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> The use of "these days" here makes me think that you consider comic books with a political message (or Message, as you spell it) are a new phenomenon. That's
by tablespoon 4y ago
> The use of "these days" here makes me think that you consider comic books with a political message (or Message, as you spell it) are a new phenomenon. That's deeply ahistorical; the first superheroes - among them Superman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America - were created in the 1930s with pretty clear political agendas.
I think what might be different "these days" is the level of polarization, or at least how gaping and in-the-open it is. Perhaps back then the agenda wasn't as grating because it better reflected some consensus?
- dmix 4y agoSubtlety is dead. You have to put your political positions on your sleeve. Because everything is oh-so-important and urgent these days you don't have the time to gracefully weave important values it into the narrative. Or something. Just throw in some side character who are caricatures of current thing or have the main characters preach about it directly.
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