Bruce Logan
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Ok, on another board somebody posted a link to a british review of Spidey 3 where the reviewer kind of snides at the American flag scene which you see in the trailer, similar to the ending of the first movie. Another poster says that the reviewer doesn't understand the history of the comics, that Spider-Man comics have always had a "patriotic vibe" to them.
I just don't see that as being true. I'm not saying he's anti-american, he's an american hero who has the ideals we strive for; I just don't think there was ever a conscious effort by writers and artists to have some patriotic undercurrent to the Spider-Man comics, or that he was written as doing heroic things because it was the american thing to do.
Maybe I'm wrong, I mean most of the Spidey stuff I've read has been from when I started reading comics in the mid 90s to today. I was hoping somebody with a better understanding could tell me if I'm wrong or show me some examples.
How often has Spiderman been drawn with an american flag by him in the comics? Another claim this poster makes is that spidey's colors, red, blue, and white are meant to represent the american flag. I could have sworn Steve Ditko meant for the blue parts of the costume to be black originally and that it changed overtime.
Any help would be appreciated, maybe this will lead to an interesting discussion.
I just don't see that as being true. I'm not saying he's anti-american, he's an american hero who has the ideals we strive for; I just don't think there was ever a conscious effort by writers and artists to have some patriotic undercurrent to the Spider-Man comics, or that he was written as doing heroic things because it was the american thing to do.
Maybe I'm wrong, I mean most of the Spidey stuff I've read has been from when I started reading comics in the mid 90s to today. I was hoping somebody with a better understanding could tell me if I'm wrong or show me some examples.
How often has Spiderman been drawn with an american flag by him in the comics? Another claim this poster makes is that spidey's colors, red, blue, and white are meant to represent the american flag. I could have sworn Steve Ditko meant for the blue parts of the costume to be black originally and that it changed overtime.
Any help would be appreciated, maybe this will lead to an interesting discussion.