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anI'll be honest, Jonathan Hickman is exactly what superhero comics often need.
You know, in Germany there is a band called Deichkind, they think they made the song big, you can sample it https://youtu.be/cnEQja0jBXs?si=d7WlHVyaI65J5DGSd that's really a motto that you should do often, think a little bigger than your own box. because that's the thing with superhero comics over the decades, so much stuff has been accumulated ideas, concepts, what happens if we try to bring them all together and make something bigger?
You know, Jonathan is generally someone who likes to try out crazy concepts in his indie comics, and you can also see that he has an interest in questioning people in big things, be it socially or in the world. But you also have to say his indie comics can sometimes be very difficult to understand. but on one hand the thing is like this at the end of the day, we don't understand everything in the world but we are still affected by it because we are in it and it still goes on. and I'll say briefly that his Marvel comics are clearly more suitable for the masses in this case, I would say, and that's not a negative, so yes.
and in my opinion it is shown most perfectly in future Foundation or ff for short. where it was interesting that everything the Fantastic Four did in their almost 60 year history suddenly came together to create something bigger for everyone. And I think that's where you see best what Hickman is all about, on one page he brings together everything from the history of a comic title, from all sides, from the down-to-earth to the fantastic, from magic to science fiction. But what's also interesting about what people often don't talk about much is that he actually thinks in a very collectivist way. So there isn't always one person who changes things, and that is collective work and that also requires trust. You can see it best, especially in Future Foundation or in his x-Man, where enemies also try to work together. Of course, you can see that there are problems with this, Jonathan is aware of that, but he still thinks working with everyone is still better, even if it's not easy.
One of the things that can often be criticized about the superhero genre is that too often they think that you just need the one right person who will move everything in the right direction. Of course, superheroes aren't just the only ones who have this problem, I mean fantasy has it quite a bit too, or even apart from fiction, so it's often a lot of thinking for many people. Because that's the thing, the person in the group is always a being whatever a group needs in order to fulfill a goal for the group. and then there is an interesting problem, that progressiveness is not a thing where you can stop, it is an eternal process of constantly improving yourself, where there is never one way and no one ever has all the answers, and it is the Group always has to discuss. Of course, the group can make wrong decisions, or there can be a ********* in there who only think about themselves, but at the end of the day it is still better if as many people as possible have something to say with their votes. and you have to listen to them too.
Because that's the thing, people just don't really want to think further than their own horizons, unfortunately. and I'm not just talking about place in the universe, but what society can be. My ex-boyfriend always made a joke that the middle class are usually the people who often cry so loudly about the consequences of capitalism, but they themselves have no interest in finding an alternative to capitalism, or do socialism exist for some reason Fault. but also, for example, that your actions, thoughts etc. are always part of something bigger and believe me, anyone who has tried to explain to someone systematic problems from discrimination, the problematic elements from history to environmental protection, knows what I'm talking about.
and the thing is, through fiction we also share ideas. That's why I think it's important that there are artists who try to think a little bigger. I mean exiles from Marvel also taught me to think a little bigger, of course you think you're so small and you won't change anything, but if there are enough sparks there's a forest fire my friends. and Defender taught me that being a hero also means learning to be one again and again.
but what do you think of it, and what do you think of his works? .
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You know, in Germany there is a band called Deichkind, they think they made the song big, you can sample it https://youtu.be/cnEQja0jBXs?si=d7WlHVyaI65J5DGSd that's really a motto that you should do often, think a little bigger than your own box. because that's the thing with superhero comics over the decades, so much stuff has been accumulated ideas, concepts, what happens if we try to bring them all together and make something bigger?
You know, Jonathan is generally someone who likes to try out crazy concepts in his indie comics, and you can also see that he has an interest in questioning people in big things, be it socially or in the world. But you also have to say his indie comics can sometimes be very difficult to understand. but on one hand the thing is like this at the end of the day, we don't understand everything in the world but we are still affected by it because we are in it and it still goes on. and I'll say briefly that his Marvel comics are clearly more suitable for the masses in this case, I would say, and that's not a negative, so yes.
and in my opinion it is shown most perfectly in future Foundation or ff for short. where it was interesting that everything the Fantastic Four did in their almost 60 year history suddenly came together to create something bigger for everyone. And I think that's where you see best what Hickman is all about, on one page he brings together everything from the history of a comic title, from all sides, from the down-to-earth to the fantastic, from magic to science fiction. But what's also interesting about what people often don't talk about much is that he actually thinks in a very collectivist way. So there isn't always one person who changes things, and that is collective work and that also requires trust. You can see it best, especially in Future Foundation or in his x-Man, where enemies also try to work together. Of course, you can see that there are problems with this, Jonathan is aware of that, but he still thinks working with everyone is still better, even if it's not easy.
One of the things that can often be criticized about the superhero genre is that too often they think that you just need the one right person who will move everything in the right direction. Of course, superheroes aren't just the only ones who have this problem, I mean fantasy has it quite a bit too, or even apart from fiction, so it's often a lot of thinking for many people. Because that's the thing, the person in the group is always a being whatever a group needs in order to fulfill a goal for the group. and then there is an interesting problem, that progressiveness is not a thing where you can stop, it is an eternal process of constantly improving yourself, where there is never one way and no one ever has all the answers, and it is the Group always has to discuss. Of course, the group can make wrong decisions, or there can be a ********* in there who only think about themselves, but at the end of the day it is still better if as many people as possible have something to say with their votes. and you have to listen to them too.
Because that's the thing, people just don't really want to think further than their own horizons, unfortunately. and I'm not just talking about place in the universe, but what society can be. My ex-boyfriend always made a joke that the middle class are usually the people who often cry so loudly about the consequences of capitalism, but they themselves have no interest in finding an alternative to capitalism, or do socialism exist for some reason Fault. but also, for example, that your actions, thoughts etc. are always part of something bigger and believe me, anyone who has tried to explain to someone systematic problems from discrimination, the problematic elements from history to environmental protection, knows what I'm talking about.
and the thing is, through fiction we also share ideas. That's why I think it's important that there are artists who try to think a little bigger. I mean exiles from Marvel also taught me to think a little bigger, of course you think you're so small and you won't change anything, but if there are enough sparks there's a forest fire my friends. and Defender taught me that being a hero also means learning to be one again and again.
but what do you think of it, and what do you think of his works? .
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