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Is Source Material REALLY being ignored more than it once was? |
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Saturday, 22 January 2011 14:15 |
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I see it in the comments section of articles posted on this site almost daily: fans are furious with the liberties being taken with the characters and stories that they love. Differences in characterization, story arcs, and costumes are all recipients of a barrage of criticism from loyal, lifelong fans of the source material. And, with good reason. The characters in the comic books we all love represent the sweat and toil of hundreds of creators and editors, writers, artists letterers and colorists. To see their vision corrupted seems insulting to these talented people. But it goes deeper for us. We have many years and sometimes thousands of dollars invested in these characters. We've come to know them as well as we know our closest friends, or even family members. Our emotional investment is even greater than our financial one. Time after |
