tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post7452114985037051065..comments2024-01-17T22:32:54.188-08:00Comments on Comics Make Me Happy!: The Fine Line Between Homage and "Just Plain Ripping Off"LissBirdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-30048834527991968212010-02-09T16:40:18.468-08:002010-02-09T16:40:18.468-08:00Well, hello, Ever-Creative-Full-Of-Ideas-One-True-...Well, hello, Ever-Creative-Full-Of-Ideas-One-True-GL!<br /><br />GL Bizzaro....I'm trying to imagine that. If it's Bizzaro Hal, I bet he's very competent, completely bald, has a wife, three kids and a dog, and has never gotten hit in the head, ever.<br /><br />The Fallen Angel (and Biblical themes in general) seem to be pretty popular in DC. One of these days I might devote a post to Biblical references in comics...LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-20237062633731493362010-02-08T23:30:43.911-08:002010-02-08T23:30:43.911-08:00Meant to say "I'm loving your blog" ...Meant to say "I'm loving your blog" (sounded like GL Bizarro there)The One True GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603526778266187315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-28872773039552880522010-02-08T23:29:27.232-08:002010-02-08T23:29:27.232-08:00Greetings, It's the "Ever-creative One Tr...Greetings, It's the "Ever-creative One True GL" (Yup, I read all your posts and I really should have your praise framed somewhere).<br /><br />I loving your blog - It's very much you.<br /><br />I don't have a specific example (as comic and issue, but whenever a flying hero is struck with a power bolt/ray of energy, the resulting image often resembles paintings of fallen angels.<br /><br />Typically, the hero/angel is upside with his/her hand clutching his/her head (if hero is still conscious) or with one of his/her arms bent below his/her head. The latter is sometimes done when the hero is not conscious and just falling, which doesn't make a lot of sense but it creates a cool-looking image...The One True GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603526778266187315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-69482290874891418422010-02-08T10:14:51.630-08:002010-02-08T10:14:51.630-08:00The Captain Marvel one is really the closest. I&#...The Captain Marvel one is really the closest. I'm surprised ComicVine didn't mention any of those examples.<br /><br />Oh, Hembeck...gotta love him. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, Tom. Good to see you here!LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-31685574835634767932010-02-07T19:38:14.832-08:002010-02-07T19:38:14.832-08:00Not even close to the first example. There's P...Not even close to the first example. There's Perez's death of Supergirl cover for Crisis on Infinite Earths #7, the cover of Jim Starlin's Death of Captain Marvel graphic novel, and this earlier death of Robin cover:<br /><br />http://www.hembeck.com/Covers/Batman156.htmTomnoreply@blogger.com