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He's got a point. Although, Marvel as usual, is being heavy handed about it. DC did an interesting storyline on this. They setup a reserve squad of the justice league and made it seem as though Faith's power went out of control and killed a bunch of people. When in reality, the whole thing was an illusion. And the people were just trapped underground.
Whereas, Marvel has Nitro blow up a bus, and everything went to hell aka Civil War. 😛
When I went to the Marvel Superheroes Science Exhibit, I saw some blown-up art from all the eras. They included the black-cover Spider Man issue from 2001, dealing with the World Trade Center Attack. Seeing villains like Doctor Doom shedding a tear at the damage, working with the likes of Kingpin and Doctor Octopus to help the victims...
It makes me think, even years later, how this sticks in the minds of all these writers & artists who are mostly New York-based.
The conclusion of IC and the beginning of 52, Black Adam confronts Power Girl with the exact number of people who died in the last crisis, down to the last person. This to enforce his view that heroes need to go to greater lengths to keep the world in order.
The decision to exile the Hulk from Earth by the Illuminati - Brian Michael Bendis would retcon the idea that the Hulk has never inadventantly killed someone in his rampaging days. To avoid the potential of further death, Hulk is sent away.
Look at the collateral damage that sparks the beginning of CIVIL WAR. Even the mutant community in the 1980's didn't go through this kind of hand-wringing & fighting over mutant registration. Because death seemed less real then, and not in America?
There are other examples out there, in the last five years.
I think its just a more modern theme... i mean, even in movies for years, collateral damage was never an issue, but now i think comics have to be more realistic when it comes to the worlds their heroes in habit...
i think its been a bit too long since 9/11 for it to have too much of an influence on comics to be honest...
i think the likes of civil war is just an extreme case of the consequences of heroes actions...
Re: Has 9/11 affected comics content?
Originally posted by roughrider
I don't mean from a government side. I mean, has anyone noticed writers & artists being very heavy on 'consequences', so to speak.Battles and casualties that would have been brushed over ten years ago - they linger around now.
Yes. 9/11 has altered a lot
Originally posted by pr1983i think its been a bit too long since 9/11 for it to have too much of an influence on comics to be honest...
It may be 5 1/2 years since 9/11, but Americans are reminded of it every night they turn on their TVs, and see the quagmire that is Iraq.
No 9/11 attack, no invasion happens like it did.
Originally posted by roughrider
It may be 5 1/2 years since 9/11, but Americans are reminded of it every night they turn on their TVs, and see the quagmire that is Iraq.No 9/11 attack, no invasion happens like it did.
but thats something completely different now, i dont think people equate iraq with 9/11, and considering the fact that alot of writers and artists nowadays aren't american... for instance mark millar, writer of civil war isnt american... no offense, and i do genuinely mean this, but to alot of people outside america (or arent american), 9/11 just doesnt have that much of an impact on our lives anymore, and it hasnt for a while...
i just dont think it makes that big of a difference to comic writers anymore... iraq being the shambles that it is (imo), i think comic writers are just more interested in making their worlds seem more real, sure they do reference iraq, but stuff like civil war, to me, doesnt have alot to do with the consequences of 9/11, i think its more to do with the fact that nowadays, ugh im going round in a circle... i'll just shut up now... i think i got my point across though...
Originally posted by pr1983
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Originally posted by Validus
It's from The Call of Cthulhu
ah, lovecraft, got it...