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seriousficYes, we're all worried about the state of The Spirit movie. But what do you really know about the Spirit? If the general public thought Iron Man was obscure, imagine the Spirit. For all the complaints about it being marketed (and presented?) as Sin City 2: Fedora Time, that's actually probably more marketable than WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT: THE MOVIE. Sad, but true.
So, to remedy this unfortunate state of ignorance, have some scans.
Notice that the Spirit's costume is basically going to be his regular street clothes plus a mask. Not even a ski mask or anything, a domino mask. A domino mask is like the PepsiOne of masks. Just one calorie, doesn't cover enough of your face! At least Barbara Gordon has a wig, you know?
Oh, I forgot. The Spirit has a hat.
Then he sees a bunny in the moon and... really, I should stop.
So as you can see, this is one of those textbook cases where the pilot is different from the series. The Spirit has no mask and he's kinda naked without it, and not in the good way. The art's more primitive than we're used to, the flashes of personality are subdued, and obviously most of the famous supporting cast hasn't yet been introduced. The Spirit himself is more supernatural than the straight-up crimebuster of later stories.
Of interest mostly is Denny Colt himself. His entire disguise is basically precluded on no one having known him before he died (yet he's famous enough for Doc Cobra to recognize him on sight. That's probably one of those things we're not supposed to think about, like how people can't figure out that Clark Kent is Superman with glasses or why George Lucas got a say in Indiana Jones IV). To me, he seems like a precursor of the "genius misanthrope" that would be brought to the fore with Gregory House. Although "normal" on the outside, on the inside he's totally Aspergers... antisocial, reckless, thrillseeking. As soon as he has an excuse to get "off the grid," he takes it, although I'll admit that's reading a lot into a really old comic book.
And unfortunately this could probably also count as the worst, as it introduces Ebony White, the Spirit's chauffeur. As you might've guessed from the name, he's an embarrassing ministrel stereotype. To be honest, if he could just be drawn more realisticly and without the phonetic dialogue, he'd be much more easier to take. He's brave, smart, with all sorts of good qualities. Basically just the kid sidekick, only with all this racial junk weighting him down. And it gets worse. But we'll leave that for tomorrow.
So, to remedy this unfortunate state of ignorance, have some scans.
Notice that the Spirit's costume is basically going to be his regular street clothes plus a mask. Not even a ski mask or anything, a domino mask. A domino mask is like the PepsiOne of masks. Just one calorie, doesn't cover enough of your face! At least Barbara Gordon has a wig, you know?
Oh, I forgot. The Spirit has a hat.
Then he sees a bunny in the moon and... really, I should stop.
So as you can see, this is one of those textbook cases where the pilot is different from the series. The Spirit has no mask and he's kinda naked without it, and not in the good way. The art's more primitive than we're used to, the flashes of personality are subdued, and obviously most of the famous supporting cast hasn't yet been introduced. The Spirit himself is more supernatural than the straight-up crimebuster of later stories.
Of interest mostly is Denny Colt himself. His entire disguise is basically precluded on no one having known him before he died (yet he's famous enough for Doc Cobra to recognize him on sight. That's probably one of those things we're not supposed to think about, like how people can't figure out that Clark Kent is Superman with glasses or why George Lucas got a say in Indiana Jones IV). To me, he seems like a precursor of the "genius misanthrope" that would be brought to the fore with Gregory House. Although "normal" on the outside, on the inside he's totally Aspergers... antisocial, reckless, thrillseeking. As soon as he has an excuse to get "off the grid," he takes it, although I'll admit that's reading a lot into a really old comic book.
And unfortunately this could probably also count as the worst, as it introduces Ebony White, the Spirit's chauffeur. As you might've guessed from the name, he's an embarrassing ministrel stereotype. To be honest, if he could just be drawn more realisticly and without the phonetic dialogue, he'd be much more easier to take. He's brave, smart, with all sorts of good qualities. Basically just the kid sidekick, only with all this racial junk weighting him down. And it gets worse. But we'll leave that for tomorrow.
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Date: 2008-05-26 03:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-26 04:45 pm (UTC)more cat pictures
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Date: 2008-05-26 04:46 pm (UTC)Superman and Batman, maybe.
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Date: 2008-05-27 09:22 am (UTC)I love that the policeman is all 'If you go beyond the confines of the law I'll arrest you!' Which makes absolutely no sense. The whole situation is illegal! Is he planning to pay taxes as the Spirit?