No one ever has an accident in Canada. Why? They have horrific PSAs to remind them not to mess up. It's like Final Destination for TV:
http://www.prevent-it.ca/
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Taking the Hulk apart
he Hulk is an examination of repression and expression.
Bruce Banner represents the timid, shy person we can all be at times who conflicts with the loud, uncaring industrialized modern world. The Hulk represents that breaking point where we've all had enough and we snap.
The Hulk's "child like mind" is a a metaphor for the shunning of social graces, because the action of losing one's temper isn't perceived as mature. When you lose you temper you don't think about societal convention and political correctness. You explode and say what you really feel and sometimes act without forethought. That's the Hulk to the nth degree. He's what happens when a man let's go fueled by a scientific radioactive phenomenon.
As for why he's so strong? It probably has less to do directly with the gamma radiation and more to do with the auspices under which he was created. Remember- Bruce Banner is a mixture of Dr. Jekyll (repressed Scientist/ mad beast-man), Einstein (quiet, timid scientist who wore the same clothes every day while working on the atom bomb- like Bruce used to with the tacky purple suits) and Robert Oppenheimer (built the hydrogen bomb in the dessert and it was tested there like Banner's Gamma Bomb).
When Oppenheimer's bomb went off people say there was a "crack" in the sky. Like reality itself had been broken open. Bombs of large magnitudes do crazy things. It's my thinking that the Hulk is so vastly powerful because of a mixture of three things that could have created three separate mutations in one person.
1. Exposure to vast amounts of gamma radiation. This mutated his cellular structure. He instinctively wanted to survive and therefore tapped into the energies unleashed by the explosion.
2. Said energies which do not normally exist on this plane were channeled through his body in the form of mass, strength, and healing properties. His body is able to withstand this change because of the mutative properties of the radiation.
3. The phenomenon or mutation also allows him to tap into the rest of his brain power. Not necessarily to make him smarter, but to channel the energies in the rift.
It's probably like a valve. The mutation is triggered, he taps a bit of this power and becomes bigger and stronger. As he gets angrier- he instinctively taps more and more thus making his strength go up. Kind of like how the body releases adrenalin when a person experiences extreme emotions. As his rage begins to subside, the valve closes and he mutates back to his original state.
Bruce Banner represents the timid, shy person we can all be at times who conflicts with the loud, uncaring industrialized modern world. The Hulk represents that breaking point where we've all had enough and we snap.
The Hulk's "child like mind" is a a metaphor for the shunning of social graces, because the action of losing one's temper isn't perceived as mature. When you lose you temper you don't think about societal convention and political correctness. You explode and say what you really feel and sometimes act without forethought. That's the Hulk to the nth degree. He's what happens when a man let's go fueled by a scientific radioactive phenomenon.
As for why he's so strong? It probably has less to do directly with the gamma radiation and more to do with the auspices under which he was created. Remember- Bruce Banner is a mixture of Dr. Jekyll (repressed Scientist/ mad beast-man), Einstein (quiet, timid scientist who wore the same clothes every day while working on the atom bomb- like Bruce used to with the tacky purple suits) and Robert Oppenheimer (built the hydrogen bomb in the dessert and it was tested there like Banner's Gamma Bomb).
When Oppenheimer's bomb went off people say there was a "crack" in the sky. Like reality itself had been broken open. Bombs of large magnitudes do crazy things. It's my thinking that the Hulk is so vastly powerful because of a mixture of three things that could have created three separate mutations in one person.
1. Exposure to vast amounts of gamma radiation. This mutated his cellular structure. He instinctively wanted to survive and therefore tapped into the energies unleashed by the explosion.
2. Said energies which do not normally exist on this plane were channeled through his body in the form of mass, strength, and healing properties. His body is able to withstand this change because of the mutative properties of the radiation.
3. The phenomenon or mutation also allows him to tap into the rest of his brain power. Not necessarily to make him smarter, but to channel the energies in the rift.
It's probably like a valve. The mutation is triggered, he taps a bit of this power and becomes bigger and stronger. As he gets angrier- he instinctively taps more and more thus making his strength go up. Kind of like how the body releases adrenalin when a person experiences extreme emotions. As his rage begins to subside, the valve closes and he mutates back to his original state.
Two halves of the same coin.
And just so we're all on the same page. It's been shown numerous times that Bruce Wayne is the mask Batman wears. "Bruce Wayne" actually died along with his parents and his innocence. Batman was born from that. He has no life outside of the Batman persona. He can't even maintain a network of friends together because he's never been socialized. He can diffuse a bomb but can't make a cheese sandwich. Bats would die w/o Alfred or Robin to keep him sane.
Batman has the mind of a god in the body of a man. He was raised away from regular people, isolated and allowed to fully indulge his obsession with vengeance.
Supes is a man in the body of a god. Raised by regular folks, socialized and later found out he wasn't normal.
If anything they would probably be jealous of one another and resent the each other because they each possess what the other wants. And ironically enough, they both Superman and Batman maintain certain moral codes that stop them from getting what the other has.
People commonly make the argumentSuperman should have five beautiful girlfriends and lots of money and rule the planet, etc, but by that same logic, why wouldn't Batman invest his vast fortune into more sci fi gadgetry or even super powers to make his job as Batman easier?
Batman's line he won't cross is using his money to augment himself to a place where his pursuits as a hero aren't "fair". Superman has the same line about using his powers to enhance his normal life.
Being Clark is the real challenge for Superman. That IS him. All the super powers are superficial and it makes life easy. As Clark he has to really make an effort because he's in the real world. Moving a mountain is great, but it doesn't speed up the line at the DMV. Sometimes working with an asshole boss can be just as strenuous as battling Metallo. Clark Ken illustrates that.
At the end of the day, Clark wishes he could have the life that Bruce has if Bruce were to retire. Bruce could be normal in a heartbeat and lead a great life as a family man. On the flip side, Bruce resents Clark for not shedding his Clark identity and not serving mankind full time. Bruce's only limit is his physical and Clark doesn't have that.
Clark's limitation is his need for emotional intimacy and Bruce doesn't have as much of a need.
Batman has the mind of a god in the body of a man. He was raised away from regular people, isolated and allowed to fully indulge his obsession with vengeance.
Supes is a man in the body of a god. Raised by regular folks, socialized and later found out he wasn't normal.
If anything they would probably be jealous of one another and resent the each other because they each possess what the other wants. And ironically enough, they both Superman and Batman maintain certain moral codes that stop them from getting what the other has.
People commonly make the argumentSuperman should have five beautiful girlfriends and lots of money and rule the planet, etc, but by that same logic, why wouldn't Batman invest his vast fortune into more sci fi gadgetry or even super powers to make his job as Batman easier?
Batman's line he won't cross is using his money to augment himself to a place where his pursuits as a hero aren't "fair". Superman has the same line about using his powers to enhance his normal life.
Being Clark is the real challenge for Superman. That IS him. All the super powers are superficial and it makes life easy. As Clark he has to really make an effort because he's in the real world. Moving a mountain is great, but it doesn't speed up the line at the DMV. Sometimes working with an asshole boss can be just as strenuous as battling Metallo. Clark Ken illustrates that.
At the end of the day, Clark wishes he could have the life that Bruce has if Bruce were to retire. Bruce could be normal in a heartbeat and lead a great life as a family man. On the flip side, Bruce resents Clark for not shedding his Clark identity and not serving mankind full time. Bruce's only limit is his physical and Clark doesn't have that.
Clark's limitation is his need for emotional intimacy and Bruce doesn't have as much of a need.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Alan Moore's Advice for Young Artists
Good talk from one of the best to ever make comics and arguably one of the greatest artists in current popculture.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
List o' Links #1
Here's a list of links I've been checking out:
Bionic Six - "A family, brought together by faith and given super powers through the miracles of modern science" eps. 1-65
v=yjCXWocjA7I
All the South Park Eps. http://www.southparkstudios.com
The Marine Water Survival Manual is attached. You never know. If something happens and you end up in a large body of water... you're covered.
Head explosion time: New Kids on the Block and New Edition did a song together: http://www.zshare.net/audio/177607522c8d2f62/
Have You Fallen for these 7 Negative Attitudes Pushed by the Media? http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/commentary/negativemedia/HaveYouFallen.htm
How to dial straight to someone's voice mail w/o calling: http://www.slydial.com/
You dont even have to register.
1. Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone.
2. At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial.
3. You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them a voicemail, sit back and relax.
The Beauty of Capoeira http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM
Foreign Big Budget Super Her Films:
Mercury Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1YUAtYcVYE
Bionic Six - "A family, brought together by faith and given super powers through the miracles of modern science" eps. 1-65
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-334776037034540837&emb=1
John David Garcia founder of the Society for Evolutionary Ethics (SEE), taught an enlightened vision of ethics and human purpose via four books, dozens of articles, lectures, seminars and attempts to found schools based on his ideas. He did these things mainly in the US, then in Chile and Mexico.
Real Cutting Edge Prosthetics: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid452319854?bctid=1576332530
A self-described moral protagonist and scientific generalist, he sought to advance human evolution through increased moral awareness and creativity. (Creativity = Intelligence * ethics). He viewed the evolutionary ethic as a "rational alternative to death" and devoted his life to learning, teaching and creating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
All the South Park Eps. http://www.southparkstudios.
The Marine Water Survival Manual is attached. You never know. If something happens and you end up in a large body of water... you're covered.
Head explosion time: New Kids on the Block and New Edition did a song together: http://www.zshare.net/audio/
Have You Fallen for these 7 Negative Attitudes Pushed by the Media? http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/
How to dial straight to someone's voice mail w/o calling: http://www.slydial.com/
You dont even have to register.
1. Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone.
2. At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial.
3. You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them a voicemail, sit back and relax.
The Beauty of Capoeira http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Foreign Big Budget Super Her Films:
Mercury Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Cicack Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CySBADqyapk
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Comic Book Wisdom # 1
Every now and then there's a bit of wisdom in comic books:
"Mistakes you make can always be worked out. The mistakes you don't make because you do nothing, because you don't try, you don't risk, those are the ones that haunt you when you get old."
- written by J. M. Straczynski, in Thor #10
"Mistakes you make can always be worked out. The mistakes you don't make because you do nothing, because you don't try, you don't risk, those are the ones that haunt you when you get old."
- written by J. M. Straczynski, in Thor #10
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Only for the Brave : 2
Remember that seemingly innocent thing your parents forced you to do as a kid that scared you witless and scarred you for life?
Mine was sitting on Ernie's shoulders after Sesame Street on Ice. They thought it would be cute. From an adult perspective it makes sense. BUT not to a kid. On the Sesame Street show, Ernie was the same size as four year old me. On the Sesame Street on Ice, Ernie was the same size as Big Foot. His big face was dead and expressionless. I can still see my parents happily surrendering me over while I pleaded for my life....
If you've got kids, it's time to share the love with trauma. Next time you throw them a party rent this guy:
BUFFO the Clown Bozo with the intensity of Hulk Hogan. He serves no other purpose than to traumatize children. In a strange way it's kind of brilliant. He'll be remembered by an entire generation of adults who will ponder why their parents thought a clown on steroids performing weird feats of strength would be funny to an eight year old.
Mine was sitting on Ernie's shoulders after Sesame Street on Ice. They thought it would be cute. From an adult perspective it makes sense. BUT not to a kid. On the Sesame Street show, Ernie was the same size as four year old me. On the Sesame Street on Ice, Ernie was the same size as Big Foot. His big face was dead and expressionless. I can still see my parents happily surrendering me over while I pleaded for my life....
If you've got kids, it's time to share the love with trauma. Next time you throw them a party rent this guy:
BUFFO the Clown Bozo with the intensity of Hulk Hogan. He serves no other purpose than to traumatize children. In a strange way it's kind of brilliant. He'll be remembered by an entire generation of adults who will ponder why their parents thought a clown on steroids performing weird feats of strength would be funny to an eight year old.
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