Comments on: John Seavey's Storytelling Engines: Dazzler

By: Novaya Havoc

Novaya Havoc — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:31:37 +0000

I agree with everything this represents! Kudos! Nice analysis!

By: Luis Dantas

Luis Dantas — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:03:20 +0000

My memory of the Klaw "death" aftermath (the trial story with a Quasar testimony) is that it kinda sucked, actually. It was a talking heads story (no action) where no one had any personality to speak of, despite a fair amount of gratuitous angst from Alison - who seemed to jump from being quite balanced at one moment to being at tears because "no one could guess the burden of being a mutant". Gee, lady, you have a power of absorbing sound and making light at will. A power that you don't even have any difficulty controlling, and that you use for profesional advantage quite freely. Are we really expected to believe that you lose any sleep because you are "cursed" with such a power?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:39:33 +0000

Um, no.
Dazzler made her debut in 1980,
while Jem didn't air until the mid-80s.

By: slayerette0

slayerette0 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:13:17 +0000

Um, superhero comics don't dominate anymore. I see way more kids/teens/20s buying/reading manga these days... Besides, wasn't Dazzler just a rip-off of that 80s glam rock cartoon Jem?

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:59:38 +0000

Yeah, the Klaw story was interesting...she basically absorbed him whole, and was put on trial for murder. The jury ruled that it was self-defense, based mainly on the testimony of Quasar. Some cool stuff in there.

By: Luis Dantas

Luis Dantas — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:40:03 +0000

â€¦Though, it could be cool to pit her in a fight against Banshee or other shouter/screamer typesâ€¦

She did fight Screaming Mimi, as well as Klaw.

Black Bolt was a guest-star once or twice, too.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:22:09 +0000

Also donâ€™t forget Aliasâ€¦ to me Bendisâ€™ series is an excellent example of a character denouncing super heroics for a day jobâ€¦ Hey, Bendis, how about a new Dazzler series?

How many series can the concept of someone not using their powers be interesting for?

By: Freeform2

Freeform2 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:17:57 +0000

Also don't forget Alias... to me Bendis' series is an excellent example of a character denouncing super heroics for a day job... Hey, Bendis, how about a new Dazzler series?

By: MRL

MRL — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:11:13 +0000

despite her best efforts to be an ordinary rock star, she keeps bumping into the Doctor Dooms of the world and has to do her best to stop them. Itâ€™s an idea pretty thoroughly unlike any other Marvel or DC were publishing at the timeâ€¦

Although it does bear some resemblance to Hanna-Barbera action/"mystery" cartoons. So many of their shows featured a group of kids who were just travelling the country (often a rock band), and just happened to consistently wind up knee-deep in some mystery or adventure.

By: Cat Skyfire

Cat Skyfire — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:53:11 +0000

If she absorbed sound, converting it to light, wouldn't it make the music sounds crappy? "This rock concert would be great, but it seems that every sound wave that goes by the singer just...gets absorbed."

...Though, it could be cool to pit her in a fight against Banshee or other shouter/screamer types...