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Welcome to Episode 115 of the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast!
This week, we discuss Marvel’s sly hint at a New Warriors return, Rob Liefeld’s efforts to Kickstart a Brigade revival, and John Byrne’s recent charitable gesture.
Plus, we flip the script and Take A Look, It’s In … Read More
This May, my friends and I went to see The Avengers. We all loved the movie, but I was the only one who cared when at the very end (after the credits) Thanos is revealed. After explaining to my friends who and what Thanos is, they reacted by saying that Thanos sounds too “comic-booky” and “dumb.” That’s when it hit me: 1) Marvel is going to have a tough time selling Guardians of the Galaxy; and 2) I was the only one of my friends who thought comic-bookiness was a good thing.
My love of comic books started when I was 12 (I’m now 14), when I first read Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. After plowing through these seminal works, I started reading more comics, most notably Daredevil: Born Again. When I said in my first day of 7th grade English class that my favorite book of the summer was Daredevil: Born Again, the other kids started protesting that it was not a real book and screaming that I should go live in a basement. It was then that I learned people still assume all people who read comics are ignorant and similar to Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.
Today, no one I know reads comics, and I face the challenges of bullying alone. But despite all this, I have kept my love of comics. While this is hard to do sometimes with homework, budgetary issues, and some continued peer pressure, I will forever remain a Wednesday Warrior.
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Ben Hafetz is a 14-year-old high school freshman who like comic books, video games, movies, TV, and telling everyone on the internet that Ultimate Spider Man is the best long form superhero comic. You can find him on twiter were he says semi-clever things (@bman169). He also does homework including one term paper on the comic book industry.
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Unbelievable! The Avengers is one of the highest grossing movies of all time (Comic book culture has clearly gone mainstream.), and teenagers STILL get hassled for reading comic books! Don’t take the bullying too hard, Ben. Those clowns don’t know what they’re talking about. I’m pretty sure Joss Whedon hasn’t been living in a basement for quite some time. He’s doing quite well, actually. If you’re ever in need of a kindred spirit, I’m sure you know where to find your local comic book shop. That place is full of geeks.
I think you’re right that Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t going to be the big-budget blockbuster that The Avengers was. If the wider audience is weirded out by Thanos, then Rocket Raccoon and Groot will seem even weirder. These days, James Gunn is known more for making smaller, fun, off-beat movies that are a blast to watch, so maybe Marvel’s not looking to get all of America on board for this one. I have to admit, though, that I’m okay with that. I’ll see you there on opening night.
I’m in pretty much the same situation as you. I’m 16 and seriously considering making a graphic novel for both Art and English in my HSC (Australian SAT), but nobody takes it seriously. I spend about half an hour every week arguing that the batman comics ARE better than the nolan films, but when I give people Morrison’s Arkham Asylum, they say it’s too postmodern.
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