tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post4724815648614454770..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Teen SidekicksSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-38883646165755124852013-05-21T22:21:32.258-03:002013-05-21T22:21:32.258-03:00I seem to have a real problem with mis-typing and ...I seem to have a real problem with mis-typing and proofreading my comments here just before bed. That last comments should include "thought balloons," not "through balloons."Wriphehttp://www.wriphe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-10700511442720641342013-05-21T07:57:30.269-03:002013-05-21T07:57:30.269-03:00Yeah, I still have scars.
I don't know if eli...Yeah, I still have scars.<br /><br />I don't know if eliminating kid sidekicks will save lives, but writers seem to have the most literal understanding of the word "eliminate".Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-90337422306473780902013-05-21T04:17:22.705-03:002013-05-21T04:17:22.705-03:00"Child" sidekicks seem to be a problem f..."Child" sidekicks seem to be a problem for the modern industry. You can't have vigilante children (that violates plausible realism) and you can't ignore them (anything that once sold books might still sell books). Certainly, the Big 2 don't seem to treat legacy side-kids well at all in modern times. They're as old-fashioned and frowned upon as through balloons!<br /><br />How much of this is the industry and how much is Western society's changing appreciation for child safety? I remember reading comics on playgrounds made of metal and rock. These days, if your playground isn't soft plastic and molded rubber, you're getting sued back into the Silver Age!Wriphehttp://www.wriphe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5877820088269209342013-05-20T17:50:53.489-03:002013-05-20T17:50:53.489-03:00He's part of that civilian brand of sidekick I...He's part of that civilian brand of sidekick I didn't talk about, like Rick Jones and Doiby Dickles.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-28721799371720924092013-05-20T16:43:25.709-03:002013-05-20T16:43:25.709-03:00Child endangerment issues aside...I rather like si...Child endangerment issues aside...I rather like sidekicks. It was another point of view for the reader. Although I wonder how many kids wanted to be sidekicks as opposed to being say...Batman. <br /><br />Would you call Jimmy Olsen a sidekick?SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com