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I should note that this is my all-time favorite movie…which plays into tonight’s post. Yes, I can still find this funny and sort of agree with him.
“If you think this is fast, wait until we find Sonic’s shoes.”
Sonic The Hedgehog #62
Archie Comics Publications (September, 1998)
LETTERER: Jeff Powell
EDITOR: Justin Gabrie
“Icon” parts 1 & 2
WRITER: Karl Bollers
PENCILER: Steven Butler
INKER: Pam Eklund
COLORIST: Frank Gagliardo
“Tales Of The Freedom Fighters: On His Majesty’s Secret Service” part 2
WRITER/INKER/COLORIST: Ken Penders
PENCILER: Art Mawhinney
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At least until the 15th, since if you’re reading this after Ncuti Gatwa left we won’t know how his replacement got the role when this came out.
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It has never been easy for people labeled “geek”.
Geeks were never the cool kids but weren’t considered smart enough to be nerds. So while they weren’t forced to do some lazy dumb jock’s homework they were still getting the abuse. Perhaps moreso because they were worthless. And yet the geeks were telling the sci-fi stories the jocks would even support like certain science fiction shows, though of course anything brainer than Star Trek that didn’t at least have a no-nonsense captain macking on the ladies were still considered dumb…which just shows how stupid they are calling a smart movie dumb. I risk digression.
While looking for topics this week I stumbled upon an article by author Brian Niemeier that I’ll save for later in the week. He pointed out an article by another author that’s the focus of this commentary. In this article by JD Cowan, he writes about geek culture, making the point that the culture isn’t just dead but never really existed. I both agree and disagree with him on this point because I think the question is what actually qualifies as “geek culture” or what Midnight’s Edge’s Andre Einherjar refers to as “genre media”? Is geek culture real? Am I real? Are you real? Let’s examine…the geek culture part. I’m afraid I can’t help your identity crisis when I’m dealing with my own. Maybe I am being dreamed up by a butterfly. I bet his name is Ned.
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Ah, there’s a full Shredder out tonight.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures or that’s the name in the publishing notes. The cover and probably every listing just calls it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Archie Comics (Summer, 1990)
ADAPTATION: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird
LAYOUTS: Kevin Eastman
SCRIPT: Peter Laird
PENCILER: Jim Lawson
INKERS: Eric Talbot, Kevin Eastman, & Peter Laird
LETTERER: Gary Fields
EDITOR: Scott Fulop
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Geekdom Vs Christianity?
I may be misreading the article and comments I’m about to respond to, but it still makes for a good title, right?
So last night I responded to a fairly recent article by author JW Cowan declaring that geek culture wasn’t just “dead” but was never really a thing. I had my disagreements as someone who is surrounded by “geek culture”, “genre media”, or whatever term you want to call it. It’s like saying there’s no sports culture, no theater culture, no novel culture. Geek culture is simply made up of various subcultures that intersect with each other and other genres. One of the things I like about science fiction is that it can imitate other genres while still being science fiction. Murder mystery on a space colony. Romance between two alien races. Comedy adventure about a group of smugglers often in over their head but in space. (Did I mention Runners is doing the next chapter of it’s current story arc? Go read after this.) The thing about geek culture and geek entertainment is that it’s more a spin on other pop cultures than one on its own. I mentioned that remembering sports stats or fashion icons is a bit geeky when you think about it.
This all started after seeing a repost of an article by Brian Niemeier on Bleeding Fool, but we’ll be using his own blog. The post in question was a response to a previous article he wrote entitled “The Riddle Of The Pop Cult” and the comments he garnered. This will be the bulk of my response as if I read this correctly it poses an odd theory: that the death of geek culture has to do with the removal of Christianity from those media tied to geek culture. Don’t get me wrong, as a non-denominational raised Catholic (not a strict religious home but we’re believers here) and someone who is a part of geek society (I’ve always referred to myself as a demi-geek) I have noticed the stripping of faith, as the California state of mind seems to be ditching Christian values and treating them as “evil”, and guess where Hollywood and the gaming industry in the US mostly hang out.
Warner Brothers brought DC Comics to their area and out of New York, and Marvel might as well have followed when Disney bought them. I’ve seen religious views looked down upon, but does that mean pop culture is anti Christian these days?
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on March 27, 2024 in Uncategorized and tagged Christianity, commentary, geek culture.
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