony Stark (Iron man) & Steve Rogers (Captain America) clashing about the use of (Super) Power, and the registration of Heroes. I could spend HOURS if not days speaking on the differences between Government v. Individual concepts that year long story arc presented.
One of my long-standing projects is actually a "pamphlet" (book'ish) showing how Comics (et al) can be used to teach the Constitutional concepts.
There are several very notable examples including the Uncanny X-Men with the Professor X & Magneto "philosophical debate" which is akin to that of Dr. Martin Luther King & Malcom X respectively.
More recently we see the Civil War saga which had Tony Stark (Iron man) & Steve Rogers (Captain America) clashing about the use of (Super) Power, and the registration of Heroes. I could spend HOURS if not days speaking on the differences between Government v. Individual concepts that year long story arc presented.
One of my long-standing projects is actually a "pamphlet" (book'ish) showing how Comics (et al) can be used to teach the Constitutional concepts.
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Define "younger"...
""New to Comics" customers were significantly less likely to identify as Marvel, DC, or independent comics readers, perhaps, McIntire said, because they haven't developed strong attachments to particular properties yet. They were more likely to prefer strong female leads. The number of people who identified themselves as both "Die Hards" and "New to Comics" was smaller than the general population but still significant. "While that might not speak to the volume of their collection or the extensivity of their knowledge, it does speak to the passion they have for a medium they are just getting into," McIntire said. The majority of customers in the general sample were between the ages of 26 and 40, but this group tends to skew younger, with 58.5% between the ages of 21 and 35 and more customers in the 18-20 age group compared to the market as a whole."
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57123
""New to Comics" customers were significantly less likely to identify as Marvel, DC, or independent comics readers, perhaps, McIntire said, because they haven't developed strong attachments to particular properties yet. They were more likely to prefer strong female leads. The number of people who identified themselves as both "Die Hards" and "New to Comics" was smaller than the general population but still significant. "While that might not speak to the volume of their collection or the extensivity of their knowledge, it does speak to the passion they have for a medium they are just getting into," McIntire said. The majority of customers in the general sample were between the ages of 26 and 40, but this group tends to skew younger, with 58.5% between the ages of 21 and 35 and more customers in the 18-20 age group compared to the market as a whole."
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57123
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SSgt Alex Robinson
Of course it's an attempt. I see a lot of people saying that comics have always been political in nature and that's probably true. There was the civil rights movement and anti-Hitler movement, and those were good things. Our country is better off with civil rights and without Hitler. I can also comfortably say that those causes, particularly Hitler, were no-brainers. Our country was united against Hitler.
HOWEVER, this topic is going after a group of American citizens who are not criminals and not violating anybody's rights, and that is W-R-O-N-G.
Of course it's an attempt. I see a lot of people saying that comics have always been political in nature and that's probably true. There was the civil rights movement and anti-Hitler movement, and those were good things. Our country is better off with civil rights and without Hitler. I can also comfortably say that those causes, particularly Hitler, were no-brainers. Our country was united against Hitler.
HOWEVER, this topic is going after a group of American citizens who are not criminals and not violating anybody's rights, and that is W-R-O-N-G.
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You're tracking that "mutant discrimination" was always a parallel with "gay discrimination" right? Comics have always tackled the hot button issues of the day...
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