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Smallville fans were more than just excited when it was announced last month that Chloe Sullivan will become part of the Superman comic books in issue number 674. Unfortunately, DC Comics Executive Editor Dan DiDio recently announced that the move from television to comic books isn't going to happen. Apparently fans were misled and are now out of luck.
"Chloe is an exciting character on the television show, and we had hoped to work her into DC continuity," DiDio said in a recent conversation with Newsarama.com. "Unfortunately, the stars did not align properly, and even though we had announced it, she will not be appearing in any of the issues of Superman or Action Comics."
That was all DiDio had to say about Chloe's sudden disappearing act. It was probably some sort of rights issue, or that Superman writer Kurt Busiek just found no way of incorporating the teenage character into the adult world of Clark Kent. Initially, some fans were disappointed to hear that DC Comics wanted to repurpose the character, as they believed that Chloe's original traits was what made her memorable and special.
BuddyTV readers also reacted intensely to this issue, as they aired their thoughts through their comments. Gen717 said, ""Whoever this character is they chose to call Chloe in the comics is NOT our Chloe. They are basically going to strip her of everything I love about her, make her a different character and call her Chloe? No, I'm not buying a comic that grossly distorts a character I love. Sorry DC, but what on earth are you thinking?"
cecil44 shared the same sentiments, saying, "I'm actually really really disappointed at the DC version of 'Chloe'! They want to strip her off everything that makes Chloe Sullivan on Smallville such a special character! There is no way I would buy a comic book that distorts her character like this. The whole reason that Chloe is soo great and soo special is the fact that she's a reporter first and Clark 's best friend! But like someone else said, I guess we can't really know until we see how they will introduce her."
Well, we won't be seeing how Kurt Busiek and the DC Comics team will be introducing Chloe, as they already postponed the adaptation. Having seen their plans, Chloe might as well stay inside our television screens.
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Heroes came out of nowhere at the beginning of this TV season and has turned into a runaway hit show. This was not entirely unexpected; NBC had a lot of confidence in Heroes from the beginning. However, no one could have legitimately expected Heroes to become the top 15 hit and ratings phenomenon that its become. Why, I suppose, is the question. Why has Heroes become such a great hit? What is the shows appeal?
Heroes is a comic book story, through and through. Regardless of what comic you believe it to be knocked off of, all comic are derivative of something or other, and Heroes certainly has its unique qualities anyway. What Heroes does better than any of the comic book adaptations before it, is actually act like a comic in its execution. Of course, Heroes is the first real comic book story to make its way to prime-time live action TV. Smallville might be considered, certainly now, but that show, from the very beginning, considered itself a teen drama. Only now is it getting deep into DC mythology.
Heroes, on the other hand, is paced like a comic book. Every episode is an epic adventure, serial in nature, that covers a wide array of characters in a methodical manner. The writers are taking their time with the story, allowing the characters and relationships to develop in a way that we haven’t yet seen in comic books.
Why haven’t we seen it, however? Why haven’t there been more attempts to bring the comic book aesthetic to television? Have there been fewer break out comic books in the past ten years? The BuddyTV article examines this question with great insight and precision.
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The comic book revolution in today's modern pop culture has been more or less unheralded. Although a major coup in the world of geekdom, the mainstream press has regarded the increase in mass-market comic book entertainment as nothing more than a passing trend.
The popularity of comic book entertainment is no trend, nor will it pass any time soon. For no other reason than stubbornness, the bigwigs in charge of the entertainment industry had, in the past, not given comic books and their fans the proper due. There has always been an audience for big-budget super hero films, but those films were never treated with respect until the year 2000. As this insightful BuddyTV article shows, the release of the Bryan Singer directed "X-Men" in 2000 set the wheels in motion for the evolution of comic book entertainment. Since "X-Men's" massive success, the studio heads have changed their tune and are now fully committed to satiating the rabid super hero fan base.
Now that comic books have conquered the big screen, it was time for them to turn their attention to television. "Heroes" on NBC is a shining example of what the comic book culture can bring to a wide, national television audience. Comic books have provided serial drama long before the likes of "Lost" and "24" did. Frankly, there is no better medium for comic books than television; the stories can take their time to build and evolve. Heroes has done its very best to please comic die-hards while also creating an engrossing drama appropriate for mass consumption.
For a wonderful and succinct recap of the evolution of comic book entertainment that eventually led to the creation of NBC's "Heroes", check out BuddyTV's smart and insightful article.
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