0016- Why Superheroes; Why Not?
M. Eugene Tillory M.Eugene_Tillory@lycos.com
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Todays’: Earworm: ~NONE!
Book[RL]: ~Wait For Dusk by Jocelynn Drake
Serial E-Novel: ~Spots the Space Marine-111. Precious Seconds.
Serial E-Novel: ~In My Daydreams-Aug 02 Graduation: Part 25
Today’s Manga: ~Future Diary ~ Ch. 5 -+- -on:
sky7anime.net / http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mirai_nikki/v02/c005
If you’re a manga fan, you probably already know about the big crackdown on scanslations. The funny thing is I’ve bought more manga because of them than I would have without them.
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Emo Alert: I Volunteer 3 times a week. I volunteer on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays at the Tualatin School House Pantry. The Operations manager is Shirley Johnson. She’s having serious health concerns and there’s nothing I can do for her except pray. I have a hard time with that; when something happens, I want to DO something.
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WebSite Of The Day: http://www.newsoftheweird.com/
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I’ve been asked why so many of the webcomics I read and recommend are about superheroes. There are many reasons, but mainly I think that it’s for the same reason my father watched westerns. In a western, there was a code of conduct, an accountability for your actions and a level of personal responsibility & integrity that was tangible. Good and Evil clearly defined. Some things just aren’t done; aren’t tolerated. A man Is judged by his actions and his intent, not who he knows or what family he comes from. In a similar vein, Good and Evil clearly defined in the Superhero Genre.
A wrong is done and our hero undergoes trial, tribulation and sometimes transformation in order to right that wrong/save lives. The mask is the hero’s greatest weapon. The villain thinks “he could be anybody under that mask! Has he been watching me? Is one of my allies working with him? Are my henchmen who I think they are” It is a Psychological weapon that sows doubt, dissention & fear, while at the same time protecting the Hero’s loved ones from reprisal.
As a Child I learned to read by reading the newspaper’s comics an asking “what’s that word mean”, by reading my brother Leon’s comic books and asking about the story. Good and evil what you value where you place your faith . I am a long time Captain America fan. I have always believed in God & country, even when I thought it was going to get my favorite brother killed in Vietnam. It all comes down to this : A hero is the guy that does a difficult job because it’s the right thing to do; even if it;s hard and the world’s against him. His personal integrity will not allow him to do anything less.
These days, It’s hard to tell who’s a good guy or not this includes me (Did I do the right thing? Was it for the right reason?). It’s not as simple as white hat or black hat anymore. But I wish it was…
