Over the past years we’ve seen more and more summer blockbusters featuring superhero characters and stories. Are they just fashionable again, or is there something to these kinds of stories that connects us to them? What characterizes an effective superhero story? I’m grateful to be joined by two of the best sources on the topic for a walk around this idea. Dan Mishkin (http://danmishkin.com ) is the co-creator of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Blue Devil (with writing credits on stories about Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and more) as well as one of the founders of the annual Kids Read Comics Celebration. Dean Trippe (http://deantrippe.com/ ) is the creator of Butterfly, co-founder of Project: Rooftop, co-host of The Last Cast, and owner of the most Batman-filled Tumblr you’ve ever seen. Together we have the definitive discussion on the hows and whys of superhero stories.
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The FINAL discussion on Superheroes
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In what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite episodes of Comics Are Great, @Dan Mishkin and @Dean Trippe stop by the show to discuss the function of superheroes as a genre and the characteristics of an effective superhero story.
Seriously, if you love superheroes, this one is worth a listen/view.
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