Five Links Worth reading

[yendi]

1. Jim Shooter on heroes who kill, life-and-death situations, and consequences.

2. Carrie Vaughn on GI Joe and the joy of the absurd.

3. David Epstein on what Ryan Braun's positive testosterone test means.

4. Jill Thompson (of Sandman and Scary Godmother fame) on her involvement with pro wrestling.

5. And Anastasia Salter talks about putting video games in academic libraries.

Comments

[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

So Shooter thinks he knows what Storm shouldve (or wouldve)-done better than Claremont? Claremont created her.

But i have that issue where Wolverine kills the flunkies. Its never explicit WHY he had to kill those ones, as opposed to any of the tons of other flunkies theyve met.

[yendi]

In fairness, creating a character doesn't always mean that a writer knows best. Or at all -- see Liefeld and Cable. Also, Wein and Cockrum created her.

[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

I think its because they didnt have rope. If you cant tie the flunkies up, what else can you do? Kill em.

[yendi]

Knock them out! No one worries about concussions in the comics, and people stay unconscious for hours on the printed page.