#supergods

[forthegothicheroine]

The race to create superheroes with fresh gimmicks crashed headlong into one spectacular dead end with the Red Bee, the crime-fighting persona of a man named Rick Raleigh...Raleigh was clever enough to invent his own "sting gun", which shot effective knockout darts. He could have simply loaded up his sting gun, stopped right there, and still made a perfectly serviceable Golden Age mystery man called the Red Bee. But for Rick Raleigh, only one thing guaranteed his crucial edge over the violent underbelly of society: the hive of trained crime-fighting bees he kept confined in the buckle of his belt- a space no bigger than a pack of ten cigarettes- until crime reared its snout. Ever eager to be set free in the cause of justice, the lead bee and chief offensive weapon in Raleigh's apian arsenal was somewhat endearingly named Michael. However, as the writer of the Red Bee's Wikipedia article cruelly notes, male bees do not sting, calling into question Michael's effectiveness in any potential struggle against armed thugs or machete-wielding Triad enforcers.

Grant Morris, Supergods

[wizzard890]

I know that robert pattinson's goth mcr batman is being matched with equally goth villains but GOD what I wouldn't do to see him go up against like, this version of the joker.

please let a fancy trilling insane man in a purple suit call goth batman "bats". this all I want. death to grunge joker.

[ss-trashboat]

couple more arts to post up here. wanted to draw two of my fave bois, emotional support dumb bois, their friendship is my everything ~

[nixuotan]

“Returning to the cover again, notice how the composition is based around a barely hidden X shape, which gives the drawing its solid framework and graphic appeal. This subliminal X suggests the intriguing unknown, and that’s exactly what Superman was when Action Comics no. 1 was published: the caped enigma at the eye of a Pop Art storm. He stands at the center of the compass, master of the four elements and the cardinal directions. In Haitian voodoo, the crossroads is the gateway of the loa (or spirit) Legba, another manifestation of the “god” known variously as Mercury, Thoth, Ganesh, Odin, or Ogma. Like these others, Legba is a gatekeeper and guards the boundary where the human and divine worlds make contact. It makes perfect sense for Superman to inhabit the same nexus.” - Grant Morrison from their book “Supergods”

[hollos]

Superman began as a socialist, but Batman was the ultimate capitalist hero, which may help explain his current popularity and Superman's relative loss of significance. Batman was a wish-fulfillment figure as both a filthy-rich Bruce Wayne and his swashbuckling alter ego. He was a millionaire who vented his childlike fury on the criminal classes of the lower orders. He was the defender of privilege and hierarchy. In a world where wealth and celebrity are the measures of accomplishment, it's no surprise that the most popular superhero characters today--Batman and Iron Man--are both handsome tycoons.

Grant Morrison, “Supergods”

[jaymber]

They’re so cute wtf!

[point-88]

Grant Morrison: Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human

The author 

But of course

Review

First pages

More and more

The history of comics

The autobiography

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Sometimes

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Some comments to Alan Moore & Frank Miller

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So

[countessbatman]

wtf are you talking about grant?