tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839422865061540962.post1235364500001272883..comments2024-02-13T01:50:46.013-10:00Comments on Seagull Rising: They KnowJonMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705424889025942210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839422865061540962.post-48243364810443326592017-06-22T14:36:40.473-10:002017-06-22T14:36:40.473-10:00Late to the party, but think of all the comic hero...Late to the party, but think of all the comic heroes that were created by pulp authors or people who read the pulps. Gardener Fox (Golden Age DC and Silver Age DC), Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, Wally Wood, Don Heck -- very few people built "comics" into the Big Two. <br /><br />Not surprising that the current crop of writers and artists not only ignore, but belittle Pulp and the history of the Comics' creators and their original intent.Man of the Atomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936961988929608221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839422865061540962.post-82812015497243689622017-06-19T16:30:52.838-10:002017-06-19T16:30:52.838-10:00That tracks with what I'm seeing. The pulp st...That tracks with what I'm seeing. The pulp style was strong enough that it can handle more dilution than most and still give you something to hold grab hold of. Also, the secular rot didn't really kick into overdrive until the Boomers started writing. I have a 'generational' post coming up later on that goes into that aspect in more detail.JonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705424889025942210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839422865061540962.post-33841048022943637152017-06-19T08:05:16.817-10:002017-06-19T08:05:16.817-10:00The pity-and warning-is that the original Squirrel...The pity-and warning-is that the original Squirrel Girl was created by a pulpster, and was far more classical in design and in story. The video's comic book version is a pod-person wearing a Squirrel Girl-suit.<br /><br />As for SFF, I'm leaning towards the generation of Baen, Doherty, and their peers as where the wheels really started to fly off. The Futurians, at least, liked a little pulp...Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308478013021594958noreply@blogger.com