Comments on: The Captain American Way

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:39:22 +0000

In reply to Brian K Anderson. Wow, thank you, Brian! That's high praise!

By: Brian K Anderson

Brian K Anderson — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:13:15 +0000

And I’m sure that if you tried hard enough, you could compare your strip to Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Kevin Bacon.

My wife does oil painting, and it’s interesting to see how it’s very different than photography. It’s fascinating to watch her paint, see how she takes the elements from the photo and makes them work in her painting, and how a perfect photo can make a lousy painting. You look for different things in different mediums.

You can simplify anything down to essentials and say why it’s the same as something else. But just like in painting, the key to an enjoyable read is artistry, taking those elements and making them yours. This comic has artistry.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:06:59 +0000

In reply to 999999999. Man, even my joke ideas have already been taken! Thanks, 999999999!

By: 999999999

999999999 — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:53:01 +0000

Sorry to tell you, but the “vampire-only-feeds-on-nazis” theme has already been used. A few months ago, SyFy channel’s series “Sanctuary,” which deals with Cryptid-type animals, mysterious beings and so on, did a Memorial Day WW-2 themed special and one of the characters was… guess what. [Either way, that idea would have kind of detracted from the whole idea/ideal here.]
Keep up the great work!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:10:48 +0000

In reply to Wade. Thanks, Wade! I'm sure I'm more self-conscious about it that I need to be. I tend to over-think things.

By: Wade

Wade — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:51:34 +0000

Regardless, I definitely like what I’ve seen out of the Specialists so far. WWII really has only been used in a superheroic setting a couple of times (not counting Sgt. Rock and the Invaders), and it’s nice to see a slightly different spin. Besides, when you get right down to it, the movie had Cap and the SSR up against Red Skull and Hydra (not exactly the Allies vs the Axis Powers).

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:40:45 +0000

In reply to Dan. No, the super-soldier serum is a well-known aspect of Captain America, and it's a common element of the "super soldier" archetype. I don't want to specify the plot element I'm talking about here, because I don't want to spoil the movie or our comic, but it will reveal itself fairly soon.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:52:02 +0000

do you mean the super serum