There are echoes of Lady for a Day here (if the film had been set in hell*). Even for a product of the depression, this portrayal of high society is remarkably dark.
* Coincidentally, Pocketful of Miracles is often shown in hell.
Showing posts with label Frank Capra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Capra. Show all posts
Monday, August 23, 2010
Like Capra on acid
Like Namor, Frankie started out as a superpowered enemy of mankind whose hatred was, if not justified, then at least understandable. Briefer often implied that some people could be just as monstrous as the title character.
There are echoes of Lady for a Day here (if the film had been set in hell*). Even for a product of the depression, this portrayal of high society is remarkably dark.
* Coincidentally, Pocketful of Miracles is often shown in hell.
There are echoes of Lady for a Day here (if the film had been set in hell*). Even for a product of the depression, this portrayal of high society is remarkably dark.
* Coincidentally, Pocketful of Miracles is often shown in hell.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Mr. Condor goes to Washington
As mentioned before, the Black Condor was a beautifully drawn, wonderfully off-beat Golden Age character from the aptly named Quality Comics (Plastic Man, Blackhawk and many others).
Shortly after the character's unspeakably bizarre origin, he found himself taking the place of a recently deceased U.S. senator. As a result, the Black Condor was more likely to take on corrupt politicians and greedy industrialists than to battle super villains.
If Frank Capra had made comics, it might have looked something like this:
Shortly after the character's unspeakably bizarre origin, he found himself taking the place of a recently deceased U.S. senator. As a result, the Black Condor was more likely to take on corrupt politicians and greedy industrialists than to battle super villains.
If Frank Capra had made comics, it might have looked something like this:
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