« Home | Why else does Newsarama think the new Supergirl TV... » | How is DC trying to fix the mistake they made with... » | Greg Smallwood protests companies pandering to mod... » | What's this, is Marz suddenly changing? » | Murphy Anderson, RIP » | Nick Spencer once worked for Democrats » | New conventions in Larissa, Greece and Tuscany, Italy » | We Got This Covered fluff-coats the dark direction... » | 2 more liberal "defenses" of new take on Capt. Ame... » | Busiek considers Captain America liberal property ... » 

Friday, October 30, 2015 

A dark comic about villains is nothing new

Entertainment Weekly previewed samples of an anthology by a company called Vertoscope that boasts an already old vision:
Vertoscope’s goal is to tell the stories that often don’t get highlighted — the ones that are darker and more sinister — and editors and comic artists Nechama Frier and Ten Van Winkle have done just that by assembling a team of 22 creators including Meg Gandy (Godsend), Sarah Winifred Searle (Fresh Romance, Smut Peddler), Jenn Doyle (Knights Errant), Hannah Krieger (Camodad), and more. The anthology features 200 pages of original black-and-white psychological shorts in stories that focus on the theme “antagonist as protagonist.”
That is nothing new. Darkness has taken over much of comicdom for over a quarter century. It's practically become a norm in superhero comics, and spotlights on villains has been close behind too. There have even been stories sympathetic to the villain. Green Lantern's notable archnemesis Sinestro practically became the hero at one point a few years ago when the New 52 first began. And if this new anthology sides with the villains, it's not something that any sane person ought to support.

Labels: ,

About me

  • I'm Avi Green
  • From Jerusalem, Israel
  • I was born in Pennsylvania in 1974, and moved to Israel in 1983. I also enjoyed reading a lot of comics when I was young, the first being Fantastic Four. I maintain a strong belief in the public's right to knowledge and accuracy in facts. I like to think of myself as a conservative-style version of Clark Kent. I don't expect to be perfect at the job, but I do my best.
My profile

Archives

Links

  • avigreen2002@yahoo.com
  • Fansites I Created

  • Hawkfan
  • The Greatest Thing on Earth!
  • The Outer Observatory
  • Earth's Mightiest Heroines
  • The Co-Stars Primer
  • Realtime Website Traffic

    Comic book websites (open menu)

    Comic book weblogs (open menu)

    Writers and Artists (open menu)

    Video commentators (open menu)

    Miscellanous links (open menu)

  • W3 Counter stats
  • Bio Link page
  • blog directory Bloggeries Blog Directory View My Stats Blog Directory & Search engine eXTReMe Tracker Locations of visitors to this page  
    Flag Counter

    This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?

    make money online blogger templates

Older Posts Newer Posts

The Four Color Media Monitor is powered by Blogspot and Gecko & Fly.
No part of the content or the blog may be reproduced without prior written permission.
Join the Google Adsense program and learn how to make money online.