Heroes and the Comic Book Revolution

Heroes and the Comic Book Revolution
By Groshan Fabiola

The comic book revolution in today's modern pop culture has been more or less unheralded. Although a major coup in the world of geekdom, the mainstream press has regarded the increase in mass-market comic book entertainment as nothing more than a passing trend.

The popularity of comic book entertainment is no trend, nor will it pass any time soon. For no other reason than stubbornness, the bigwigs in charge of the entertainment industry had, in the past, not given comic books and their fans the proper due. There has always been an audience for big-budget super hero films, but those films were never treated with respect until the year 2000. As this insightful BuddyTV article shows, the release of the Bryan Singer directed "X-Men" in 2000 set the wheels in motion for the evolution of comic book entertainment. Since "X-Men's" massive success, the studio heads have changed their tune and are now fully committed to satiating the rabid super hero fan base.

Now that comic books have conquered the big screen, it was time for them to turn their attention to television. "Heroes" on NBC is a shining example of what the comic book culture can bring to a wide, national television audience. Comic books have provided serial drama long before the likes of "Lost" and "24" did. Frankly, there is no better medium for comic books than television; the stories can take their time to build and evolve. Heroes has done its very best to please comic die-hards while also creating an engrossing drama appropriate for mass consumption.

For a wonderful and succinct recap of the evolution of comic book entertainment that eventually led to the creation of NBC's "Heroes", check out BuddyTV's smart and insightful article.

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Heroes 1.11: "Fallout"

After a brief but informative trip into the recent past, the writers return to the present day aspects of the story and focus on the consequences of the incident at Claires homecoming. Theres a certain chaotic quality to this episode, but that makes a great deal of sense, especially as characters begin to maneuver around each other. There has been speculation that Mr. Bennett is working for someone else, perhaps a government agency charged with the task to control or examine super-humans. They see a lot more potential in Sylar, probably because they have no idea how dangerous he can be (or they dont care). Edens death proves that the precautions taken were inadequate, and it should be interesting to see how Mr. Bennett and his superiors respond. We see a lot more of Mr. Bennetts activities in this episode, and that helps to shed light on the Haitian working with him.

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Heroes Oka to Reveal Clip on Leno
TVGuide, that bastion of news in the utterly dark and dank weeks before new TV episodes begin to air, has a little Heroes scoop for us all. Masi Oka, who plays Hiro on Heroes, will be stopping by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno next week. Now, this is minor news indeed, but Oka is bringing something that may interest fans: a clip from Heroes next new episode.
We do not know, yet, what will be on the clip, but it's sure to be at least a little spoiler-y. Heroes next new episode, set to air on January 22nd, is entitled "Godsend". Oka will appear on Jay Leno on January 3rd.
Masi Oka is a talented dude. He was actually a working computer effects guy in Hollywood before becoming known as an actor. You also may remember him from Scrubs, where he played one of JD's interns.