Anti-sheeplism comic book: 'knife superhero'

TheCarbideRat

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ok i KNOW i'm from a different planet (Carbidia) but how about it? A knife angle for a comic book - it could extoll the many virtues of knives -what do you guys think? I am thinking the superhero would save the day with his knife by doing some of the countless and critically important things we know they can do. Things like this can clearly illustrate the importance and usefulness of all varieties of edged and also serve to detract from sheeplistic arguments.
 
Sounds likea fun webcomic to me. not much broad appeal though. mor elike a mascot for knife rights, or a nice little comic for the kids.
 
back in the 90's they had a kids comic like that for cub scouts, but instead of a knife it was a wolf and his claw, same ideals though
 
The Punisher does a decent job of showing the value of knives.
 
Mitchell Knives said:
The Punisher does a decent job of showing the value of knives.
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-i dont watch it but good to know. But dont you think the more amount of positivity out there the better? I do. EDIT: Not to cast your0cnmment as negative i just wanted to stir ideas -thanks for adding to the discussion mitchell.
 
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To be honest, I'm not sure if many people would actually read it.
I still like comics, but there are so many to choose from. Hence I'm not sure that a knife superhero comic would reach people outside the (rare?) comic book & knife collectors.
 
Dagon said:
To be honest, I'm not sure if many people would actually read it.
I still like comics, but there are so many to choose from. Hence I'm not sure that a knife superhero comic would reach people outside the (rare?) comic book & knife collectors.
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Yeh i see you but i was [EDIT: /and now am] thinking along the lines of an add-on to existing media as opposed to a stand alone comic series.
 
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TheCarbideRat said:
Yeh i see you but i was [EDIT: /and now am] thinking along the lines of an add-on to existing media as opposed to a stand alone comic series.
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Ah, you mean like for example a Calvin & Hobbes strip that can easily be tucked somewhere in a corner of the publication?
Even then I am doubtful, there are many cartoon / strip authors hoping for an opportunity, and if I were a publisher, I wouldn't select something monomaniacal.

Specifically, I thought "Who the hell still reads comic books these days?".
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While much teenage disposable money these days goes to video games and phone usage, comics still attract good numbers of readers, at least I have the impression.
 
We still have a booming comic shop here in town, there's definitely still a niche market. Kids, not so much, the demographic simply grew up and so did the plots and tones of the comics. I can see a movement to get more positive use of knives in comics, having a character survive off the wild with one or using one for featuring swiss army knives in the everyday lives of characters, but a knife-centric comic is tough to write, market, and sell. For instance...What would he be doing every month? What kind of villains and challenges exist for a guy who cuts things? It'd be better served as a feature of a more complex character and plot. Look at Macgyver, he's done quite a bit for the knife industry without the show revolving around what he was carrying each week.
 
Dorito Monk said:
Specifically, I thought "Who the hell still reads comic books these days?".
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The vast majority of comics are bought by adults in the 25 - 35 year old range. The comic industry has pretty much given up on the idea of kids buying comics. With comics costing at least $3 each, most kids can't afford them anyway.
 
Well we can at least agree that Garth Ennis's punisher under the maxx imprint kicks-ass. And they aren't comics they are "graphic" novels :)
 
I don't think it would make a difference.

The knife is firmly entrenched in the public consciousness as a weapon rather than a tool. For every page in the comic book, there's a dozen movies with bad guys with knives.
 
I don't see it. Aside from Punisher and Batman, you're not very super if you need a knife. A superhero could just shoot lasers from his eyes if he wants to cut something.
 
Remember MacGyver?:D:thumbup:

On a serious note, I would totally be down for a new age take on MacGyver.:thumbup:

Responsible, industrious, etc. with a subtle "dont be a sheeple" message.

(And I would also like to see many knife companies sponsor the show so that it could be full of knives:D)
 
but the cutting power of a knife IS his superpower? (or something like that if you follow me). ~ the government you have some very good ideas there esp. about funding. So it can be *but* it doesnt HAVE to be a superhero ~can be a regular guy who gets things done "extraordinarily well" and or saves the day or xyz its xhat the so called creative process is all about. I just put superhero up for starters.
 
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