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Title: Spider-Man lassos White House in his web
Source:
Yeas and Nays
URL Source: http://www.examiner.com/a-487327%7E ... d_Nays__Wednesday__Jan__3.html
Published: Jan 3, 2007
Author: Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin
Post Date: 2007-01-03 16:15:14 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 136
Comments: 9
Spider-Man lassos White House in his web It’s hard not to think of the Bush administration when thumbing through the latest “The Amazing Spider-Man” comic (#536). First, some background (and you probably don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see the parallels): In Marvel Comics’ — ahem — “Civil War” story arc, the U.S. government passes the “Superhuman Registration Act” after hundreds of innocent American men, women and children become collateral damage in a superhero-related tragedy (the president of the United States even swings by the disaster site to assess the damage). The act mandates registration of all superheroes with the government. Spider-Man initially supports the act but then grows suspicious after discovering that unregistered captives are being held without civil rights at an off-shore prison called “the Negative Zone” (oh, and the prison was built with a no-bid contract). Detainees will remain there for life if they don’t register. Now, to the present: In this latest Spider-Man comic, America’s favorite swinging web-slinger takes to New York City’s airwaves to publicly denounce the act. “I’ve seen the very concept of justice destroyed,” Spidey begins (as written by J. Michael Straczynski). “I’ve seen heroes and bad guys alike — dangerous guys, no mistake, but still born in this country for the most part, denied due process, and imprisoned, potentially for the rest of their lives. … But there’s a point where the ends don’t justify the means, if the means require us to give up not just our identities, but who and what we are as a country.” David Cassel, a Spider-Man fan and editor of http://10zenmonkeys.com, said in response, “In thirty years of reading Spider-Man, I’ve never seen an attack so direct.” No word yet if the Bush administration is actively courting the Batman vote in response.
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#1. To: All (#0)
I assume this is not the plot of the Spiderman-3 movie, soon to be released. But maybe it will be Spiderman-4?
Katrina was America's Chernobyl.
superheroes bump Who scored as spiderman? The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Tacitus
No it is not. Sam Raimi isn't making a political statement with Spiderman 3. It's a continuation of the franchise.
#2. To: aristeides, justlurking, christine, Zipporah (#0)
The act mandates registration of all superheroes with the government. Spider-Man initially supports the act but then grows suspicious after discovering that unregistered captives are being held without civil rights at an off-shore prison called “the Negative Zone” (oh, and the prison was built with a no-bid contract). Detainees will remain there for life if they don’t register.
#3. To: aristeides (#1)
 | This country's priorities are all fucked up. |
#4. To: aristeides (#0)
our results:
You are Green LanternGreen Lantern 65% Spider-Man 65% Hulk 60% Superman 60% Robin 55% Supergirl 55% The Flash 50% Catwoman 45% Wonder Woman 35% Iron Man 30% Batman 20% Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.
ARAGORN: Murderers... traitors! You would call upon them to fight? They believe in nothing! They answer to no one!
ELROND: They will answer to the King of Gondor!
#5. To: aristeides (#0)
No - it was built in the Negative Zone by Tony Stark/Iron Man and Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic.
off-shore prison called “the Negative Zone”
"The desire to rule is the mother of heresies." -- St. John Chrysostom
#6. To: robin (#2)
My wife did.
Who scored as spiderman?
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#7. To: aristeides (#0)
Funny you should mention it...Frank Miller is currently working on a project for DC Comics titled 'Holy Terror", in which Batman takes on 'Al-Qaeda'.
No word yet if the Bush administration is actively courting the Batman vote in response.
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#8. To: who knows what evil (#7)
Batman has always been a little slow.
Funny you should mention it...Frank Miller is currently working on a project for DC Comics titled 'Holy Terror", in which Batman takes on 'Al-Qaeda'.
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Tacitus
#9. To: aristeides, TommyTheMadArtist (#1)
They've been covering the whole "Mutant Registration Act" in the X-Men movie series, so hopefully we'll get some satisfaction there.
I assume this is not the plot of the Spiderman-3 movie, soon to be released.
The national nightmare has ended... Now begins two years of watching the Congress play "Kick the Gimp".
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