tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post115390116778437937..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Heroes Rebored: Mundane Superheroics at its Best!Ragnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1153952034658180992006-07-26T18:13:00.000-04:002006-07-26T18:13:00.000-04:00I don't know, Kris... It always seemed to me that ...I don't know, Kris... It always seemed to me that Busiek was going more for the art than the heart... Specifically, he was going for the artistry and the colder enjoyment of a good story, rather than a heart-warming yarn about a really good man... There was so much of the rest of the world just yap-yap-yapping at Samaritan (who would be the best counterpart for this Dan, from this short description). I look forward to hounding my sister into bringing this comic with her next time I see her so I can spout more about it. :)ComicBookGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972671566599447047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1153935627729477402006-07-26T13:40:00.000-04:002006-07-26T13:40:00.000-04:00It sounds great, exactly what I read Busiek's Astr...It sounds great, exactly what I read Busiek's Astro City for. Doubt I can get my lcs to get this for me; probably have to order it.<BR/><BR/>But I think you've tarnished the whole 'saving people's lives' bit part of fighting evil.<BR/><BR/>Kris/badficwriter/lamashtarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1153921721362282102006-07-26T09:48:00.000-04:002006-07-26T09:48:00.000-04:00I haven't read the issue, but reading your comment...I haven't read the issue, but reading your comments, I couldn't help but think of Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts."Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083091864939104540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1153905673625363092006-07-26T05:21:00.000-04:002006-07-26T05:21:00.000-04:00Mari -- Not unless I'm especially dense on this on...Mari -- Not unless I'm especially dense on this one. It's theme is friendship as I read it.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1153902731553144822006-07-26T04:32:00.000-04:002006-07-26T04:32:00.000-04:00This reminds me of a short story by Aleksandr Solz...This reminds me of a short story by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (I can't remember the title) about an old woman who helps everyone out and is taken for granted, and then she dies and rather than appreciating everything she did for them, the people just grumble that she is no longer there to do it.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Solzhenitsyn's story was a political allegory, which I'm guessing this probably isn't.Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.com