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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015

      1. This "Batman v. Superman" movie looks like a complete train wreck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWzgGyAH6Y …

      17 replies 14 retweets 27 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      2. Even in the trailer you can see all the things that make Zack Synder movies such a chore: ponderous & self-serious about silly material

      8 replies 19 retweets 26 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      3. The evocation of still-painful 9/11 imagery for a movie called "Batman v. Superman" is more than a little offensive.

      9 replies 11 retweets 31 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      4. I'll admit that my starting point is the controversial idea that the superhero genre should be aimed at kids, not adults.

      14 replies 5 retweets 18 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      5. As a friend once said "creating superhero stories for adults is like creating porn for kids" It's a misunderstanding of the genre

      13 replies 16 retweets 33 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      6. I realize that my position will be taken as a sign that I hate the superhero genre. But the reverse is true.

      5 replies 3 retweets 5 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      7. Lots of superhero comics I love. Cole's Plastic Man, Eisner's Spirit, almost entire oeuvre of Kirby, Jaime @xaimeh's Ti-Girls.

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      8. MT @EricKleefeld Lee, Kirby, Ditko and company discovered the perfect balance in the 60s — multi-layered stories for *all* ages.

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      9. @EricKleefeld's distinction between "all ages" and "for kids" is a useful refinement of my argument.

      5 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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      10. "All Ages": I'd say the best superheroes have at least one foot in fairytales, in frothiness and fun.

      12 replies 4 retweets 8 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015

      11. Of course, with great "all ages" material (see "Huckleberry Finn" or "Little Women") adults can find layers of depth kids might miss.

      8:21 AM - 12 Jul 2015 from Toronto, Ontario
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        1. Eric Kleefeld‏ @EricKleefeld 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet When I went back and read The Incredible Hulk #1, was struck by all the imagery of Banner's pent-up sexuality. Missed it as a kid.

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        2. PJ Rodriguez‏ @pjrodriguez 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet Little Women was not "aimed at kids." Huckleberry Finn was not "aimed at kids." They can be read by kids and adults.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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          @pjrodriguez Right, I reframed argument to say "all ages" rather than "for kids"

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        1. PJ Rodriguez‏ @pjrodriguez 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet Perhaps you're saying superhero comics shouldn't be so dark as to shut out young people.

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        1. PJ Rodriguez‏ @pjrodriguez 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet Or that any complexity should be subtext, not so overt as to not be accessible.

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        1. Maximum Vaxxed Mary‏ @MaximumMary 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet film professor said goal is Casablanca. Thrilling story as a kid. Something else entirely after you've had really great sex.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Jul 2015
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          12. You know something has gone wrong when you start reading Kafka & Beckett to recover from the grimness of a Superman movie.

          7 replies 36 retweets 45 likes
        3. Henry Farrell‏Verified account @henryfarrell 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet I think the funniness of Beckett is grossly underrated. Watt has much excellent low humor.

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        1. Horatio‏ @Jhoratio 12 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet Have you seen Avatar: The Last Airbender? (the TV series, not the movie)

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