I was waiting for this:
Stephen Colbert had a piece tonight on Captain America.
They even had a callback to Quesada’s appearance to say that sometimes Cap has gone against the American government to do what ‘he’ feels is right, an interesting distinction I hear now after the series. Because it’s the fact that Cap only saw ‘his side’ that the war raged on to begin with… or at least that’s what we’re supposed to think. Captain America sees the destruction he caused, recognizes the other side of the war and gives himself up and that’s the end of Civil War, right?
This clip came along with another by Fox News saying that (and I quote), “The thing about comics, the reason they sell, is that they’re somewhat realistic.” Well, realistic is one thing but I would admit that Marvel Comics seems to be priding themselves on their ability to ‘mirror’ the world outside our window. I mean, that’s part of the appeal, the idea that we know these people because we can relate to them and trace their steps through New York.
This brought us all to this night’s Colbert Report’s W0rd: “Comic Justice”. Now, he got to talking about it, bringing to light that “fighting to protect civil liberties lke free speech and privacy is not only quaint, but dangerous”, and I know the man is satire on a stick but I can’t stop rolling the words “comic” and “justice” over in my head. Justice being we’ll say being fair between conflicting claims.
So, you guys are well informed. whip smart and opinionated. Has Civil War been just? Has it been typical of what we the reader would normally seen in the funny books? Or is Fox News right and the reason why Civil War is selling so well is due to the fact that life isn’t fair and neither are comics?
“Now that Iron Man has won, red and white and blue seem outdated.” - Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
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Honestly I think the estimates on Civil War are probably inflated, I am curious to see what 52’s numbers are compared to Civil War.
The commentary that Marvel tries to write it’s comics mirroring aspects of real life society in the US & world though is utterly horsesh&*. I honestly think they know CW was horrid and are just using that as an excuse for it’s crappily implemented story. To try and make sense out of CW in it’s relation to real world politics almost gives me a headache.
I just loved the comment that Alberto Gonzalez should be the new Captain America and that his uniform should have the colors of the terror alerts.
Whether Quesada realizes this or not, that is exactly what the conclusion of Frontline and Civil War seem to be saying.
Nick G: Here here. Sometimes, we just wanna see Spidey web up a crook to a lamp post.
Fortress Keeper: It’s funny, and yet scarily true. I have no idea how this particular viewpoint on CW hasn’t been addressed with some sense of satisfaction. “Hey, we’re making pretty radical political statements not everyone’s going to agree with, but I promise we’re dedicating it all to a better story.” See, not so hard.