#true believer

[racefortheironthrone]

GRRM says Stan Lee made Comics a "respectable medium", do you agree? I always thought Lee, his involvement in CCA, and Marvel's focus on capeshit under him ultimately held back the medium.

I think it's indisputable that Stan Lee profoundly changed how comics were viewed in American culture (keep in mind, comics used to be seen as only slightly more scandalous than porn); even a more warts-and-all portrait like Riesman's True Believer points out that Stan Lee was a hugely successful promoter, salesman, and public personality. The whole "Merry Marvel Bullpen"/"Marvel Marching Society"/"No-Prize" stuff, the letters columns, the tv shows and cartoons, all of it made Stan Lee kind of the Walt Disney of comic books and made comics seem like a more wholesome pasttime for American adolescents.

Later on, Stan Lee's campus lectures (even though they were ultimately rather facile in their analysis) and his (wildly self-aggrandizing and mendacious) interviews with alternative news organizations like the Village Voice played a big role in making Marvel a significant element of the counter-culture and making comics "cool" for teenagers and college students to read.

Regarding Stan Lee's involvement with the CCA, are you referring to him breaking with the CCA over the Spider-Man issue or something else?

As for the focus on superhero comics, I think that was both incredibly successful and a necessary adaptation, given how the moral panic panic around comics in the 50s centered around horror and crime comics. Keep in mind, there really wasn't a market for what we call indie comics today until the counter-culture emerged in the late 60s/early 70s (and even then, we didn't really see indie comics comics until really the 80s with the British Invasion).

#comics #comics meta #marvel #marvel meta #stan lee #comics code authority #josephine riesman #true believer

[inlovewithquotes]

I think it happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. And so you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

-True Believer

#quotes #book quotes #literature #books & libraries #life quotes #nicholas sparks #true believer

[shadowworldwanderers]

Eulalie Tamerlane Poe

Name: Eulalie Tamerlane Poe Nickname: Dove, Beloved, True Believer Love Interests: Verna Lane Appearance: Pale skin, copper hair, deep brown eyes. Eulalie dresses simply but with style, preferring to seem innocent even when she's tired. She will sometimes change her style to softer, more hippie adjacent or even church mouse clothes. Height: 5'5 1/2 History: Eulalie remembers little of her many lives, reborn over and over, remembering none of it. Except her Raven, except Verna, Verna who loves so well and mourns her every time. Human touch hurts Eulalie, her fragile skin and heart suffer every time, but Verna's touch soothes.

#eulalie tamerlane poe #shadow world #true believer

[guns-in-the-valley]

The latest additions to my shelf.

#bookblr #personal shenanigans #the last flight #julie clark #speechless: controlling words controlling minds #michael knowles #true believer #jack carr

[lilianavk]

#romance #romantic #hopeless romantic #true believer #street art #asbury park #aestehtic

[invincible-selfxmade-punk]

#lillian axe #true believer #90's #glam metal #Youtube

[panicinthestudio]

How This Film Erased Asian-Americans From Their Own Story, May 1, 2023

Remember 1989’s True Believer, starring James Woods and Robert Downey, Jr.? A prime example of Hollywood’s longstanding White Savior Complex? Dolly Li examines how the flick centered a white lawyer in a story based on Chol Soo Lee’s arrest. Stream Free Chol Soo Lee now on YouTube or the PBS App.

Resources: Free Chol Soo Lee on Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-chol-soo-lee/

This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate

PBS Origins

#True Believer #film #erasure #agency #narrative #Chol Soo Lee #activism #trope #racism #colonialism #civil rights #media #representation #white saviour complex #exploitation #Tony Serra #K W Lee #Korean #american #identity #solidarity #history #Free Chol Soo lee #pbs

[eyluslipa]

#robert downey jr #true believer

[ketchuplaser]

I enjoyed the Terminal List, I'll give this one a try too

#jack carr #true believer #terminal list

[badlyfromearth]

The season is nigh.

#Halloween #Vampires #true believer

[symphonyoflovenet]

I think it happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. And so you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

Nicholas Sparks, True Believer

#Nicholas Sparks #lit #literature #quotes #quote #life quotes #inspiration #motivation #True Believer #move on #let go #growing up

[immaculatasknight]

Nazi nest in Winnipeg

#Canada #Winnipeg Art Gallery #director #Nazi #true believer #immigration #ratlines #fifth column #viper's nest

[gwydionmisha]

How This Film Erased Asian-Americans From Their Own Story

#Asian-Americans #Hollywood Racism #True Believer #White Savior Complex #Chol Soo Lee #Youtube

[catmask]

with that said there are characters that a fat maybe not canonically but they are spiritually. to me. they may not be drawn that way but i know whats true. ive seen it like a sort of prophet

#serizawa. send post #he did NOT live his life as a shut in for almost a whole decade to be drawn SKINNY! not by me at least #also like so many characters over the age of 30. no more fit moms and dads GIVE them that divorce body fat NOW! #*strikes you down with the force of god* #but honestly alternative for serizawa that ive always liked is that he gains weight when he starts working for reigen #because he can now go out and eat new foods :D he has actually gained an appetite because he's moving around more #and isnt just eating like instant ramen or whatever his mom brings him #see how easy it is you can just believe it with your heart. you just have to find the ways to make true waht u know #scratchpost #txt

[stuckinapril]

don't stress about that opportunity that fell through or that friend you lost or that thing you really want to happen but isn't. as long as you keep your chin up and try try try again, better things will replace your losses. i'm looking at my life rn and actually marveling at how every single thing i stressed about, whether it be an opportunity or a person, got supplanted w another thing that is so much better. it really is true that loss makes space for better things. these days i don't get sad when something doesn't work out. i get excited that i'm now open to so many other possibilities out there, so long as i actively seek them. you never lack. you just transition.

#operating from an abundance mindset is changing my life truly #i used to fight to convince myself of it but now that i see it happening in real time? it's so true and i'm soothed by it #this isn't even coming from a manifestation or religious angle bc i'm neither of those things #i just believe that a good attitude and strong work ethic can get you places if you don't let failure stop you #and don't allow the noise (other people's opinions) to weigh you down #text

[chloesimaginationthings]

The FNAF movie duo learn about trash and the gang

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #michael afton #fnaf vanessa #vanessa afton #vanessa shelly #mike schmidt #trash and the gang #fnaf #fnaf movie #fnaf pizzeria simulator #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #I like to believe Michael made trash and the gang himself #Vanessa is lowkey impressed even if Michael dodged the question BAHA #These are also the first animatronics Mike likes #just cause they seem docile and not able to hurt him #it’s true trash and the gang are friends to all 🩵 #put them in one of the fnaf movies please #I gotta draw more pizza sim content