tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395863531224904332.post838331382741347779..comments2019-12-22T14:41:16.160-05:00Comments on A Studio Incarnate: Comics, Icons, and ArtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833120193751004249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395863531224904332.post-34272868045460547642011-09-06T09:55:29.260-04:002011-09-06T09:55:29.260-04:00Yes, I think you are right about that. I'm fai...Yes, I think you are right about that. I'm fairly sure that it is precisely in our identification with the hero, whose abilities are so much greater than we are ever likely to have, that much of the power of comics lies. My own question lies in a different direction, having to do with the image itself, rather than the idea. I am fascinated with the contention that the lack of detail gives Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395863531224904332.post-16635776775649672232011-09-06T08:10:56.889-04:002011-09-06T08:10:56.889-04:00Lots of characters in comics are iconic, and super...Lots of characters in comics are iconic, and super human; a lot like Jesus or God in some cases. They're an image of human perfection--something like the perfect bodies we're supposed to have in heaven. And to go further, those superhumans can do what everyone has dreamed about doing: flying, becoming very tiny or very large, being strong enough to lift a house, being heroic, etc. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com