Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Stolen Meme Meme
I saw this at Pat's site and like the questions so I am gonna answer them and talk about my favorite subject - myself
• Everyone knows that I am a huge Heath Ledger fan, so what is your favorite Heath movie?
'The Dark Knight' - His re-imagination of the Joker was so revolutionary and so briliant that it redefined the character for me in ways that I had never ever concidered before. And this is the opinion of a guy who has read most every Batman comic ever written. Everyone knows who the 'Joker' is because he is so iconic. What Heath did was nothing short of epic.
I hate to say it but I am sorta glad he died to perserve this role. I felt the same way about William Shatner after Star Trek. Look how long it took that guy to be remembered for anything else he ever did. I felt the same way about Johnny Depp after Jack Sparrow so don't judge me.
• What is your favourite colour?
Crimson
• Your earliest memory?
Hiding in a small ditch in the front yard of my house on Petawawa St. in Shilo, Manitoba. I could lie in it and not see the front door or the rest of the yard. I must have thought there was a whole world beyond when I could no longer see my house. I was probably 3 or 4 at the time.
• Your secret fantasy?
To be an astronaut or a graphic novelist
• If you were stuck in an elevator with one person, who would it be?
I would say Selena Gomez for perfectly innocent reasons but you would all bash me over that so I will say Stan 'the man' Lee, the creator of Spider-Man.
• And what would you do to pass the time?
I would love to hear him tell stories about the old days and Marvel Comics. He never seems to tire of them.
• Favourite novel?
'Dune' of course by Frank Herbert
• If you were on “American Idol” what would you sing?
'Fly Me To The Moon' by Frank Sinatra or 'In the Ghetto' by Elvis
• Long soak in tub or quick shower?
I do like a nice 'tub'.
• Restaurant or picnic?
Restaurant because of the variety and because they make it. But a pre-made by professionals picnic basket would be cool too. I would like to feel the suprise and joy Yogi Bear feels everytime he rips one off. He just never knows what he is gonna get. Might be that dreaded rubber chicken they stuck him with that one time or might be a glorious huckleberry pie.
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Oh, did Stan Lee invent Spider-Man? Must be news to Steve Ditko.
I admit Lee would be a fascinating guy to talk to, but I think he might not like some of the questions I would ask (me being such a Kirby fan and all).
Just let it go with the past. You're living in the past, man. I am so sick and tired of all the retconning going on about everything including early Marvel history. YES, Kirby got screwed but they all did. That is what corporations do. Can't blame a tempermental artist for getting pissed. ALL artists are like that. None of them want to want to work or be controlled by the corporations. Just look at McFarlane. He became what he hated and killed his comic muse in the process. Stan worked with the corporation and saved something that he loved. Ditko was brilliant too. No arguement there. He designed the LOOK for Spider-Man which is just as important as creating the IDEA for Spider-Man. One is nothing without the other. However, becoming a petulant Ann Rayn loving BABY all these years does nothing to endeer the PERSON (apart from his art) of Ditko to me. He went away and stopped contributing. Stan stayed and has fought the good fight ever since. Stan has nothing to apologize for.
Amen to that.
I know, I know, but I have to ask... which of Stan Lee's POST-Kirby and Ditko creations did you find the most innovative?
And you know, I'm a huge fan of the guy, he brought totally unique and brilliantsomething to Marvel Comics that MADE Marvel Comics, uh, marvel Comics.
But never mind that, answer the question...anybody....?
I feel like I am being trapped with this question but I will answer it anyways. The idea to use the X-Men as an analogy for racial tensions in the 60s was socialogically brillaint and a creative way to teach comic readers about tolerance by creating 'different' that could be admired. The leap to seeing ALL people with that kind of compassion is a short one.
My Father and Stan Lee taught me about the evils of racism.
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