World Creator
So this and the last strip were a result of a Facebook “discussion” that came about because I shared a Twitter screenshot of Neil Gaiman’s Twitter feed where he basically says that there is no gatekeeping when it comes to Sandman, there is no entrance exam and that everyone is welcome.
That soon dovetailed into an argument about “source material”.
Well, since this is my site, I’ll share with anyone who is reading what I feel about “source material” and whether it should be strictly adhered to when it comes to depicting characters from one medium to another…
It’s bunk and completely ridiculous.
Apparently, there’s this weird belief that movies and television shows have to adhere strictly to an art form that is nearly 100 years old. and that if you don’t, that art form will – somehow – magically disappear. how someone comes up with such utter none sense like this is beyond me. But it was an argument that ended up motivating me to create these last two strips so I guess SOME good came out of it?
Here;’s the thing when it comes to super heroes and their movie and TV counterparts…
Every character is just a variation from the writing and artist team that came before the current team, no matter what medium those characters appear in. For example, the 1950s Captain America looks and acts totally different then the 1960’s Cap… or the 1970s Cap… or the 1980s Cap and so on and so on. So it’s actually pretty logical that the MOVIE version of Cap would be way different then ALL THE OTHER comic book versions of Cap.
Here’s the really cool secret though…
Just because the movie version of Cap exists doesn’t mean any of Cap’s comic book adventures cease to exist. You can still read them if you want.
So a character’s sex was changed in a TV show… or maybe their costume isn’t exactly the same as their printed version… or maybe they were turned into a real person in a movie where their comic book counterpart was a walking skeleton… it’s just a different version. Just like the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s versions of Captain America…
That’s what makes the comic book art form so great.
