Julian Perez writes:As I've never thought much of Captain Marvel - I find the so-called "whimsy" nauseating - I'm not 100% against the idea of August NOT drawing on it for his source material.
But see, here's the problem. Why option a property when you have no intention of being faithful to it?
This has always been Hollywood's problem; they find a popular concept, decide to capitalize on the popularity with a film and right off the bat change everything that made it popular in the first place.
But, you argue, Captain Marvel's popularity is in the past. Captain Marvel was created for a different generation. Captain Marvel would never work today if done the way he was then.
Exactly.
So find something else to make a movie about. Leave Cap alone and let him live in the past where he was great and at the top of his game.
Here's an idea: if you're going to start from scratch, why not create your own character and name him something else? Hmm? I'll tell you why not; because your concepts can't stand on their own merits and the only thing bringing audiences in will be the name-recognition generated by earlier, better creators than yourself. It's the old bait-and-switch.
I hadn't realized this moron wrote the Charlie's Angels movies. That alone is reason enough to avoid this film like the plague.
"Old things suck." With luck, maybe he won't ever have to transition into that category himself.
Typical Hollywood type, "hey, this comic would make a great film! All we will have to do is change everything about it!".
But, let's get positive, and talk about good things...
My favorite Captain Marvel comic ever is on-line for free. You will need
http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay to read it. It's worth it, trust me and it is free!
Captain Marvel Adventures No. 100
http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/index.php?dlid=1424It was also reprinted in the old "Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics" history book.