Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Authority

Are there any prominent symbols in the story?
If so what are they and how are they used.

The beginning of issue #1 features an antagonist who uses the symbol of his slaughtered homeland as a symbol of ownership. The comic then uses this symbol as some sort of indication of terrorism, by placing the symbol on all of the "superhumans" destroying the major cities. There are also connotations of Omnipotence in the main characters with powers.

What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements so the work that you were able to connect.

It very much felt like its another incarnation of superhero teams such as The Avengers and The Justice League, (There are clear similarities to Batman and Superman in the team), except they feel otherworldly and almost godlike. They float around in a large and very powerful vessel. However, they seem to question one another's intentions and morals at times making them into flawed characters with godlike powers. The comic very much felt like it was about balance of power and responsibility, because of how this team is so incredibly omnipotent.

What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium. What media would you use? What changes would you make?

For the sake of clarity, I would most likely add more backstory before the actual plot unfolds. This comic is made up of previously established characters I believe and they sort of drop you into the relationship between certain characters rather harshly. I suppose for the sake of deriving from the obvious choice of media adaptation, (film), I could see this adapted in animation (be it a feature length film or a series. Another change I might insert, if it were film, is I would tone it down for the sake of feasibility. Many of the audience, who are new to the series, might find a ton of characters with god-like powers a bit overwhelming. Comics and Film can derive from traditional storytelling a lot but it might be considered bad storytelling to just dump 20 or so characters on a new type of audience.