Comments on: Comics Books Are Not Science Fiction, Nerd! http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/ Pouring bourbon on the line that separates art from trash. And then? Setting it on fire. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9824 John Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:40:29 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9824 Comic books can be science fiction, but most of the time they're fantasy. Talking about superhero comics, sometimes they try to make it sound scientifically possible (e.g. radioactive spiders) but there's usually very little scientific basis. Fantasy. Fun fantasy, mind ya. I'd love to be able to fly, walk through walls, or throw flames of fire. All those who bullied me in high school would be ashes, man! Comic books can be science fiction, but most of the time they’re fantasy. Talking about superhero comics, sometimes they try to make it sound scientifically possible (e.g. radioactive spiders) but there’s usually very little scientific basis. Fantasy. Fun fantasy, mind ya. I’d love to be able to fly, walk through walls, or throw flames of fire. All those who bullied me in high school would be ashes, man!

]]> By: sween http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9591 sween Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:23:10 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9591 About the only thing that made me at all happy was Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde. Part of that may be because she's a native Haligonian (go Halifax!). But as Kitty Pryde was always my favourite character and I didn't hate her in the part, I figure she had to be doing something right. (That's not to say they gave her much to do. But she at least didn't suck at what she was doing.) And what's Kitty Pryde without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_%28comics%29" rel="nofollow">Lockheed</a>?! Bah. About the only thing that made me at all happy was Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde. Part of that may be because she’s a native Haligonian (go Halifax!). But as Kitty Pryde was always my favourite character and I didn’t hate her in the part, I figure she had to be doing something right. (That’s not to say they gave her much to do. But she at least didn’t suck at what she was doing.)

And what’s Kitty Pryde without Lockheed?! Bah.

]]> By: HMBT http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9587 HMBT Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:53:03 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9587 I like the special effects...they are cool, but the (great should be here) plot was just not there… at least that’s what I thought from a screenplay viewpoint...I kept thinking, so Jean Gray was brought back from the dead just to (painfully long scenes btw) kiss Wolverine? I could not find a even half way good plot which in my humble opinion is the shear awesome-ness of the X-Men in total...I Love comics too...with my own huge collection...and I say comics are neither sci-fi nor 'comic booky' (read childish and therefore meaningless)...many are geared for the adult illustrated novel generation...and the precursors (just like sci-fi) for the continued inspiration for perpetual human creation and invention...I mean like ummm… someone had to think it was possible that we could launch ourselves off the globe or be invaded by aliens, see through the human body with X rays… First...what have you, before we could actually do it...flight, math, science, technology on a whole is driven by just this type of creative thinking...so my 2 cents....comic’s are the talismans for our generation...fictionalists/futurists everywhere unite! Heather :) http://www.badkittyartstudio.blogspot.com I like the special effects…they are cool, but the (great should be here) plot was just not there… at least that’s what I thought from a screenplay viewpoint…I kept thinking, so Jean Gray was brought back from the dead just to (painfully long scenes btw) kiss Wolverine? I could not find a even half way good plot which in my humble opinion is the shear awesome-ness of the X-Men in total…I Love comics too…with my own huge collection…and I say comics are neither sci-fi nor ‘comic booky’ (read childish and therefore meaningless)...many are geared for the adult illustrated novel generation…and the precursors (just like sci-fi) for the continued inspiration for perpetual human creation and invention…I mean like ummm… someone had to think it was possible that we could launch ourselves off the globe or be invaded by aliens, see through the human body with X rays… First…what have you, before we could actually do it…flight, math, science, technology on a whole is driven by just this type of creative thinking…so my 2 cents….comic’s are the talismans for our generation…fictionalists/futurists everywhere unite!
Heather :)
http://www.badkittyartstudio.blogspot.com

]]> By: gorjus http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9527 gorjus Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:34:11 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9527 HA! Darren--you're DEAD ON. I may do a review of it, in cartoon form. Complete with Sween-approved rending of garments. HA! Darren—you’re DEAD ON. I may do a review of it, in cartoon form. Complete with Sween-approved rending of garments.

]]> By: Darren http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9518 Darren Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:19:12 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9518 I didn't hate about 15 seconds of <em>X3</em>. All 15 seconds were close-ups of Famke Janssen as Phoenix. The other 100 minutes is shit. I didn’t hate about 15 seconds of X3. All 15 seconds were close-ups of Famke Janssen as Phoenix. The other 100 minutes is shit.

]]> By: sween http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9423 sween Wed, 31 May 2006 14:03:20 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9423 Gorjus, allow me to join you in your ripping and add some wailing and rending of garments. Gorjus, allow me to join you in your ripping and add some wailing and rending of garments.

]]> By: pinky http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9288 pinky Tue, 30 May 2006 20:55:43 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9288 WHAT?!? you didn't love it? you didn't crave to see it again?!? WHO ARE YOU? I thought it was awesome wrapped in bacon. WHAT?!? you didn’t love it? you didn’t crave to see it again?!? WHO ARE YOU? I thought it was awesome wrapped in bacon.

]]> By: gorjus http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9197 gorjus Tue, 30 May 2006 13:53:17 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9197 I saw it. I wanted to rip the screen to pieces for all of the terribleness. I saw it. I wanted to rip the screen to pieces for all of the terribleness.

]]> By: Library Guy http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9176 Library Guy Tue, 30 May 2006 02:09:34 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9176 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" rel="nofollow">Neil Gaiman</a> won a World Fantasy Award for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman:_Dream_Country" rel="nofollow">Sandman.</a> Neil Gaiman won a World Fantasy Award for Sandman.

]]> By: Mr. Mooch http://prettyfakes.com/2006/05/comics-books-are-not-science-fiction-nerd/comment-page-1/#comment-9175 Mr. Mooch Mon, 29 May 2006 23:40:17 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=624#comment-9175 hope to see it in the next day or so. i heard it was good. seems a few million people agreed. saw da vinci instead. good stuff! hope to see it in the next day or so. i heard it was good. seems a few million people agreed. saw da vinci instead. good stuff!

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