tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169626575812155292.post7967126954211853255..comments2024-03-27T15:06:43.682-07:00Comments on Handi-CAPEable . NEW!: Sonichu Episode 3 Critical Review: Eternal President of the Republic of CWCVilleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773416732192167277noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169626575812155292.post-41953956242073392252010-10-19T19:46:47.881-07:002010-10-19T19:46:47.881-07:00A few comments worth making:
-If Chandler is usi...A few comments worth making: <br /><br />-If Chandler is using his work to cope with some of the issues in his own life, what does that say about guys like you and me who do some of the same things in our own work? A lot of what I write has personal meaning to me, just as Ruby's World has a lot of personal meaning for you. <br /><br />Then again, we don't turn people we know in real life into enemies that suffer assorted grisly fates, nor do we loiter in malls carrying handmade signs while trying to attract/harass female customers...<br /><br />-By "heroine", you mean a character who's actively expected to contribute to the action, as opposed to just a member of the supporting cast, right? We don't typically expect to see Mary Jane defeating the villains, and usually the onus is on Spider-Man to be the one to save the day. When Mary Jane doesn't contribute to the action, it isn't as big a deal. <br /><br />And yes, I know Mary Jane genuinely *does* help save the day on multiple occasions, but that's more a subversion of the whole damsel-in-distress trope and something we don't typically expect, rather than expecting Mary Jane to be constantly risking her neck alongside Peter every issue. <br /><br />E. Wilson's comments on Mary Jane becoming "The Girlfriend" in different media adaptations illustrate another problem with the One True Pairing phenomenon, namely that the audience automatically associates two characters as always getting together. Right away, we know (or at least expect) that Mary Jane will eventually become Peter's One True Love, that Gwen will either die or move on to someone else to free Peter up for MJ. <br /><br />That's where Brian Michael Bendis actually has a clever subversion in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics. Mary Jane eventually breaks it off with Peter, and they never get back together. Gwen is the one who finally wins Peter's heart. <br /><br />-There are, admittedly, some female stereotypes that I actually use for the main love interest of one of my own characters, namely her love of shopping, her using her Henpecked Boyfriend as the pack mule who carries her purchases, and her obsessive love for shoes. In my defense, I mostly use this for comedic purposes, and it's rarely the main focus of the narrative. <br /><br />How far can you carry these kinds of stereotypes without damaging the character or your narrative? <br /><br />-As for Emma Frost, I'll just say one thing: Drawing your main female character on the front cover posing in her underwear in a rose garden does not make me more inclined to buy your book. It makes me embarassed to be a comic fan. I can appreciate fanservice as much as the next guy, but I have my limits. <br /><br />-The funny thing about Pepe Le Pew is that he actually got a taste of his own medicine on several occasions when the black female cat started chasing him. This usually occurred when he got his white stripe covered by black paint (reversing the usual plot of the black cat getting white paint on her back), or when the cat's nose gets clogged and she loses her sense of smell.Jaredhttp://www.fanfiction.net/u/1728560/JaredMilne1982noreply@blogger.com