All about the comic books.
John Seavey is undertaking a pretty massive project. He’s been reading through Marvel’s Essentials and DC’s Showcase Presents reprints, and find the underlying story and themes in each title, what he’s calling the storytelling engine.
Each series has these elements, and each series evolves over time as different writers take a hand at the character. What type of elements? Starring character, recurring cast, supporting cast, locations, settings, antagonists, tone and others.
Really, it’s a fun read through some of your favorite comic books. The idea of tracking the meta-elements of what basically started as cheap pulp fiction is a pretty neat idea. Very meta. Below is a list of links I just shamelessly ripped off of this mefi post.
Adam Strange
Ant-Man
Aquaman
Batman
Brave and the Bold
Captain America
Challengers of the Unknown
Classic X-Men
Conan
Daredevil
Dazzler
Doctor Strange
Flash
Ghost Rider
Godzilla
Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Hawkman
House of Mystery
Howard the Duck
Hulk
Iron Man
Jonah Hex
Killraven
Man-Thing
Martian Manhunter
Marvel Horror
Marvel Saga
Marvel Super Villain Team-Up
Marvel Team-Up
Marvel Two In One
Ms. Marvel
Nova
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Phantom Stranger
Power Man and Iron Fist
Punisher
Savage Dragon
She-Hulk
Silver Surfer
Spider-Man (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three)
Spider-Woman
Supergirl
Superman Family
Superman
Teen Titans
The Atom
The Avengers
The Defenders
The Elongated Man
The Fantastic Four
The Haunted Tank
Thor
Tomb of Dracula
Uncanny X-Men (Part One) (Part Two)
Werewolf By Night
Wolverine
Wonder Woman
World’s Finest
X-Factor