tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post7972666918245122886..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: 2011 “Z'Onn Z'Orr: Roh' Kar” animation-style fan fiction by N:TASDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-53904346590222414052013-06-18T14:21:38.322-05:002013-06-18T14:21:38.322-05:00Agreed. Superman is supposed to be the Last Son of...Agreed. Superman is supposed to be the Last Son of Krypton, but his popularity necessitates spin-offs and their popularity sustains them. Meanwhile, about the only competition for a Kryptonian super-hero are a bunch of Kryptonian villains, which continues to diminish the uniqueness of a character that is singular in conception. <br /><br />Martian Manhunter as a sole survivor is easier to maintain because DC doesn't really need other Martians, but that role is inessential to the character of J'onn J'onzz. For thirteen years, J'onzz functioned as a member of a thriving race which provided him with occasional adversity. Since them, the Alien Atlas has been defined by loss and failure, whether it's against his Martian foes, the decline of his culture, or the deaths of friends and family. He has for long periods of time been the last of his kind, but conceptually he is allowed to be part of a living race, and what sets him apart isn't his comparative greatness amongst them, but his life choices and circumstances. It seems to me that Miss Martian has eclipsed the Manhunter from Mars in popularity, and that's okay, because he's allowed by design to exist outside of the spotlight. He can have positive countrymen without weighing down the core of the character.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-83107195540899092842013-06-15T23:21:58.283-05:002013-06-15T23:21:58.283-05:00It is strange seeing Roh'Kar but I think that ...It is strange seeing Roh'Kar but I think that it would be good if other, <b>sane, compassionate</b> Martians could show up in the new continuity. In some ways, J'Onn is one of the loneliest characters in comics.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.com