tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post115661426049153211..comments2023-12-30T01:46:52.888-05:00Comments on The Roar of Comics: I Think More Superheroes Should DieStevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-63651716719883227462007-09-08T14:23:00.000-04:002007-09-08T14:23:00.000-04:00I agree also.forget any tentpole characters.I thin...I agree also.forget any tentpole characters.I think more heroes should go bad & villians go legit.fatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834367478930236637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158653964330953082006-09-19T04:19:00.000-04:002006-09-19T04:19:00.000-04:00I'd agree with jennifer, that I'd like it to be ca...I'd agree with jennifer, that I'd like it to be carefully and rarely done. That feeling of real tension is probably never going to be attained, because those in charge will most always use their less popular, lower-tier characters as Red Shirts. You know certain characters are safe and will make it out alright, or at least have a meaningful death. It's artificial tension that goes away when you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158607160765003062006-09-18T15:19:00.000-04:002006-09-18T15:19:00.000-04:00The short answer is, "because no one notices when ...The short answer is, "because no one notices when they kill a character they don't like."<BR/><BR/>Which means two things. One, writers kill characters all the time, but if they're minor or boring, no one cares (e.g. Who mourns for Looker?) <BR/><BR/>Two, if the deaths are going to have impact, you need to care about the character so that you feel the loss. You can't just kill the Red Shirts. YouStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158594834402659262006-09-18T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-18T11:53:00.000-04:00Steven, I understand your point of view, I really ...Steven, I understand your point of view, I really do. It's just that...why do they always seem to kill off the ones that I like?<BR/>Waaahhhhh!SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158226654026503862006-09-14T05:37:00.000-04:002006-09-14T05:37:00.000-04:00Hey, I got this link from progruin, cool...Ha, and...Hey, I got this link from progruin, cool...<BR/><BR/>Ha, and here I was just reading about the so-called women in refrigerators phenom. I agree that killing the hero, even doing it badly, can be a great way to create tension, and produce a little frisson of fear in subsequent storylines.<BR/><BR/>But I'm happy it's not very common, because it's also easy for it to be a cheap emotional shortcut, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158136418157187602006-09-13T04:33:00.000-04:002006-09-13T04:33:00.000-04:00I dunno. I'm still more impressed that The Red Gho...I dunno. I'm still more impressed that The Red Ghost once tried to brainwash dolphins because apes were too unpredictable to work with.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-1158114364419880242006-09-12T22:26:00.000-04:002006-09-12T22:26:00.000-04:00I wouldn't mind see a few more superheroes die. V...I wouldn't mind see a few more superheroes die. Villains too, though. <BR/><BR/>Marvel should do an Ultimate Scourge storyline and just kill off all the lame third-rate villains before they can revamped as baddasses.Brandon Bragghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767770844982082169noreply@blogger.com