Re: The Spirit teaser--It's not on its way, it's here.

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:26:20 -0400, Bob Hughes <BOBHUGHES@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:55:59 -0500, Lilith <lilith@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>For those who haven't had the pleasure of reading the source, might you

>>>expand? What key element(s) would be needed and either omitted from or 
>>>downplayed in the trailer? What or who is The Spirit? How might you 
>>>compare--or contrast--him to other superheroes?
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>>Aside from not being super?  I have some, albeit limited, knowledge of
>>The Spirit.  My take is that he's not into the acrobatics that seem to
>>be prevalent in the trailer.  Although he's an action hero it's more
>>fisticuffs and bang-bang, a bit of intrigue and mystery.  A lot of
>>understated humor in reflecting human behavior.
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>>But then, that's just my take.
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>The source is available.  There are all kinds of different Spirit
>reprints currently available from expensive down to way cheap.  Grab
>one and make up your own minds.  You won't be sorry.  And your time
>will be better spent than it would listening to us.
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>My take?
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>The Spirit was the first existential super-hero.  Camus in camouflage.
>Also slapstick, minstrel show, adventure story, social commentary,
>gritty detective thriller or just plain farce.
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>All the stuff that Frank Miller added to Batman when he did the Dark
>Knight Returns?  He stole all that from the Spirit.  Maybe he's just
>giving it back again.

Plus giving The Spirit things that Batman picked up on his own?

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Lilith