Comments on: Column de la Cox #3: DIY, Samurai, and Bat-Mite

By: Brad Curran

Brad Curran — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:38:05 +0000

Thank you for alerting me to the existence of Dororo and my need to own it right damn now. I haven't read much Tezuka beyond Astro Boy and Metropolis, the latter of which left me cold, but this sounds masterfully crafted. And, you know, swords for arms. That's Chris Sims enough to seal the deal.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:07:10 +0000

How amusing that an article that mentions both John Byrne and Jim Shooter is written by someone named Cox.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:56:28 +0000

What I wanna know is, why isn't the Club of Heroes arc out in hardcover yet?

Anyway, Alex, I don't know if I'd agree that DIY is as rare or as exclusive to comics as you say it is. The advent of the Internet and new digital methods of producing just about anything have made it easier than ever before to create something and put it out there. Blogging software and deviantArt have writing and drawing more or less covered; you can even put a whole book-length piece online, if you're so inclined. (And physically, heck, my grandfather self-published his memoirs thirteen years ago). YouTube and digital cameras have democratized short film; garage bands have been around forever, and have been widely accessible ever since the days of Napster. About the only media that haven't exploited this, off the top of my head, are sculpture/pottery and architecture.

All of this is, of course, a good thing, broadly speaking. While the unfortunate side effect of an upswing in My Little Pony porn is a black mark on the movement, the next Hemingway has it much easier, in terms of finding an audience, than the first Hemingway ever did.

By: Nessor Sille

Nessor Sille — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:20:03 +0000

Tezuka was a bona fide cartooning genius. I think his works would have turned out great no matter what his early creative exposure. Nature over nurture, ha!

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Yeah, Tony Daniel and the Kubert art are the main turn-offs for me.

I did read the Club of Heroes arc.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:35:23 +0000

I lost interest in Batman after Club of Heroes was over. Tony Daniel's art is not to my liking. Even if Morrison makes the lame bits good down the road, they're still lame in the present.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:14:23 +0000

I've been hesitant towards Morrison's Batman, as well. I just have this feeling that very soon, I'll know if I should get the collected edition(s), or pretend it doesn't exist.

By: Mullon

Mullon — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:11:17 +0000

I'm happy that Dororo exists, because if it did not I wouldn't have been able to play Blood Will Tell, which was an awesome game.

By: R

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:13:06 +0000

I would assume the Bat-Mite stuff is a tip o' the hat to old Bob Overdog, which is awesome, but still ain't getting me to read Batman R.I.P.