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Beowulf71 In reply to Beowulf71 [2008-05-09 20:33:10 +0000 UTC]

I mean "Marvelous"

Why no edit option?

Why?

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JPRart In reply to Justice41 [2008-05-09 09:39:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you liked it, and I think that would make a very cool poster! That's a great picture, it was a lot of fun to paint, and I hope I'll get to color more of your art.

Usually, I only use Painter for a little bit of blending, the rest was done in Photoshop 5.

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Justice41 In reply to JPRart [2008-05-09 12:41:31 +0000 UTC]

I knew I had seen some stuff you had done over at Glasshouse. You have progressed so far. Oshawa? Lived there for a year back in 1980. Ever been to Bowmanville? Went to school there as well as Pickering High school. Aaaa yes Canada was some fun times getting drunk and acting the fool.

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JPRart In reply to Justice41 [2008-05-09 17:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm always trying to improve my skills. But, I still miss the old days, back when all you had to do was color like Hi*Fi!

...and Wow, small world! I lived in Oshawa for most of my life, but I spent a few years living in Bowmanville after High School, then I moved to Kitchener/Waterloo.

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JPRart In reply to StephenSchaffer [2008-05-09 09:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ...and that's a Great point! I made some changes and uploaded a new version.

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StephenSchaffer In reply to JPRart [2008-05-09 17:11:42 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome!

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2wingo In reply to LeoKingdomMaster [2008-05-08 23:03:58 +0000 UTC]

Superheroines and Superheroes fulfill a kind of philosophical need in people. If their physical depictions were anatomically correct with real life, the point would become moot.

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LeoKingdomMaster In reply to 2wingo [2008-05-08 23:20:47 +0000 UTC]

I suppose. That's what you get when you update the Gods, eh?

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2wingo In reply to LeoKingdomMaster [2008-05-08 23:31:21 +0000 UTC]

Have you by some chance read the book "Our Gods Wear Spandex"?

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LeoKingdomMaster In reply to 2wingo [2008-05-09 18:20:29 +0000 UTC]

I've seen it on amazon, but never picked it up. I'm guessing it goes along the same line as my post, but it doesn't take three braincells to get the sense that Superheroes are really just the Gods of old rolled into new forms and new legends, some times, still keeping their actual names but minor alterations to their lore (Thor, Hercules, DC Hercules, DC Thor ect.).

It is esspecialy evident when you look at the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick, who wears Mercuries helmet!

Superman is another, more obvious, parrellel to Moses or Jesus. A child sent by his parents in a desperet attempt to save his life, and would grow up to save the world and be opposed by a dark, sinister force that hide behind a veil of innocene and goodness (Modern Age and the young Silver Age Lex Luthor).

The greek gods can even be seen in Batman's rouges! This was pointed out in the 90's animated series as a mad man, beliveing himself to be Zeus was brought through the halls of Arkyam and veiwed the other inmates as the greek pantheon gods!

In Justice League Confeidential, a godlike entity that sought to conqure the world offered the Justice League a place as the new Pantheon once he had domination over that planet.

I could truly go on and on, but I should probably stop myself!

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2wingo In reply to LeoKingdomMaster [2008-05-09 22:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Batman goes back to the Kabbalah, in a way. A golem made from simple building blocks to serve a holy purpose.

Daredevil, on the other hand, is a rejection of this principle, a deeply religious Catholic who attempts to uphold the law in every way he can.

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